The recent opening of the Renishaw Innovation Centre was graced by the presence of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, who officially opened the building and presented the company with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.

GF Machining Solutions and EOS, Krailing (Germany) have announced their strategic cooperation agreement to offer customers innovative solutions in 3D printing that combine both companies’ technologies.

Delcam has announced the appointment of its new industry marketing manager, Charles Jones. In his new role, he will focus on growing the company’s business in many areas where robots can be applied as alternatives to conventional machine tools or hand finishing operations.

General Motors has announced their US$1.4 billion investment plan to upgrade their Arlington Assembly Plant with a range of improvements to produce high-quality full-size SUVs.

Nissan Motor Company Limited has this year celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Kyushu production base and the 15 millionth vehicle produced there.

ABB has won a US$25 million contract from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services to create safe, reliable grid connections for ongoing offshore wind power projects that will help boost France’s renewable energy supply.

According to the most recent report by Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Incorporated, Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation (TMP) sold 9,467 units in April, bringing the total of Toyota vehicles sold from the beginning of operations in 1989 to 1,000,468 units.

ABB has won a US$52 million robots order to boost the flexibility and efficiency of Changan Ford Automobile Company Limited’s new China production facility located in Harbin. The robots will used to make Ford’s new Focus model.

Following approval from the European Union Commission, Siemens has acquired Dresser-Rand, a supplier of products and solutions for the oil & gas industry and distributed power generation. The transaction closed at the end of June, and totalled US$7.8 billion.

Total has announced its plans to build its largest lubricants oil blending plant in Singapore. With an annual production capacity of 310,000 metric tonnes, the new major hub will boost the company’s lubricant supply in the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for more than a quarter of the company’s lubricant sales.