DENVER, CO TractEasy has been chosen to supply its “EZTow” autonomous tow-tractor to John Deere globally. TractEasy was awarded the contract after initial proof of concept last year where an EZTow moved combine harvester cabs from staging to the assembly line at John Deere Harvester Works (East Moline, Illinois) on an exterior route.
NASHVILLE, TN Flexco Products, a producer of tubing and steel and aluminum fabrication, plans to establish manufacturing and distribution operations in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The $17.5 million project is expected to create 60 jobs in Lawrence County.
BAGSVAERD, Denmark Novo Holdings, the Danish drugmaker’s controlling shareholder, said it acquired New Jersey-based Catalent Inc. in a deal that values the contract manufacturer at $16.5 billion. Novo Nordisk, in turn, said it will acquire three manufacturing sites from Novo Holdings for $11 billion.
FRANKFURT, Germany The United States ranks 10th in the world in robot density, the number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of employees.
TOULOUSE, FRANCE As well as expressing sorrow for the loss of life, Airbus also said it will provide technical assistance to the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) in charge of the investigation.