Manufacturing News to Know

BidItUp Auctions Worldwide has announced it will be auctioning off the Mitsubishi Automotive Manufacturing and Operations Facility in Normal, Illinois. The massive four-day auction, scheduled to begin October 18, 2016, is intended to sell the 636-acre property, the 2,400,000-square-foot manufacturing and office complex, and the equipment on-site including, among other things, stamping machines, injection molding equipment, robots, CNC machine tools, welders and cranes. The property also includes farmland and individual properties with buildings. The plant was the home of Mitsubishi North America’s manufacturing and operations since 1988 and ceased production earlier this year. More information on the auction, including a list of assets for sale, visit biditiup.com.

Here is more news to note:

• DMG MORI Adds Two Distributors to Direct Sales Structure – Boldt Machinery of Pennsylvania and Triad Machine Tool of Colorado will now be known as DMG MORI Boldt and DMG MORI Triad, respectively.
• United Grinding Breaks Ground on New U.S. Headquarters – The planned facility represents a consolidation of the company’s resources, as its two U.S. locations have heretofore segregated their equipment focuses.
• Record Number of Robots Ordered in First Half of 2016, Report Says – A trade survey reports that A total of 14,583 robots valued at approximately $817 million were reportedly ordered from North American companies.
• Sodick Begins Construction of New U.S. Headquarters – The larger facility will be located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and will nearly double the company’s facility space.
• Fives Launches Liné Machines Robotics – The dedicated robot platform will complement the company’s large machine tool offerings by offering cost-effective, flexible robotics options for aerospace and other industries.