Blue Giant Equipment Corp. announced plans to open a U.S. operation, Blue Giant Equipment LLC, along with a new manufacturing facility in Greensboro, N.C.
Toyota Material Handling U.S.A., Inc. broke ground on an expansion of its Columbus, Ind., headquarters and manufacturing facility, Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg, Inc. (TIEM).
Packaging Dynamics Corp. acquired Groupe De Luxe, a manufacturer of flexible packaging products for foodservice, bakery, supermarket, confectionery, dairy and other specialty applications.
Danfoss, a Bethpage, N.Y., manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components for air conditioning, heating, refrigeration and motion systems, launched DanfossDirect (www.danfossdirect.com), a new website where customers can easily configure and purchase industrial valves, coils and accessories.
The E TranSlicer Cutter, manufactured by Urschel Laboratories, Inc., Valparaiso, Ind., was named Best in Food Processing Equipment at the Asian Manufacturing Awards in Singapore.
SCR Dairy Inc., a Madison, Wis.-based provider of dairy-herd management solutions, announced a partnership with Select Sires Inc. to market the company's Heatime systems for health monitoring and heat detection.
Berlin Packaging, Chicago, acquired United States Container Corp. (USCC), a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based distributor of industrial and rigid packaging.