manufacturing

Fort Worth’s Operio Group Names First Chief Revenue Officer

by | Dec 16, 2022

Fort Worth-based Operio Group announced Sol Clahane is its first chief revenue officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience in revenue growth and strategy alignment to her new post.

Operio Group is an emerging holding company that brings together a diverse portfolio of brands that serve the food, beverage, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries....

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ELM Is Building a 125K-SF HQ and Manufacturing Plant for MicroGrid, Solar Divisions in The Colony
by | Dec 6, 2022
Energy and utility services innovator ELM is constructing a new, 125,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in The Colony for its MicroGrid and Solar divisions. When fully operational, Illinois-based ELM said the facility will employ more than 100 clean-energy professionals, including engineering, production technicians, customer service, sales, and management employees.
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TI Expands Its Space-Grade Products for Missions From New Space to Deep Space
by | Nov 28, 2022

Dallas-based global semiconductor company Texas Instruments is expanding its lineup of space-grade analog semiconductor products in plastic packages that can used for a variety of missions—from new space to deep space....

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South Korean EV Charging Company Picks Plano for Its First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
by | Nov 15, 2022
Seoul-based SK Signet said its new Plano facility will produce a range of fast-charging solutions, including providing the first U.S.-manufactured ultra-fast chargers and power cabinets that offer more than 350kW of power. Expected to reach full capacity by July 2023, the facility will bring up to 183 highly skilled jobs and produce more than 10,000 fast chargers per year.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Adds 2 Execs to Chemistry, Manufacturing, Controls Team

by | Nov 11, 2022
Dallas-based Nanoscope Therapeutics is developing therapies that could restore sight in patients. The company also recently announced a new gene therapy manufacturing partnership.
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Texas Instruments’ Newest Fab Plant in Richardson Kicks Off Wafer Production
by | Oct 3, 2022
The new 300-mm wafer fabrication plant will help support the future growth of semiconductors in electronics. Called RFAB2, the new "fab" is connected to RFAB1, which opened in 2009 as the world’s first 300-mm analog wafer fab. Inside, 15 miles of automated, overhead delivery systems will eventually move wafers between the two fabs. At full production, the Richardson fabs will manufacture more than 100 million analog chips a day that will go into electronics everywhere, TI says.
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Anything Liquid to relocate to Fort Worth suburb from Southern California
SoCal Pharma Company Buys Mid-Cities Building to Relocate HQ, Operations to North Texas
The online pharma company specializes in liquid dietary supplement manufacturing, sales, and distribution.
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South Korea Robotics Maker Is Opening an Americas HQ in Plano
by | Jun 6, 2022
Doosan Robotics focuses on cobots—short for collaborative robots—that can help automate various parts of the manufacturing process across different industries.

With clients including Hyundai, Samsung, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson, Doosan is setting up shop in Plano to serve the Americas and most importantly the U.S., its "single largest market." Its parent company had $15 billion in revenue in 2020.
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MP’s new magnetics facility in Fort Worth's AllianceTexas development will source materials from Mountain Pass, California and aims to help restore a fully integrated U.S. supply chain. [Rendering: MP Materials]

MP Materials Is Building a Magnet Factory at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth

by | Dec 9, 2021
The new magnet manufacturing facility will be the headquarters for MP Magnetics, the company's growing magnetics division. Production at the new facility could ultimately power 500,000 EV motors each year. MP, which entered a long-term supply agreement with General Motors for rare earth materials and parts, says manufacturing could begin in 2023.
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Texas Instruments Chooses Sherman for New $30B Semiconductor Chip Site
by | Nov 17, 2021
At full build-out, the 4.7 million-square-foot semiconductor fabrication plant will be the largest electronics production facility in Texas and among the largest manufacturing plants of any kind in the U.S.
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Wallbox—a Global EV Charging Leader Expanding to Arlington—Begins Trading on NYSE
by | Oct 4, 2021
Now trading under "WBX," the Barcelona-based EV charging manufacturer closed its merger with N.Y.-based SPAC Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. on October 1.

Arlington leaders recently granted Wallbox incentives to build the company’s first North American plant in the Great Southwest Industrial District.
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Signature Biologics Expands Its Irving Footprint With a New Manufacturing and R&D Headquarters
by | Aug 25, 2021
There, Signature Biologics will manufacture perinatal-derived products that improve the body's natural healing processes in wound, musculoskeletal, and pain management applications.
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A ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the Sky: This Fort Worth Company Develops Next-Gen Equipment for Aerial Firefighting

by | Mar 10, 2021
Trotter Controls' electric equipment replaces the heavier, more expensive to maintain hydraulic systems. Recently, the equipment received FAA approval for use by firefighting aircraft.
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Dallas-Based PE Firm Partners With Two Aerospace Companies to Form New Missile and Space Platform
by | Jan 26, 2021
The new platform, now operating in Los Angeles, is already among the largest independently owned suppliers focused on manufacturing complex systems in the space, missile, interceptor, and hypersonic markets, the firm says.
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North Texas Coffee Innovators NuZee and Farmer Brothers Team to Expand Manufacturing, Scale Sustainably
by | Nov 12, 2020
The Plano-based startup and the 108-year-old Northlake-based coffee company want to brew up success with a new strategic partnership. The vision? To change the way single-serve coffee is enjoyed in America.

Advanced machines in a zero-waste facility could ultimately produce up to 300 million eco-friendly alternatives, including single-serve tea bags, coffee pouches, and pour-over drip cups.
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Linear Labs Raises $6M to Further Develop Its Smart Motor Manufacturing Capabilities and Employee Base
by | Oct 13, 2020
The investment follows a $68.9 million incentive package Linear Labs closed with the City of Fort Worth in June. In addition to the funding, Linear Labs has added Masergy Chairman and CEO Chris MacFarland to its Board of Directors.
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