U. S. Steel accepted delivery of a fiber-optic laser beam welder for the pickle line at Great Lakes Works in Ecorse, Michigan. The equipment is a key part of a $28.3 million upgrade intended to improve reliability and efficiency and support production of more advanced high-strength steel grades.
FIXX Energy reported that its Smyrna, Tennessee, facility has produced more than five million lithium iron phosphate prismatic battery cells since converting to LFP production in April 2025. The company equates the cumulative output to roughly 5 GWh of energy-storage capacity and says the cells are deployed in U.S. battery-storage projects.
Modine began commercial production of 2 MW and 3 MW Airedale chillers at a new 682,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas. The first production line is operating, while the company's additional line and shift targets remain future plans.
ES Foundry said its Greenwood, South Carolina, operation has shipped more than 1 GW of domestically manufactured crystalline-silicon solar cells. The company reports that the operating facility has 3 GW of annual manufacturing capacity, marking a commercial-production milestone for the domestic solar supply chain.
Ahlstrom completed a Line 3 equipment and process-control upgrade at its Kingston, New York, manufacturing facility, increasing capacity and flexibility for depth-filtration media used in pharmaceutical, food-and-beverage, and industrial applications.