Ford Motor Co. recently announced plans to invest $500 million to upgrade its Lima, Ohio, engine plant and add 300 new jobs to support production of the all-new 2.7-liter EcoBoost^® specifically engineered for the next-generation 2015 Ford F-150.

3M recently released Android kernel patches for its multi-touch display and systems products.

LORD Corp. announced that Hannah Kirby, senior quality engineer in Aerospace Production, has received the Rising Star Award from the Pennsylvania Commission for Women.

Henkel recently announced that it has received RobecoSAM’s Gold Class award.

HYDRALASTIC 836 is a new cold-applied, solvent-free, single-component waterproofing compound.

Evans Adhesive Corp. Ltd. recently announced the hiring of Aaron Garry as its new vice president for Sales and Marketing.

DELO^® Industrial Adhesives recently announced it has received the German Industry’s Innovation Award in the category of SMEs.

LORD Corp. announced that Steve Meyer has been appointed to the Supplier Management Council’s (SMC) Board of Managers of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).

By 2025, penetration of ITS technologies in smart cities will range from 20% (autonomous vehicles) to 98% (traffic management).

Berry Plastics Group Inc. recently announced that its shareholders have re-elected B. Evan Bayh, Anthony M. Civale and Ronald S. Rolfe to its Board of Directors.