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It's Just Business: Manufacturing Moves from Apple, Caterpillar, PTC, and more
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Fusion42 · 28 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Four major manufacturing and technology moves: MacroGenics divests $122.5M GMP manufacturing to Bora; Flowserve acquires Trillium Flow's valve division for $490M to expand nuclear/power capabilities; Caterpillar acquires Skycatch to integrate spatial data and AI into mining operations; Apple commits $30B+ to Broadcom for US-made custom silicon and wireless components.
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Specialised manufacturing is consolidating into fewer, larger operators: biotech is outsourcing GMP to dedicated manufacturers, industrial equipment makers are buying data capabilities rather than building them, and Apple is locking in US chipmaking capacity at scale. If you sell into any of these supply chains, your buyer just got bigger or your buyer's buyer just got acquired.
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