🎯Today's Manufacturing Pulse
Updated 1h agoWhat's happening: Siemens acquires AI metrology specialist Canopus AI
Siemens announced the acquisition of Canopus AI, a French AI‑driven metrology specialist, to strengthen its semiconductor manufacturing portfolio. The deal integrates Canopus’s AI‑powered wafer and mask inspection tools with Siemens’ Calibre suite, creating an end‑to‑end digital thread for advanced nodes.
Also developing:
- •Regulated manufacturers wrestle with fragmented quality data and traceability gaps
- •OpenBOM and AMC Bridge deepen integration to create a seamless digital thread across CAD, PLM, ERP and supply‑chain systems
- •Boeing adds a 9,000‑sq‑ft EO/IR production line to boost Space Force missile‑warning satellite output
By the numbers: Chemours receives $300M from sale of Kuan Yin site
News•Feb 17, 2026
Anzu Discontinues Raptor Drone Series Amid Supply Chain Crisis
Anzu Robotics announced the discontinuation of its Raptor drone series after persistent component shortages halted production. The line, launched in 2024 as a U.S.-focused alternative to DJI, saw rapid demand driven by NDAA 2025 considerations, which depleted inventory faster than supply could recover. Licensing agreements with DJI have attracted congressional scrutiny over potential data and security risks. Anzu now pivots to a next‑generation platform aimed at meeting evolving commercial and regulatory requirements.
By DroneDJ
News•Feb 17, 2026
German Grocery Retailer REWE Deploys Cimcorp Solution for New Automated Fulfillment Center
German retailer REWE has opened an automated fulfillment center in Oranienburg, deploying Cimcorp’s robotic handling and Warehouse Control System to manage fresh produce distribution. The facility serves over 370 supermarkets and 580 shops in the Berlin region, processing roughly 29,000...
By Modern Materials Handling
News•Feb 17, 2026
Turning Microalgae-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Into a Next-Generation Drug Delivery Platform
Paris‑based AGS Therapeutics signed a strategic agreement with INITS SMO, a GMP‑qualified shared manufacturing organization, to transition its microalgae‑derived extracellular vesicle (MEV) platform to full GMP compliance. The partnership allows AGS to run its proprietary MEV manufacturing, loading, and analytics...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Feb 17, 2026
Making the Warehouse a Better Place to Work
Warehouse automation promises easier picking and safer loading, yet it alone cannot solve the talent crunch. Industry leaders argue that career growth, cross‑training, and clear development pathways are essential to retain workers. Honeywell highlights training on new technology as a...
By DC Velocity
News•Feb 17, 2026
Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality
The FDA released its FY 2024 Report on the State of Pharmaceutical Quality, a comprehensive PDF detailing post‑market quality defects, recalls, import alerts, and warning letters across the U.S. drug supply chain. The report aggregates current and cumulative data on manufacturers,...
By FDA – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (RSS Feeds)
News•Feb 17, 2026
CAN Networks Can Meet EU CRA Requirements, but Security Levels Matter
The CAN in Automation (CiA) group warns that all CAN‑based products sold in the EU now fall under the European Union Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA) unless covered by sector‑specific rules. Compliance hinges on achieving the appropriate IEC 62443 security level (SL),...
By Control Design
News•Feb 17, 2026
Six Firms Vie for Polish Airport PBB Contract
Six firms have lodged bids to design, supply, install, commission and service 92 passenger boarding bridges for Poland’s new Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport. The consortiums include Sezo Invest / ShinMaywa, FMT Sweden, Albert Ziegler, Adelte Airport Technologies / TK Airport Solutions, and Comsa Instalaciones....
By Airports International
News•Feb 17, 2026
Formlabs Sets Sights on Scaling with Former Cognex CEO; Carl Bass Steps Down
Formlabs announced that Rob Willett, former CEO of Cognex, has joined its Board of Directors effective immediately. The move is aimed at leveraging Willett’s three decades of experience in industrial automation and global operations to accelerate Formlabs’ transition from a...
By TCT Magazine
News•Feb 17, 2026
Nextpower to Supply Steel Frames to Jinko’s US Panel Assembly Operations
Nextpower has signed a multi‑year agreement to supply Jinko Solar (U.S.) with more than 1 GW of steel frames, scalable to 3 GW over three years, for the Jacksonville, Florida, module assembly line slated for mid‑2026. The deal adds 6 % domestic content...
By Solar Power World
News•Feb 17, 2026
How the Uninvestable Is Becoming Investable
Venture capital is moving into traditionally “hard” sectors—government, defence, energy, manufacturing—after years of avoidance. Rapid growth in public‑sector tech spending, which more than doubled between 2021 and 2025, and the rise of AI‑first solutions are reshaping procurement cycles and lowering...
By The Next Web (TNW)
News•Feb 17, 2026
American Steel and Aluminum Debuts Ground Screw for Large-Scale Solar
American Steel and Aluminum (ASA) has launched a domestically produced steel ground screw for solar project foundations, manufactured in New England with a fully traceable supply chain. The product is slated for the 2026 construction season and is compatible with...
By Solar Power World
News•Feb 17, 2026
3D Printed Helicopter Bracket Made From Recycled Titanium Takes Flight
A UK‑based flight test marked the first use of a 3D‑printed structural bracket made from recycled titanium on an A109S helicopter. The bracket, produced by Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd using laser powder‑bed fusion, was sourced from titanium recovered from a...
By TCT Magazine
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
Tanaka Establishes Total Solutions System for Contract Manufacturing of Diagnostics
Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies has built a total‑solution system for contract manufacturing of in‑vitro diagnostic test kits, adding dedicated dispensing and packaging lines for extraction buffer. The new infrastructure lets the company handle every step—from assay development to final product...
By Med-Tech Insights
News•Feb 17, 2026
India Seeks New Steel Export Markets in Middle East and Asia to Offset EU Carbon Tax Impact: Report
India, the world’s second‑largest crude‑steel producer, is pivoting toward the Middle East and Asian markets to cushion the impact of the European Union’s new carbon border adjustment tax. Roughly two‑thirds of its steel exports currently flow to Europe, where the...
By Mint (India) – Economy
Social•Feb 17, 2026
EU's 70% Local EV Rule Risks Higher Costs, Trade Friction
The EU plans to force 70% of EVs sold in Europe to be built there Good luck requiring China to accept higher labor costs & regulatory burden. Success case: higher EV costs, slower rollout & more trade friction. Good plan https://t.co/rHXHgNgJyN #EU #EVs #industrialpolicy #protectionism...
By Art Berman Blog
News•Feb 17, 2026
“Robot, Make Me a Chair”
MIT researchers unveiled an AI‑driven robotic assembly platform that turns natural‑language prompts into physical objects. A generative AI creates a 3‑D mesh, while a vision‑language model determines component placement, enabling a robot to assemble furniture from reusable parts. The system...
By Robohub
News•Feb 17, 2026
Diamond Power Infrastructure Net Zooms 8 Times to ₹50 Crore on Better Demand
Diamond Power Infrastructure (DICABS) posted a net profit of ₹50 crore in the December quarter, an eight‑fold increase from the same period last year. Revenue surged 54 percent to ₹474 crore, driven by higher capacity utilization and premium EHV cable sales. The firm...
By The Hindu BusinessLine – Companies
News•Feb 17, 2026
3 Threat Groups Started Targeting ICS/OT in 2025: Dragos
Dragos’ 2026 Year in Review OT/ICS report adds three new adversaries—Sylvanite, Azurite and Pyroxene—targeting industrial control systems in 2025. Sylvanite acts as a rapid‑exploitation broker, weaponising n‑day flaws within 48 hours and handing access to the Voltzite group across power, oil,...
By SecurityWeek
News•Feb 17, 2026
The Forces Rewiring Modern Manufacturing
Manufacturing is undergoing a digital overhaul where connectivity, data and automation dictate factory efficiency, product consistency, and uptime. Unplanned downtime now averages $260,000 per hour, contributing to roughly $1.5 trillion in global losses each year. Tata Communications frames the CIO agenda...
By Manufacturing Dive
News•Feb 17, 2026
Japan to Get Factory for Marine Hydrogen Engines in 2029
Yanmar Power Solutions, a Yanmar Holdings subsidiary, will construct an 8,000 m² factory on a 33,898 m² site in Amagasaki, Hyogo, to conduct test runs of marine hydrogen engines. Operations are slated to begin in March 2029, complementing the company’s recent ClassNK type‑approval...
By Offshore Energy
News•Feb 17, 2026
RCV Engines Secures £4 Million European Deal & Bolsters UK Manufacturing
RCV Engines has secured a £4 million supply agreement with a European partner to deliver its mission‑critical propulsion systems. The contract was awarded after a competitive evaluation, highlighting the company’s 4‑stroke rotary valve engines that can run on heavy fuels such...
By Unmanned Systems Technology – News
News•Feb 17, 2026
Visual Intelligence Powering Next-Generation Robotics
Machine vision has transitioned from simple part detection to a measurement‑grade sensory core for industrial robots. Advances in high‑resolution cameras, 3D imaging, edge AI and deep‑learning enable sub‑millimeter positioning, real‑time defect recognition and adaptive path correction. This vision‑driven intelligence lets...
By Metrology News
News•Feb 17, 2026
All-in-One SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° Imagery Scanner Launched
Emesent has launched the GX1, an all‑in‑one SLAM LiDAR, RTK and 360° imaging scanner that delivers 5‑10 mm global accuracy. The system can cut survey time by up to 95 %, turning weeks of work into a single day. It integrates LiDAR,...
By Metrology News
News•Feb 17, 2026
Driving Automotive Quality with Automation
Ajin Industrial, a long‑standing Tier‑1 supplier to Hyundai and Kia, replaced its manual fixture‑based inspection with Creaform’s CUBE‑R robotic 3D scanning cell and Metrology Suite. The automated system delivers higher dimensional accuracy, repeatable measurements, and real‑time feedback, cutting inspection time...
By Metrology News
Social•Feb 17, 2026
AI Boosts Productivity but Amplifies Workload and Burnout
A provocative new Harvard Business Review article is challenging everything we thought we knew about #AI in the workplace. “AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It” shares findings from an eight-month study that reveal a counterintuitive truth: instead of lightening workloads, AI...
By Terence Leung
Social•Feb 17, 2026
Exotrail Secures 31 Spacecraft Propulsion Orders From India
Satellite electric propulsion manufacturer @exotrail books orders for 31 of its spaceware units to Indian operators - 1 to @PixxelSpace, 16 to @XdlinxSpaceLabs and 14 to @DhruvaSpace. Deliveries by 2027. https://t.co/L7zChJd16V
By Peter B. de Selding
News•Feb 16, 2026
SemiQ Partners with Distributor NAC Semi Across North America
SemiQ Inc., a designer of silicon‑carbide (SiC) power semiconductors and 150 mm epitaxial wafers, has signed a distribution agreement with NAC Semi, a North‑American component distributor. The deal gives NAC Semi direct access to SemiQ’s high‑efficiency MOSFETs, power modules and Schottky diodes, targeting...
By Semiconductor Today
News•Feb 16, 2026
POSSIBLE Project Finds Success in Mechanical Recycling of Rigid PU, GFRP
The Cannon Group, together with MAP S.p.A. and the University of Bergamo, has proved that rigid polyurethane (PU) foam and glass‑fiber‑reinforced PU (GFRP) can be mechanically recycled within existing high‑pressure mixing lines. Two complementary routes were demonstrated: micron‑sized PU powders...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 16, 2026
When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Control System?
Control system upgrades are back on plant executives' agendas as new capital budgets roll out for the year. The article highlights three primary risks of aging automation: hardware failure, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and the erosion of tribal knowledge. It urges decision‑makers...
By Control Design
Blog•Feb 16, 2026
MD&M West 2026 Recap
MD&M West 2026 convened over 1,700 exhibitors and more than 13,000 attendees in Anaheim, showcasing the latest in medical device manufacturing. Thirteen on‑site interviews highlighted digital transformation, smart manufacturing, advanced materials, and precision tooling across a spectrum of companies. Notable...
By Med-Tech Insights
News•Feb 16, 2026
Aftershock Ready: Fueling New Madrid
A new MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab thesis analyzes fuel distribution vulnerabilities in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), identifying Memphis and nearby terminals as critical bottlenecks for emergency response. Using Operational Flow Capacity (OFC) modeling, the study quantifies baseline...
By Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR)
News•Feb 16, 2026
The Perfect Order Needs to Include the Right Data
To achieve a true Perfect Order in today’s regulatory environment, companies must add a “right data” requirement, integrating accurate, traceable, and compliant information into ERP and EDI systems to meet mandates and retail vendor compliance expectations.
By Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR)
News•Feb 16, 2026
Rockwell Automation Digital Twin Technology Accelerates Project Delivery and Cuts Costs for Brazil-Based Falcare Industrial Equipment
Rockwell Automation’s Emulate3D digital twin helped Brazil’s Falcare Industrial Equipment accelerate project delivery and cut costs. By simulating mechanical behavior and control logic before hardware construction, Falcare reduced project execution time by 60% and eliminated costly rework. The technology also...
By MarTech Series
Social•Feb 16, 2026
AI Wins, Workforce Burns: Address Fear Separately
You can “win” your AI rollout and still lose your workforce. A recent study of 430 manufacturing employees found that even successful AI transformations increase emotional exhaustion. Translation? Your KPIs can trend up, 📈 while motivation trends down. 📉 The research identifies two distinct fears: •...
By Cassie Kozyrkov
News•Feb 16, 2026
Zhonggu Spreads Its Wings to Meet Manufacturing Shift
Zhonggu Logistics, China’s largest coastal container carrier, announced an order for six 6,000 TEU vessels, with options for two more, to support a strategic pivot toward intra‑Asia shipping as Chinese manufacturing relocates across the region. The mid‑size ships address port constraints...
By The Loadstar
News•Feb 16, 2026
Nearshoring and Logistics Upgrades Position the Caribbean as a New Regional Hub
The Caribbean is repositioning as a regional supply‑chain hub as nearshoring gains traction and governments fund logistics upgrades. High logistics costs—16 to 25 percent of GDP—have spurred port expansions in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Guyana and Belize, backed by investors such as DP World...
By fDi Intelligence (FT)
News•Feb 16, 2026
DARPA Launches Biomass-to-Chemicals Fleetwood Program
DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office has issued a special notice to start the Fleetwood program, a 24‑month effort aimed at creating novel catalysts that transform lignocellulosic biomass, especially lignin, into carbon‑based industrial chemicals. The initiative will fund multidisciplinary teams to develop...
By Defence Blog
Podcast•Feb 16, 2026•37 min
Yard Automation and the Future of the Yard
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, host Kevin interviews Darin Brannan, CEO of Terminal Industries, about the emerging importance of yard automation in modern supply chains. Brannan explains how yards have traditionally lagged behind warehouses in technology adoption...
By The New Warehouse
News•Feb 16, 2026
Nitride Global, USLLC and Axiom Space Awarded NASA SBIR Grant
Nitride Global, United Semiconductors LLC, and Axiom Space have won a NASA SBIR grant to develop a physical vapor deposition reactor that can grow high‑purity aluminum nitride (AlN) crystals in micro‑gravity. The Phase I prototype achieved temperatures of 2,800‑3,200 °C while consuming...
By Semiconductor Today
Social•Feb 16, 2026
Shared Knowledge Multiplies Value in Industrial Collaboration
What truly defines great collaboration? 👉 Sharing knowledge. That’s exactly what we live in our cooperation between Indu-Sol GmbH and GROLLMUS . 🔌 Indu-Sol contributes deep expertise in industrial communication and fieldbus systems like PROFINET and PROFIBUS. 🧠 At Grollmus, our strength lies in...
By Michael Grollmus
Social•Feb 16, 2026
Brightpick Advances Logistics While Others Dream of Humanoids
Everyone: humanoids will accelerate logistics. Meanwhile Brightpick …
By Ilir Aliu
News•Feb 16, 2026
Covestro Materials Feature in SUE Autonomous Minibus
UE | STUDIOS unveiled the SUE autonomous electric minibus, a self‑driving urban shuttle built with Covestro’s Makrolon polycarbonate glazing and recyclable interior monomaterials. The vehicle features a 381 cm panoramic windshield, sensor‑transparent Makrolon AX ST, and Arfinio‑based interior components designed for durability and circularity. Funded...
By Automotive World – Autonomous Driving
News•Feb 16, 2026
EACON Auto BEV Fleet Delivers Cost & Emissions Reduction for Shougang
EACON’s autonomous battery‑electric haul trucks have been operating at Shougang Group’s Shuichang iron‑ore mine for a year, logging over 350,000 km and moving more than 11 million tonnes of material. The fleet’s regenerative‑braking system recovered 386,000 kWh of energy, equating to roughly 185 tonnes...
By International Mining (IM-Mining)
News•Feb 16, 2026
Fujifilm Biotechnologies Opens Largest Single-Use CDMO Facility in the UK
Fujifilm Biotechnologies has opened an expanded UK site in Teesside, marking the launch of the country’s largest single‑use biopharmaceutical CDMO facility. The £400 million investment adds 2,000 L and 5,000 L single‑use bioreactors, delivering up to 19,000 L of small‑ and mid‑scale antibody manufacturing...
By GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
News•Feb 15, 2026
The Role of Rail in a Future-Proof Supply Chain
The eBook "The Role of Rail in a Future‑Proof Supply Chain" argues that integrating rail with trucking creates a more resilient, scalable, and sustainable logistics network. It outlines three pillars—sustainability, scalability, and resilience—showing how rail delivers pricing stability, capacity efficiency,...
By SupplyChainBrain
Blog•Feb 14, 2026
How Deutsche Aircraft Is Differentiating with Its D328eco Strategy
Deutsche Aircraft is pushing its D328eco 40‑seat turboprop toward a first test flight in the second half of 2026, with certification and deliveries slated for the fourth quarter of 2027—about a year later than originally planned. The company is using...
By Runway Girl Network