News•Feb 19, 2026
Fourier Analysis in Production Metrology: Turning Measurement Data Into Process Insight
Fourier analysis, implemented via Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) in Mahr’s MarWin software, is being promoted as a core tool for production metrology. By converting measurement profiles into frequency spectra, it reveals hidden vibrations caused by tool wear, unstable clamping, or machine faults. The capability is embedded across Mahr’s tactile and optical devices, from Mar4D PLQ CMMs to OptoSurf scanners, enabling early defect detection and process optimization. Manufacturers in automotive, aerospace and medical fields can thus lower reject rates, reduce noise, and improve long‑term product quality.
By Metrology News
News•Feb 19, 2026
3D Printed Carbon Fiber Meta-Skins Improve Impact Mitigation in Foam-Core Composites
Researchers at San Diego State University have used automated tow placement to 3D‑print pseudo‑woven continuous carbon‑fiber skins, called meta‑skins, for foam‑core composites. In low‑velocity drop‑tower tests (4.43 m/s), a monocoque configuration with a single skin absorbed nearly 100 % of the impact...
By 3D Printing Industry – News
News•Feb 19, 2026
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Reveals Its 2026 Dealers of Excellence
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas announced its 2026 Dealers of Excellence, honoring 17 top-performing dealers across North America. The award recognizes dealers that excel in selling and servicing Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklifts, and Jungheinrich warehouse automation solutions. Recipients were selected for...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Feb 19, 2026
Onto Innovation Inc (ONTO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Onto Innovation reported Q3 2025 revenue of $218.2 million, surpassing the midpoint of its guidance, with a 54% gross margin and 21.1% operating margin. Advanced nodes contributed $54 million and are projected to reach $300 million for the full year, while specialty packaging...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 19, 2026
Gentherm Inc (THRM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Gentherm reported record $1.5 billion revenue for 2025, a 2.9% increase, and secured $2.2 billion of automotive new‑business awards, including $485 million in Q4. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $175 million (11.7% of sales) amid higher material costs, while operating cash flow rose 7% to...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 19, 2026
Vicor Corp (VICR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Vicor reported Q4 2025 product revenue of $92.7 million, a 4.5% sequential rise and 15.3% YoY growth, while full‑year revenue climbed 4.1% to $350.3 million. Advanced‑product sales surged 26.6% YoY, pushing the advanced‑product share of total revenue to 58% despite a slight...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 19, 2026
Garrett Motion Inc (GTX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Garrett Motion reported $3.58 billion in 2025 sales and a $510 million adjusted EBIT, delivering a 14.2% margin despite a modest Q4 margin dip. The company converted nearly 80% of adjusted EBIT into free cash flow and returned $260 million to shareholders through...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 19, 2026
Metallus Inc (MTUS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Metallus Inc reported a sequential decline in fourth‑quarter shipments and net sales, resulting in a GAAP loss of $14.3 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.4 million. Annual shipments rose 14% year‑over‑year, and the order book expanded over 50%, pushing lead times into...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 19, 2026
Century Aluminum Co (CENX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Kaiser Aluminum reported $3.4 billion in net sales for 2025, generating $1.5 billion in conversion revenue after $1.9 billion of alloy metal hedge costs. Total shipments fell 5% to 1.1 billion pounds, while packaging conversion revenue rose 11% thanks to a shift toward coated...
By Motley Fool – Earnings Transcripts
News•Feb 18, 2026
NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026 Opens Speaker Submission Process
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026 has opened its speaker submission window, inviting senior supply‑chain leaders to present case studies at the event scheduled for Oct. 21‑23, 2026, in Nashville’s W Hotel. The conference’s theme, “Innovate. Upskill. Transform.”, signals a shift...
By Supply Chain Management Review (SCMR)
News•Feb 18, 2026
AllPIXA Neo 6k Line-Scan Camera Delivers Unmatched Speed and Precision for Automated Sorting Systems
Allied Vision introduced the allPIXA neo 6k 10GigE line‑scan camera, engineered for high‑speed automated sorting. It features a 6144 × 4 pixel CMOS multispectral sensor, 5 µm pixel size, and can capture up to 105 kHz in color or 300 kHz in monochrome. The camera delivers...
By Manufacturing Tomorrow
News•Feb 18, 2026
North Aircraft Industries Is Manufacturing the Cavorite X7 VTOL Composite Wings
North Aircraft Industries (NAI) has secured a partnership with New Horizon Aircraft to manufacture and test the composite wings for the Cavorite X7 VTOL, a novel aircraft whose wings open to expose twelve electric lift fans for vertical take‑off. The wing’s...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 18, 2026
Weaving Flexibility Into Nitinol: IMDEA–UPM Advances 3D Printed Superelastic Metamaterials
Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) have reimagined nickel-titanium (Nitinol) alloys as fabric-like, interwoven structures, achieving levels of flexibility and mechanical performance previously impossible. By combining design-focused approaches with advanced 3D printing, the team...
By 3D Printing Industry – News
News•Feb 18, 2026
Plastometrex Launches MultiScale Capability for Thin-Wall and High-Resolution Mechanical Property Mapping
Plastometrex has added a MultiScale capability to its PLX‑Benchtop system, enabling high‑resolution mechanical property mapping on parts as thin as 0.75 mm. The upgrade uses 1.5 mm indent spacing and interchangeable 250‑µm, 500‑µm, and 1000‑µm indenters to generate full stress‑strain curves in...
By 3D Printing Industry – News
News•Feb 18, 2026
Nova-Institut Reports Global Bio-Based Polymer Market to Rise 11% Annually Until 2030
The nova‑Institut report shows bio‑based polymers reached 4.5 million tonnes in 2025, representing about 1 % of total polymer output. Production is projected to grow at an 11 % compound annual growth rate through 2030, potentially doubling the market share to 2 %. Capacity...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 18, 2026
Continuous Composites Awarded $1.25 Million to Advance Joining Methods with CF3D
Continuous Composites secured a $1.25 million AFWERX Manufacturing Challenge contract to advance CF3D joining and stiffening techniques for aerospace structures. CF3D merges precise fiber steering, rapid UV curing, and computational design into a digitally driven, scalable production process. The 15‑month project...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 18, 2026
Walter Pritzkow OCMC Becomes Key Lightweight Enabler for Jetoptera Drone
Jetoptera is partnering with Walter E.C. Pritzkow Spezialkeramik (WPS) to integrate lightweight oxide ceramic matrix composite (OCMC) thrusters into its DARPA LIFT Challenge aircraft. The OCMC thrusters deliver 90 pound‑force of thrust while keeping the propulsion system light enough to meet...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 18, 2026
Fenix Composites CFRTP Road Bike Featuring Lugged Frame Resolves Repairability Challenges
Fenix Composites unveiled a carbon‑fiber‑reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) road‑bike frame that uses titanium lugs joined by induction heating, eliminating adhesives and fasteners. The reversible joint design allows defective components to be removed and replaced, extending the frame’s service life. Joint strength...
By CompositesWorld
News•Feb 18, 2026
Plastometrex Launches MultiScale Capability to Capture High-Resolution Mechanical Property Variation
Plastometrex has launched a MultiScale capability for its PLX‑Benchtop system, allowing high‑resolution mechanical property mapping on thin, welded and complex parts down to 0.75 mm thickness. The feature adds 250 µm and 500 µm indenters, delivering stress‑strain data at 1.5 mm spacing via Profilometry‑based...
By TCT Magazine
News•Feb 18, 2026
Wabash Unveils AI-Powered TrailerHawk to Combat Cargo Theft
Wabash introduced TrailerHawk, an AI‑driven trailer system that combines computer vision, facial recognition, and digital seals to create an end‑to‑end chain of custody for freight. The solution issues real‑time alerts, geofenced lock controls, and automatically documents loading activities, integrating directly...
By FleetOwner
News•Feb 18, 2026
Roeth: How to Evaluate New Trucking Technology without Falling for the Hype
Michael Roeth warns that new trucking technologies often suffer a nine‑to‑one expectation gap between vendor hype and fleet reality. He cites research indicating a product must be roughly three times better than existing solutions to achieve market adoption. Roeth advises...
By FleetOwner
News•Feb 17, 2026
ARM Institute Opens Project Call for Military Supply Chain Technology
The Advanced Robotics in Manufacturing (ARM) Institute has issued a member‑only project call to modernize the Department of Defense’s organic industrial base (OIB) supply chain. The call seeks proposals that combine digital operations, AI‑driven robotic process planning, real‑time sensors, in‑situ...
By The Robot Report
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...
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
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
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
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