Domestic Production Capacity of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets to Reach 5,000 Tonnes by 2030: Govt
India aims to boost domestic rare‑earth permanent magnet output to 5,000 tonnes by 2030, up from a current 4,000‑tonne demand that is expected to double. A pilot neodymium‑iron‑boron project and a new samarium‑cobalt plant in Visakhapatnam, initially producing 500 tonnes, will scale to meet the target. The SHANTI Act and Atomic Energy amendments open private‑sector participation, while rare‑earth corridors across four states support processing and value‑addition. Parallel lithium exploration in Rajasthan and Jammu‑Kashmir underpins the broader clean‑energy push.
NK23 MySpot Resistance Spot Welder Now Available in North America
Koyo Giken’s NK23 MySpot resistance spot welder is now available in North America through International Technologies, expanding its reach to U.S. manufacturers. The machine features a redesigned horizontal gun and optional dual‑arm vertical gun that access deep boxes and narrow...
New UPS Distribution Center in Taiwan Doubles Capacity, Productivity
UPS unveiled its largest Asia‑Pacific logistics hub, a $100 million, 872,000‑sq‑ft automated distribution center in Taiwan. The facility, located three miles from Taoyuan International Airport, more than doubles UPS’s warehouse footprint in the country and serves high‑value sectors such as semiconductors...
AXN Expands Kentucky Axle Plant Targeting Heavy-Duty Truck OEMs
AXN Automotive Systems has finished a $15 million expansion of its Louisville, Kentucky plant, boosting capacity to roughly 100,000 axles per year and adding a new suspension line for heavy‑duty truck OEMs. The workforce will increase from about 55 to near...
Eurobattery Sends 1000kg Tungsten Sample to Cornwall
Swedish miner Eurobattery Minerals has shipped a 1,000 kg bulk tungsten sample from its Spanish San Juan project in Ourense to a testing laboratory in Cornwall, UK. The dispatch is part of a five‑month assay program aimed at confirming grade and metallurgical...
Magnet Defense Begins Production of First M48 USV
Magnet Defense, which acquired Metal Shark Boats, announced the start of production on its first M48 Unmanned Surface Vessel, moving the platform from prototype to a production model. The 157‑foot, $30 million USV boasts a 17,000‑nautical‑mile range and can self‑deploy from...
Cold Storage Trough in Sight as Vacancies Hit 20-Year High
U.S. cold‑storage vacancy rates have surged to a 20‑year high as pandemic‑driven overbuilding meets slowing consumer spending. Despite the excess supply, the sector logged about 3.5 million sq ft of net absorption in 2025, indicating resilient demand. Newmark reports the development pipeline has...
Climate-Resilient Push for Ethiopia’s Mills
The International Labour Organization and Japan have launched a one‑year initiative to make Ethiopia’s leather, textile and garment sector more climate‑resilient, productive and socially responsible. The program will target 40 factories in major industrial hubs, delivering enterprise‑level capacity building and...
Zuidberg Develops Electrically Driven Power Take-Off
Zuidberg has unveiled an electrically driven power take‑off (PTO) designed for compact electric tractors, capable of connecting directly to a tractor’s battery or to a generator. The unit employs a double‑gear stage to drop the motor’s 6,000 rpm to a usable...
GE Aerospace Commits $1 Billion to U.S. Manufacturing Growth for Second Consecutive Year
GE Aerospace announced a second consecutive $1 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing for 2026, targeting both commercial and defense engine production. The plan includes hiring 5,000 additional workers, bringing total new hires to 10,000 since 2025. Over $275 million will upgrade defense...
Apple Bolsters US Manufacturing with New Partners
Apple has expanded its American Manufacturing Programme (AMP) by adding four new partners—Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics—bringing fresh capacity to U.S. production of critical components. The move is backed by a $400 million investment through 2030, part of Apple’s...
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Sourcing $2.9B Solar Equipment in China Amid Burgeoning AI Energy Opportunity
Tesla is in talks to acquire about $2.9 billion of solar‑manufacturing equipment from Chinese suppliers, including screen‑printing machines from Suzhou Maxwell Technologies. The move supports Elon Musk’s goal of adding 100 GW of solar capacity in the United States and addresses rising...
Visual Components Brings Future-Ready Simulation Technology to Automate 2026
Visual Components will showcase a live demonstration at Automate 2026, featuring a KUKA KR AGILUS robot equipped with Roboception’s vision system. The company’s 3D simulation software will render the robot’s picking and handling tasks in real time, giving attendees an accurate, immersive...
KEYNOTE, DYNAMIC EXHIBIT HALL AND ROBUST EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT DAY TWO OF MAX
Day two of the inaugural Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) in Nashville featured a keynote by Jaemin Kim, LG Electronics' Smart Factory Marketing Director, who outlined AI‑driven smart‑factory evolution. A reshoring panel with leaders from Dalen Products, GE Appliances and...
Volvo Pulls the Plug On Rokbak
Volvo Construction Equipment announced it will close the Rokbak line of articulated haulers at its Motherwell, Scotland plant, with production slated to end in the second half of 2026. The move follows rising operational expenses, strained supply chains and broader...
NextGen Revamps Awards for 2026, Opens Submissions
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference has revamped its 2026 awards, moving the spotlight from pure innovation to proven execution of AI, automation and digital transformation. New categories such as Intelligent Transformation and Autonomous Operations reward companies that have scaled technology...
From Acoustic Detection and Ranging to Ceiling Cobots
The LogiMat 2026 Best Product awards honored three breakthrough solutions: Sonair’s Acoustic Detection and Ranging (ADAR) sensor, CeiliX Technology’s SkyBot ceiling‑mounted cobot, and Erhardt Partner Group’s EPG Aura Observer AI video‑analytics platform. ADAR equips autonomous robots with a 180°×180° ultrasonic 3‑D field...
Limble and VibeCloud Integration Automates Work Orders From Condition Monitoring Alerts
Limble and VibeCloud have launched an integration that automatically creates and closes work orders in Limble’s maintenance platform based on condition‑monitoring alerts from vibration, ultrasound and motor‑circuit analysis. The connection eliminates the manual step of translating sensor alerts into tickets,...
AI Humanoid Robots Will Soon Invade Our Economy. Jefferies Gives Stocks to Play the Coming Wave
Jefferies predicts a decade‑long boom in humanoid robots, driven by an aging workforce, shrinking interest in manufacturing jobs, and rapid AI‑semiconductor advances. The firm highlights five equities poised to benefit: Tesla, which is pivoting to humanoid production and retains a...
US Air Force Awards Boeing $2.4B Contract for E-7A Wedgetail AWACS Production
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion contract to transition the E‑7A Wedgetail from prototype to full‑rate production. The award includes a $2.3 billion exercised option and a $99 million modification for developmental jets and radar components. The Wedgetail, built on...
What It Really Means: SKU Segmentation
SKU segmentation groups products by strategic role, letting firms tailor supply‑chain policies such as inventory, service targets, and capacity to each segment. By separating high‑volume, high‑profit, seasonal and low‑performing items, companies can balance cost, service and cash trade‑offs more effectively....
Accelleron Books Its 10,000th Order for A100-L/A200-L Turbocharger Series
Accelleron has recorded its 10,000th order for the A100-L/A200-L low‑speed turbocharger series, a line first launched in 2009 and expanded in 2013. The turbochargers power marine two‑stroke engines ranging from 3,000 kW to 28,000 kW, covering bulk carriers, tankers, LNG ships and...
Hope’s Windows Expands Ultra-Luxury Steel Window & Door Products
Hope’s Windows, Inc., a leading U.S. maker of custom steel and bronze fenestration, announced that its Old World Suite line has earned certification under the Florida Building Code, including the high‑velocity hurricane zone (HVHZ) requirements. The ultra‑luxury windows and doors...
Green Steel Demand: Which Sectors Will Lead the Transition in Europe?
European green‑steel demand remains concentrated in a few high‑impact sectors, with the automotive industry driving most of the growth. By 2035, automotive purchases are projected to account for roughly one‑third of the continent’s low‑carbon steel, while construction’s share slips from...
MaxLinear Expands MxL8323x RS-485/RS-422 Transceiver Family with Up to 50Mbps Performance for Harsh Industrial Environments
MaxLinear announced an expanded MxL8323x family of RS‑485/RS‑422 half‑duplex transceivers that deliver scalable data rates from 500 kbps up to 50 Mbps and rugged protection against ±8 kV ESD and ±4 kV EFT. The five new parts (MxL83232‑36) operate from 3.0 V to 5.5 V supply,...
Lockheed Martin Secures $700M F-35A Production Contract From Denmark
Lockheed Martin secured a $700.4 million contract in March 2026 to produce 16 additional F‑35A Lightning II jets for Denmark, raising the Royal Danish Air Force’s fleet to 43 aircraft. The agreement covers long‑lead parts for Lots 20‑21 and will be executed primarily...
Woodside Delays Lower-Carbon Ammonia Production From Recently Taken-Over Facility
Woodside Energy completed its $2.35 billion acquisition of OCI Clean Ammonia and took operational control of the Beaumont New Ammonia (BNA) plant in Texas. The facility, capable of producing 1.1 million tonnes of ammonia annually, began commercial output in December 2025. Lower‑carbon ammonia...
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Eurobearings, an Italian specialist in white‑metal bearings, has integrated Meltio’s wire‑laser Directed Energy Deposition (DED) system with a KUKA robotic gantry to print oversized components directly onto parts. The new additive‑manufacturing cell cuts lead times by 30‑50%, slashes material waste...
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Additive Assurance will showcase its AMiRIS® in‑process quality assurance system at RAPID+TCT in Boston, demonstrating real‑time validation of laser powder‑bed fusion (L‑PBF) builds. The platform generates automatic evidence, enabling quality teams to make release, hold, audit, or investigation decisions without...
Cincoze Launches DX-1300 High-Performance Compact Industrial Computer: The Essential Edge Computing Core for Space-Constrained Environments
Cincoze unveiled the DX-1300, a compact industrial computer designed for edge AI workloads. It is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200S processor, delivering up to 36 TOPS of AI performance—about 3.5 times faster than its predecessor. The chassis measures just 242 × 173 × 75 mm, fitting into...
Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite: Siemens Introduces New AI Powered on Premises Analytics for Industrial Drives
Siemens has launched Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite (DTA Onsite), an AI‑powered analytics suite that runs entirely on a plant’s own industrial PC. The first module, DTA Onsite – Monitoring, captures high‑resolution, PTP‑synchronized vibration and analog data to provide continuous condition monitoring of mechanical and electrical...
MacLean & Northern Construction Academy Form Partnership to Further Battery Grader Development
MacLean announced a partnership with Northern Construction Academy to field‑test its GR8 EV Surface Grader on NCA’s Sudbury training property during summer and fall 2026. The collaboration will validate the grader’s performance, duty cycles, and operator interaction, leveraging real‑world feedback...
Hexagon Launches APOLLO for Metrology Asset Monitoring
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence unveiled APOLLO, an AI‑driven platform that provides real‑time predictive condition monitoring for coordinate measuring machines and machine tools. The system can detect anomalies up to 90 days before failure, allowing maintenance during planned downtime and boosting overall...
Hellmann Targets Automotive with New JV
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Samvardhana Motherson International have created a joint venture to build a global automotive logistics platform. The new company, headquartered in Dubai, will begin operations in June 2026 and later add sites in Europe, North America, India and the...
Gaskins: How Data and Data Analytics Improve Asset Utilization and Loaded Miles
Patrick Gaskins explains how real‑time fleet data and predictive analytics are reshaping trucking operations. By giving dispatchers minute‑by‑minute visibility, carriers can match loads to trucks, cut empty miles, and lift loaded‑mile percentages. Integrated network‑wide platforms further align operations, sales, and...
Agnikul Tests New Agnite Rocket Engine, Claims It Can Be 3D Printed in Just 7 Days
Agnikul Cosmos successfully hot‑fired its Agnite booster engine, a one‑metre, single‑piece Inconel rocket engine printed in just seven days. The monolithic design eliminates welding, machining and assembly, cutting manufacturing cost to roughly one‑tenth of conventional methods. The engine uses electric‑motor‑driven...
70% of Solar PV Factories Show ‘Major’ Defects – Intertek CEA
Intertek CEA’s 2025 Global PV Manufacturing Quality Report found that 71% of the more than 340 solar‑panel factories inspected were graded C or D, indicating multiple major or critical defects. No facility earned an A+ rating and only 2% achieved...
Boeing 777-8 Freighter Mid-Fuselage and Wings Come Together
Boeing announced that the first 777‑8 freighter’s mid‑fuselage has been joined to its 235‑foot composite wings, marking a key assembly milestone at the Everett final‑assembly plant. Production of the 777‑8F began in July 2025, but the program’s market launch has been...
Metso Sets Benchmark with Grate Kiln, Delivering Superior Iron Ore Pellet Quality for DR Processes
Metso introduced its Grate Kiln system, a next‑generation pelletising solution designed to meet the stringent demands of direct‑reduction iron (DRI) and low‑carbon steelmaking. The kiln combines rotary technology, independent grate‑kiln‑cooler control, and advanced combustion to deliver pellets with high cold‑crush...
Rohde & Schwarz Joins FormFactor’s MeasureOne Partner Program
FormFactor and Rohde & Schwarz have joined the MeasureOne partner program to deliver integrated, turnkey on‑wafer RF test solutions. The collaboration merges FormFactor’s advanced probing platforms with Rohde & Schwarz’s high‑end vector network analyzers and signal generators, covering frequencies up...
Skyways – Head of Flight
Skyways, an Austin‑based autonomous cargo aircraft startup, announced a $37 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to expand its unmanned logistics platform. Backed by investors such as Y Combinator, the company designs, builds, and operates its aircraft for commercial and...
Cochin Shipyard Sign JV to Develop Electric Mobility, Energy Storage Technologies
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) and HBL Engineering Ltd have signed a joint‑venture to create electric‑propulsion and energy‑storage solutions for the maritime sector. The partnership will develop advanced marine batteries, battery‑management systems, electric motors, power electronics and charging infrastructure for both...
YIQIAO Expands Integrated Hose and Fitting Production
Guangzhou YIQIAO Technology Group announced a major expansion of its integrated “Hose + Fitting” manufacturing model, consolidating high‑pressure hoses and precision fittings under one roof to eradicate the industry’s tolerance‑stacking problem. The move leverages three specialized Guangzhou facilities and introduces...
PrimeFlight to Be Alaska’s Cargo Handling Agent for New US-UK Route
Alaska Airlines will launch a daily nonstop wide‑body service between Seattle and London Heathrow on May 21, 2026, and has appointed PrimeFlight Cargo as its handling agent at LHR. PrimeFlight will also begin cargo handling for Alaska at Sacramento International...
West Coast Port Row over Booking Systems Threatens Supply Chain Efficiency
A dispute is brewing on the U.S. West Coast as Advent eModal, the dominant provider of container appointment software, threatens to block carriers from using third‑party aggregation tools. The West Coast MTO Agreement mandates truckers to book slots, but eModal’s...
From Transport to Handling: Neura Demonstrates End-to-End Mobile Manipulation for Intralogistics
Neura Mobile Robots showcased an end‑to‑end mobile manipulation system at LogiMAT, pairing its X Move 1200 AGV with the MAiRA M cognitive cobot. The integrated platform not only transports goods but also autonomously grasps, stores, and retrieves items, eliminating manual handovers. This...