
Corbel, a next‑generation CPQ platform, is using generative AI to overhaul industrial equipment sales. The system mines unstructured data—PDFs, videos, sales transcripts—to deliver instant technical answers and embeds financing options directly into the buying flow. By keeping human sales reps in the loop for custom configurations, Corbel shortens sales cycles without replacing the expertise of engineers. The approach targets a trillion‑dollar market that still relies on faxed applications and manual data handling.

Aalberts Integrated Piping Systems (IPS) is approaching a century of U.S.-based valve manufacturing under its Apollo brand, highlighting a vertically integrated model centered in South Carolina. The company offers a broad portfolio that now includes advanced press‑fitting solutions such as...

Trener Robotics unveiled the Acteris platform, a software layer that equips existing ABB, Universal Robots and FANUC machines with pre‑trained Physical AI skills. Backed by a $32 million Series A round, the company’s total funding now exceeds $38 million, enabling rapid market expansion...

Vertical motors are prone to resonance because their shaft behaves like a cantilevered reed, making the reed critical frequency (RCF) the first natural bending mode. When operating speeds, especially with variable frequency drives, intersect this frequency, vibration amplitudes can surge,...

Komatsu North America announced it will acquire the assets of SRC of Lexington, Inc., a Kentucky-based remanufacturing specialist, to broaden its North American remanufactured components business for construction and mining equipment. The transaction is slated to close by the end...