industry and manufacturing

402 exhibitors showcase physical AI near Seoul
A total of 402 companies from 17 countries are taking part in the ROBOTWORLD 2026 robotics exhibition at KINTEX near Seoul. Held from November 4 to 7, the event focuses…

Modine increases data center revenue by 95 percent
Modine increased revenue by 35 percent to $994.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2027. Data center revenue rose 95 percent, prompting the company to raise its…
BusinessISU and Ares use AI to develop polymers for solid-state batteries
ISU Specialty Chemical and Ares Materials are jointly developing polymer materials for solid-state batteries. The collaboration also aims to create artificial…

Overstory models grid risks with integrated AI platform
Overstory has launched a grid risk management platform that uses AI models to help power utilities assess the risk of outages and wildfires caused by utility…

exida launches CRA tool for EU cybersecurity compliance
exida has introduced exSILentia CRA, software that supports manufacturers with product-level cybersecurity risk assessments and technical documentation for the European…

Nucleus Research names five leaders in the manufacturing CPQ market
Nucleus Research has published its 2026 Manufacturing Configure, Price, Quote, or CPQ, Technology Value Matrix analysis. The report identifies Configit, Configure One…

Yunji Technology showcases AI-powered robots at EquipHotel Paris
Yunji Technology is showcasing AI-powered robotic systems and solutions developed for hotel cleaning at EquipHotel Paris 2026. The company says its robots can help…
Products and toolsApplied Computing unveils Orbital 2.0 world model for the energy industry
Applied Computing has unveiled Orbital 2.0, which the company says is built on the first world model developed for energy. The system learns cause-and-effect…
Chips and infrastructureAI accelerates engineering work at semiconductor fabs
AI is also accelerating simulations, troubleshooting and the testing of manufacturing changes in semiconductor production. NVIDIA says these technologies together can…
ResearchCompanies are adopting AI faster than they are preparing their data
Nearly 60% of organizations already use advanced automation or artificial intelligence in their supply chains, while only 38% have centralized, real-time data…
Products and toolsKaizen named an IDC Innovator for supporting manufacturing circularity
Kaizen Circularity AI has been named an IDC Innovator for using artificial intelligence to help manufacturers increase their use of recycled materials. The company says…

SAP featured in Gartner’s new AI category focused on supply chains
SAP has been placed in the Market Shapers category in Gartner’s first Emerging Market Quadrant assessment of integrated supply chain AI agents. The company says Joule…
ResearchOpenAI is testing its models in engineering design and manufacturing
OpenAI has demonstrated model capabilities that support mechanical and electrical design, simulation and manufacturing tasks. The company is already using Codex and…

Pull Logic named an Emerging Innovator in QKS Group evaluation
QKS Group named Pull Logic an Emerging Innovator in its fourth-quarter 2026 SPARK Matrix evaluation of the global supply chain inventory optimization market. The…

The smart ports market could reach $23.1 billion by 2034
Fortune Business Insights forecasts that the global smart ports market could be worth $23.10 billion by 2034. Growth could be supported by expanding maritime freight…

Nordic’s new chip brings Wi-Fi and edge AI to battery-powered devices
Nordic Semiconductor has unveiled its nRF71 series of system-on-chips, combining Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Thread and on-device artificial intelligence on a single chip. The…

Google sets a new benchmark for testing what AI engineers can do
Google has introduced a new benchmark and open competition called Physical-Engineering's Last Exam, which tests whether AI agents can complete complex mechanical…

TEKLYNX 2026 adds GS1 and RAIN RFID compliance
TEKLYNX International has unveiled the TEKLYNX 2026 solutions, which improve label design, compliance, print automation and label security. The package also lays the…

Longsys to Unveil Industrial-Grade Wide-Temperature mSSD at electronica 2026
Longsys will present its first industrial-grade, wide-temperature mSSD at electronica 2026 in Munich, alongside a broader range of automotive and industrial storage for…