MILWAUKEE – October 21, 2026 -- Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) has been recognized in 21 Gartner Hype Cycle reports covering AI, manufacturing operations, industrial cybersecurity, supply chain and private networks, the company said.

Twenty 2026 editions run from April to July, plus one 2025 AI report

Twenty of the reports are 2026 editions, dated between 24 April and 30 July 2026. The 21st is the Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2025, dated 11 June 2025. AI-focused titles include AI Services, AI in Supply Chain, Physical AI, AI in Manufacturing and AI in Oil and Gas.

VERO BEACH – October 21, 2026 -- Watercrest Senior Living Group, founded in 2012, ranks No. 23 on the 2026 Fortune Top 25 Best Large Workplaces in Aging Services: Senior Housing and Care. The company says it is the highest-ranked senior living organization founded in the past two decades on the list.

Ranking draws on survey feedback from more than 217,000 U.S. employees

Fortune compiled the list with Great Place To Work®. The ranking rests on employee survey responses from more than 217,000 U.S. workers in aging services. It rewards organizations where staff report feeling valued, respected and supported.

Watercrest holds nine consecutive years of Great Place to Work certification

The Fortune placement adds to a nine-year run of Great Place to Work certification. Marc Vorkapich, principal and CEO, said serving associates is fundamental to serving residents. He made the point as the company marks 14 years since its founding.

Gothenburg – October 21, 2026 -- The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) now runs more than 15 Surgical Science simulators across its training center and annual meeting, as the two organizations mark 10 years of partnership.

The anniversary will be celebrated at the CHEST 2026 Annual Meeting in Phoenix and year-round at the CHEST Simulation and Training Facility in Glenview, Illinois. CHEST serves more than 18,000 members worldwide in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.

Co-developed BRONCH Express brings portable bronchoscopy training

The partners co-developed the BRONCH Express, a portable table-top simulator built for hands-on bronchoscopy skills and procedures. It extends training beyond the fixed installations at the Glenview center and the annual event.

CANTON, Mass. – October 21, 2026 -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health company, has introduced triple-plan bundles for small employers in Massachusetts and Maine, along with a new EPO product for small businesses in New Hampshire and Maine, as part of its 2027 offerings.

Small group bundles extend large-employer features to companies with fewer than 50 staff

The bundles are aimed at employers with fewer than 50 employees in Massachusetts and Maine. They carry comprehensive access, choice and value-added services that Harvard Pilgrim previously reserved for its larger employer clients.

Each bundle includes competitive plan designs, new tiered network products, expanded decision support tools and a no-fee Health Savings Account (HSA). By grouping three plans together, the insurer aims to simplify employers' coverage decisions while giving employees a range of 2027 options.

EDEN PRAIRIE – October 21, 2026 -- Third-party testing laboratory DDL has appointed Amy Miller as Senior Director of Lab Support Services & Scientific Affairs and Bob Anderson as Director of Lab Operations, adding a combined 58 years of industry experience to its GMP testing business.

Miller brings 28 years of analytical and marketing leadership from CDMO and device settings

Miller's background spans global pharmaceutical component and medical device manufacturing, service partnerships and CDMO environments. DDL said her analytical services strategy expertise will help it extend testing services to evolving pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery needs.

Toronto – October 21, 2026 -- Hoymiles has launched its HiOne all-in-one residential energy storage system in Canada and shown its HoyUltra 261A commercial and industrial (C&I) storage system in North America for the first time. Both debuts took place at Electricity Transformation Canada (ETC) 2026 in Toronto.

HiOne combines inverter, battery and EMS in a unit installable in 15 minutes

The residential system integrates the inverter, battery system and energy management system (EMS) in a single unit. Installation can take as little as 15 minutes. HiOne has four MPPTs and a maximum input current of 20A, built for varied roof orientations and shading. Seamless backup switching keeps essential household loads running during grid outages.

Edison, N.J. – October 21, 2026 -- M&M International will open a 40,000-square-foot stainless-steel tubing plant in the Greenpark free-trade zone in Coyol, Costa Rica, in the first quarter of 2027, adding a third manufacturing facility to its network.

The plant is under construction. M&M, a portfolio company of Gainline Capital Partners, says the site will expand production capacity and diversify its manufacturing footprint to strengthen supply chain resilience for customers.

Phase one targets medical tubing for catheters, needles and robotics

The first phase will produce stainless-steel medical tubing, a component used in catheters, needles, robotics and surgical instruments. The location puts production closer to customers in the U.S. and Latin America.

CHARLOTTE – October 21, 2026 -- Duke Energy lineworkers won six awards, including two first-place finishes, at the International Lineman's Rodeo held Oct. 17 in Bonner Springs, Kansas, where about 1,250 competitors from around the world took part.

Duke Energy's journeyman teams take two first places and a second overall

Justin McCarson, Heath Burrell and Miles Bell placed second overall in the journeyman division. The same trio also won the Journeyman Mystery Event #1 and took second in the Journeyman IOU category.

Keith Griffin, Jay Tipton and Sandy Barnhill won the journeyman seniors division. Matthew Clark, Danny Haithcock and Hunter Boone placed second in that division. Tyler Nickols, Joshua Buckner and Tyler Manick finished fourth in Journeyman IOU.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – October 21, 2026 -- CXC Investments, LLC, the manager of long/short equity vehicle CXC Horizon Fund, LP, has engaged Silver Fern Financial LLC as its outsourced Chief Financial Officer partner, less than two years after the fund launched in July 2025.

Silver Fern Financial will work alongside CXC management and existing service providers

Silver Fern will provide senior financial leadership and alternative investment management expertise to support the fund's ongoing operations. It will not replace existing service providers. CXC describes the move as an investment in the fund's financial and operational infrastructure as the firm grows.

Benjamin Cohen, Founder and Managing Partner of CXC Investments, said the aim is to strengthen "the financial and operational foundation supporting the Fund."

BAXTER, Minn. – – October 21, 2026 -- Metrology Parts has released "All About Video Measuring Machines," a guide covering six topics: how the systems operate, illumination and edge detection, differences from coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), benefits of optical systems, industry applications, and the shift to multi-sensor technology.

Video measuring machines measure the image of a part, not the part itself

The guide describes a video measuring machine as a robotic system engineered to eliminate physical variables that could cause measurement error. It uses three programmable illumination types: profile, surface and coaxial lighting.

Unlike contact-based CMMs, which use a mechanical probe, video measuring machines are entirely non-contact and rely only on light.