Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

Gothenburg -- AB SKF confirmed a total of 455,351,068 shares outstanding as of September 07, 2026, following a conversion of Series A shares into Series B shares under the company's Articles of Association.

Share conversion shifts voting structure at AB SKF

The Swedish bearings and seals manufacturer reported 28,918,310 Series A shares and 426,432,758 Series B shares outstanding after the conversion. Total voting rights in the company now stand at 71,561,585.8.

Company holds no treasury shares

AB SKF stated it does not hold any of its own shares. The disclosure was made public under obligations set by the Financial Instruments Trading Act, with the information submitted for publication on September 07, 2026, at 08:00 CEST.

Changsha – September 07, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. is broadening its European footprint in sales, manufacturing, service, workforce development and digitalization following a partner meeting at its German plant on August 19 and a subsequent visit to subsidiary m-tec.

Partners across Europe press Zoomlion on spare parts and service speed

Customers and partners from multiple European countries met at Zoomlion's German facility to discuss market developments, products, services and localization progress. Participants credited the company with gains in product quality and technological capability, while flagging long-term service commitments, spare parts supply and a wider product portfolio as top priorities. Chairman and CEO Zhan Chunxin responded by underscoring Europe's strategic weight for Zoomlion and reaffirming a long-term localization commitment.

Changsha, China – September 07, 2026 -- Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. is expanding local sales, manufacturing, service and digital capabilities across Europe following an August 19 partner meeting at its German factory and a visit to subsidiary m-tec.

Partners press Zoomlion for stronger spare-parts and service coverage

Clients and partners from multiple European countries used the meeting to raise priorities including long-term service capacity, spare-parts support and a broader product portfolio. Attendees acknowledged improvements in Zoomlion's product quality and technological capabilities. Chairman and CEO Zhan Chunxin responded by emphasizing Europe's strategic importance to the company and reaffirming a long-term localization commitment.

Charlotte, N.C. – September 07, 2026 -- Lucid Bots has launched the Power Tether, a ground-powered continuous-power system for its Sherpa cleaning and spraying drone, eliminating the battery-swap interruptions that have long constrained commercial drone operations.

Fleet logs 8,760 cumulative flight hours across 600-plus drones

Telemetry data measured as of August 17 shows Lucid Bots' connected network of more than 600 Sherpa drones has accumulated over 8,760 flight hours, the equivalent of a full calendar year in the air. The figure aggregates activity across the fleet rather than reflecting a single continuous flight or exclusive Power Tether usage.

Wuxi – September 07, 2026 -- A global leadership delegation from KUKA, led by a Midea Group vice president, toured Centron's manufacturing facility in Wuxi, China last week to exchange views on intelligent assembly manufacturing and global market trends.

KUKA delegation includes headquarters executives and regional leaders

The delegation comprised members of KUKA Group's headquarters leadership team alongside executives from multiple countries and regions. KUKA, a leading global supplier of industrial robots and automation solutions, sent a delegation of this seniority to Centron, reflecting mutual interest in intelligent assembly manufacturing development.

Tualatin, Ore. – September 07, 2026 -- API International has launched CleanLine, a new line of stainless steel flanges certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 and NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 for drinking-water and clean-water applications.

New Line Adds NSF Certification to Existing Waterworks Flange Range

CleanLine expands API International's waterworks and sanitary process components to serve projects that specifically require NSF-certified parts. The line was developed in response to customer demand for stainless steel components in drinking-water systems that mandate NSF certification. Ric Henderson, VP of Sales, said the certification lets the company support more drinking-water infrastructure projects using the same manufacturing and service base as its existing AWWA and ANSI/ASME flange offering.

Tiffin, Ohio – September 07, 2026 -- Nickolas Asset Management and Kreate will invest $100 million in a 542,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility at 458 Second Avenue in Tiffin, Ohio, creating approximately 120 jobs. Production is scheduled to begin October 1, 2026, with the first machines already delivered to the site.

Facility deploys 32 ENGEL molding machines with AI-driven quality control

The plant will operate 32 new ENGEL injection-molding machines equipped with iQ weight-control technology, integrated with pick-and-place robots, FANUC collaborative robots, autonomous guided vehicles and automated packaging. Krevera's read-write computer-vision AI platform will connect production equipment, quality systems and factory operations, inspecting output and enabling machines to make autonomous real-time corrections.

Tempe, Ariz. – – September 07, 2026 -- U.S. manufacturing activity expanded for an eighth straight month in August, but the pace cooled as the ISM Manufacturing PMI fell to 54.6%, down 1 percentage point from July's 55.6%, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The reading marks the sector's recovery from a 10-month contraction and corresponds to an estimated 2.4% annualized increase in real GDP, ISM said. The broader U.S. economy has now expanded for 22 consecutive months.

New orders and backlogs lose momentum as demand sentiment softens

The New Orders Index dropped 3 points to 53.7% from 56.7% in July, while the Backlog of Orders Index fell 3.2 points to 51.8%. The positive-to-negative comment ratio on demand narrowed to 2-to-1 in August from 3.5-to-1 the prior month. New Export Orders bucked the trend, edging up 0.2 point to 53.2%.

Nashville, Tenn. – September 06, 2026 -- AgriCapture has partnered with Google and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to replenish 5.4 billion gallons of water in Southeast Texas by converting 6,000 acres of rice farmland to water-saving irrigation systems.

Google finances irrigation overhaul across Trinity River Basin farmland

The program targets the Trinity River Basin, where roughly 140,000 rice acres are flood irrigated annually amid pressure from agricultural demand, urban growth and recurring drought. AgriCapture is working directly with Texas rice farmers to install irrigation infrastructure that replaces continuous flooding, measuring results through flow meters, field sensors and geospatial monitoring to quantify verified water savings against prior flood-irrigation baselines.

Amsterdam – September 06, 2026 -- Canopy International B.V. has acquired Aviotec S.r.l., a Turin-based supplier of multi-layer insulation blankets and electrical harnesses for satellites, in a move to expand its footprint in Europe's space supply chain.

Aviotec brings 15 years of thermal-protection expertise to Canopy's European platform

Founded in 2008, Aviotec has built more than 15 years of experience designing and manufacturing flight-qualified MLI blankets and high-reliability electrical harnesses for satellites and spacecraft. The Turin-based company also provides in-house satellite design, integration and test services, supporting institutional space programs and a growing base of commercial customers across Europe's space economy.