Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

Backnang – November 03, 2026 -- WIRmachenDRUCK GmbH won the Xerox Award as "Socially Engaged Printing Company of the Year" at the 22nd Druck&Medien Awards on October 29, 2026. The Backnang-based online printer also took second place in the "Customer & Sales Team of the Year" category (POLAR Award).

Charity campaign anchors the winning entry

The award recognizes "Happy Friday," which founders Johannes and Samuel Voetter launched in 2020 as a counter-model to Black Friday discounting. Employees pack around 10,000 Christmas parcels each year, including for orphans in Hungary, Romania and Ukraine. The 2025 edition was the sixth.

Family Ferber provides its Aspach mine free of charge as the packing location. The VfB Stuttgart, MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg, SRS e.V. and third-division football club SG94 Großaspach have also taken part. Calw-based Hilfstransporte + Waisenhilfe e.V. coordinates distribution in Eastern Europe.

CHANGZHOU, China – November 03, 2026 -- Nasdaq-listed STAK Inc. (Nasdaq: STAK) replaced its Chief Financial Officer effective November 1, 2026, appointing Xiaofei Han, a former U.S.-listed company auditor with about 20 years of experience, while its Chief Technology Officer also stepped down.

STAK appoints Han, a Deloitte and Marcum alumnus, as CFO effective November 1

Han spent July 2007 to January 2011 as a Senior Auditor at the Guangzhou Branch of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP. He then worked at Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP from February 2011 to June 2017 as an Audit Manager and Senior Manager.

At Marcum, he handled audit services for U.S.-listed companies and IPO audits for companies preparing to go public. Since 2017, he has advised Chinese companies seeking U.S. capital markets listings. He founded Guangzhou Jingtian Enterprise Consulting Co., Ltd. in August 2019.

Haarlem – November 03, 2026 -- WyreStorm Technologies has opened a regional headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, to run its EMEA, India and Pacific operations from a single permanent base. The New York-headquartered AV manufacturer opened the site in September.

Haarlem site houses international team and runs daily regional operations

The facility is the dedicated base for WyreStorm's international team. It also gives the company space to meet partners, discuss project requirements and demonstrate products. WyreStorm is planning future technical training initiatives for the site.

MUNICH – November 03, 2026 -- Longsys (301308.SZ/09976.HK) will unveil its first industrial-grade, wide-temperature mSSD at electronica 2026, running November 10-13 in Munich, as demand for storage built for edge AI grows in automotive and industrial applications.

SiP design removes SMT assembly and solder-joint failure risk

The mSSD is built on system-in-package (SiP) technology and integrates the controller, flash memory and passive components into a single package. That eliminates surface-mount technology (SMT) assembly, cutting material use and manufacturing process requirements. Without the solder joints of conventional PCB assembly, the design also removes the associated risk of solder-joint failures. Longsys cites water resistance, dust protection and shock resistance as the basis for its industrial-grade reliability.

HONG KONG – November 03, 2026 -- Himel's NERIO Series, built with paint-free manufacturing technology, won the Green Technology – Manufacturing award at the 2026 Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards, as the electrical products maker pushes a portfolio spanning industrial drives, wiring devices and EV charging.

Himel launches X Series drives for pump and fan applications

The newly introduced X Series Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) target industrial customers who prioritize reliability, efficiency and ease of maintenance. Himel cites simplified setup and maintenance and flexible integration across industrial applications. The series also offers energy-saving potential in suitable pump and fan operations.

Shanghai – November 03, 2026 -- YR Fitness, a China-based manufacturer that says 100% of its strength machines are designed, developed and built in-house, will present new equipment at FIBO 2027 in Cologne, Germany, on April 8-11 at Booth 9E67.

The new machines have completed key internal testing, according to the company.

YR Fitness holds more than 200 patents after nearly three decades of in-house development

The company, founded in 1997, handles design, R&D, testing and manufacturing of its strength equipment itself. Its engineering focuses on movement paths, resistance, ergonomics and target-muscle engagement.

Specific features include specially designed cams that maintain resistance through more of the movement, and independent converging and diverging paths based on natural body motion.

Western Australia – November 02, 2026 -- Rio Tinto is pitching a portfolio of iron ore, copper and aluminium to investors as demand rises from AI, digital infrastructure and electrification, backed by operations in 35 countries and a workforce of more than 60,000.

Rio Tinto lists iron ore, copper and aluminium as core products

The company positions iron ore as the primary raw material for steel, copper as a conductor of heat and electricity, and aluminium as a lightweight, infinitely recyclable metal used in jet engines, electric vehicles and mobile phones. Its stated goal is to become the world's most valued metals and mining business.

Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou anchor the growth projects

Rio Tinto describes the Simandou Project as the world's largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit. It presents Oyu Tolgoi as one of the most modern, safe and sustainable operations in the world.

Huntington Beach – November 02, 2026 -- Japan-based Prime Polymer and U.S. biomaterials company Newlight Technologies have developed a polypropylene textile material with dyeability comparable to polyester (PET). The material targets the limited dyeability that has held back polypropylene fiber in apparel and footwear.

Polypropylene and Aircarbon PHB alloy accepts conventional disperse dyes

The material combines Prime Polymer's polypropylene alloy design and compounding technology with Newlight's Aircarbon® PHB. Newlight produces this biomaterial with microorganisms that convert methane.

The companies say the alloy can be processed from compound pellets into yarn, then knitted or woven into fabrics. It can be dyed with conventional disperse dye systems, the same class of dyes used for polyester. Both companies have demonstrated conversion of the material into yarn and textile structures.

Schaumburg, Ill. – November 02, 2026 -- Composites One, a North American composite materials distributor with more than 600 suppliers, has begun a broader rollout of a redesigned digital platform that puts product availability, pricing, invoicing, account tools and technical documentation into a single account view.

Customer Advisory Board and two years of feedback shaped the build

Composites One built the platform around a standing Customer Advisory Board and rounds of direct customer feedback. It did not design the system internally and roll it out top-down. Christina Chatfield, Head of Digital Growth, said the project outgrew its original scope: "This was more than an update. It was a digital transformation."

Elkhart – November 02, 2026 -- Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) will hold one-on-one meetings with investors and analysts at two conferences in November, starting with a virtual event on November 9, 2026.

Patrick joins Northcoast Research's virtual forum on November 9

The Northcoast Research Fall Management Forum will be held virtually on November 9, 2026. Patrick will meet investors and analysts individually at the event.

Patrick takes meetings at Baird's Chicago conference on November 10

The Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference runs November 10-12, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Patrick will participate on November 10, the opening day.

The company supplies components to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in the RV, Marine, Powersports and Housing markets. It reports more than 85 brands and approximately 10,000 employees across the United States.