Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

SHERIDAN, Wyo. – October 30, 2026 -- The global graphene market is valued at USD 970 million in 2026 and will reach USD 3.94 billion by 2031, a CAGR of 32.4% over 2026-2031, according to a new study by Wissen Research. The report describes a market moving from research-led development to targeted industrial commercialization, with suppliers prioritizing scalable manufacturing and customer-specific integration over laboratory performance alone.

The report cautions that capacity expansion alone does not establish market growth or utilization. Consistent quality, competitive costs, standardized characterization and proven performance in real products will determine how quickly demand follows.

SHENZHEN – – October 30, 2026 -- Three consumer devices fitted with TCL CSOT displays have been named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2026 list: the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV, the XTEINK X4 Pro Pocket eReader and the Framework Laptop 13 Pro.

TCL X11L is the only Chinese TV in TIME's consumer electronics category

The X11L uses the TCL CSOT WHVA 2.0 Ultra Panel, which delivers a native contrast ratio of 7,000:1 and 100% BT.2020 color space coverage. The display pairs the TCL CSOT Ultra Color Filter with 20,736 Precise Dimming Zones and 10,000-nit peak HDR brightness. It is built on SQD-Mini LED technology.

TIME described the set as using "super quantum dot" technology that emits light at more specific nanometer wavelengths than earlier panels. The magazine said the result is color-accurate and bright.

Tsaghkadzor – October 30, 2026 -- Armenia's mining exports could reach approximately $3 billion in 2027, driven by the development of the Amulsar mine and rising copper and molybdenum prices, according to Vardan Jhanian, President of the Mining and Metallurgy Association of Armenia and First Deputy CEO of Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC).

Jhanian spoke at the third annual Mining Armenia Forum 2026, which drew around 50 speakers from Armenia and 14 other countries and featured more than 30 presentations, panels and roundtables. He said growth must come with minimal impact on nature and surrounding communities, which he said requires adopting best sustainable-development standards.

SALEM, N.H. – – October 30, 2026 -- Standex International (NYSE: SXI) posted record first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $232.6 million, up 12.4% organically, and raised its full-year outlook. The board also authorized a new $100 million share repurchase program.

Electronics drives growth as orders reach about $273 million

Electronics grew 29.5% organically, led by fast growth markets, general industrial demand and new products. Company-wide order intake hit a record of about $273 million, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.17. New product sales rose 56%, and sales into fast growth markets rose 25% to about $78 million.

Adjusted gross margin reached a record 44.4%, up 240 basis points year on year. GAAP operating margin was 17.4%. Adjusted operating margin was 20.2%, up 110 basis points, with expansion in every segment.

CEO David Dunbar credited "multiple independent growth drivers," including electrification, data center and defense demand.

LOS GATOS – October 30, 2026 -- Atomera Incorporated (NASDAQ: ATOM) reported a third-quarter 2026 net loss of $6.0 million, or $0.15 per share, while cash and short-term investments rose to $34.8 million from $19.2 million at year-end 2025.

Net loss widens by $0.4 million while per-share loss narrows to $0.15

The loss compares with $5.6 million, or $0.17 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was a loss of $4.6 million versus a loss of $4.4 million a year earlier. Shares outstanding totaled 39.1 million as of Sept. 30, 2026.

The cash balance as of Sept. 30 is $15.6 million higher than at Dec. 31, 2025.

TORONTO – October 30, 2026 -- NEO Battery Materials (TSXV: NBM) reported second-quarter revenue of $203,566 against a gross loss of $807,492 for the period ended August 31, 2026, as the drone and defense battery maker builds out a South Korean cell plant ahead of expected higher-volume orders. All figures are in Canadian dollars unless noted.

Six-month gross loss reaches $1.45 million as fixed costs outpace volume

Revenue for the six months ended August 31 was $382,530, with a gross loss of $1,450,753. NEO attributes the negative margins to early-stage commercial production at its cell manufacturing expansion facility, where volumes are not yet high enough to absorb the fixed cost base. The company expects the gap to narrow as output rises.

TAICHUNG – October 30, 2026 -- Taiwan King Lung Chin PTC Co., Ltd. (KLC Corporation) is promoting Thermal Test Vehicle (TTV) solutions for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) chip-wafer validation, alongside high-voltage coolant heaters for electric vehicles rated up to 12,000 W.

TTV units simulate thermal loads for cold plate and liquid cooling tests

KLC's TTV solutions provide controllable heat sources that replicate thermal loads in high-power electronic devices and advanced semiconductor architectures. Engineers can use them for early-stage chip-wafer layout and architecture verification, and to evaluate cooling performance in cold plates and liquid cooling systems.

The company cites rising power densities in AI infrastructure and HPC systems as the driver of demand for thermal validation. Target applications include AI servers, GPU platforms, advanced packaging and semiconductor wafer devices.

BEIJING – October 30, 2026 -- Benewake has put its 18-channel SR18 360° 3D LiDAR into mass production at a price of US$299, with worldwide availability starting November 30, 2026. The SR18 is the first model in the new SR Series, which will also include a 96-channel variant, the SR96.

SR18 weighs 190 g and draws no more than 5 W on average

The SR18 measures 71.8 mm in diameter and 64 mm in height. Benewake targets robot developers with tight space and power budgets, including makers of commercial cleaning robots, robotic lawn mowers, quadruped robots, embodied AI platforms, last-mile delivery robots and industrial mobile robots.

SKINNSKATTEBERG – October 30, 2026 -- Systemair (NASDAQ Stockholm: SYSR) increased its share count by 65,741 in October 2026, lifting the total number of shares and votes to 208,231,189 as of October 30, 2026.

LTIP 2023 warrant exercise drives the increase

The new shares resulted from employees exercising warrants for the subscription of new shares under the company's long-term incentive program, LTIP 2023. The Annual General Meeting approved the program on 31 August 2023.

The increase equals roughly 0.03% of the share base, which stood at about 208.17 million shares before the October exercises. Systemair's share capital now amounts to SEK 52,057,797.25.

Systemair holds 640,000 treasury shares

As of the date of the announcement, the company holds 640,000 treasury shares, about 0.31% of the total. That leaves 207,591,189 shares outstanding excluding treasury holdings.

LUND, Sweden – October 30, 2026 -- Alfa Laval has refinanced its Revolving Credit Facility with a new EUR 1 billion facility carrying an initial maturity of five years.

Facility includes EUR 200 million accordion and two-year extension options

The agreement adds an accordion feature of up to EUR 200 million. Extension options of up to two years can lengthen the initial five-year tenor.

BNP Paribas and SEB coordinate syndication backed by eight relationship banks

BNP Paribas and SEB acted as Joint Coordinators. The syndication drew on eight of Alfa Laval's relationship banks: Bank of America, Danske Bank, Crédit Agricole CIB, Handelsbanken, HSBC, ING, Nordea Bank and Standard Chartered.