Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

London – October 19, 2026 -- The global 3D through-silicon-via (TSV) and 2.5D packaging market will grow from USD 9.46 billion in 2025 to USD 21.50 billion by 2035, according to Credence Research. That implies a compound annual growth rate of 8.50% for 2026-2035. The figures are the firm's proprietary model estimates, not audited supplier sales totals.

HBM and data centers account for the largest share of spending

High-bandwidth memory (HBM) and other memory made up 46.0% of 2025 application revenue. Data centers and high-performance computing held 55.0% of end-use spending. By technology, 2.5D integration led with 38.0% of 2025 value, and die-to-wafer integration accounted for 48.0%.

Cleveland – October 19, 2026 -- Sherwin-Williams Industrial Wood has released Industrial Wood Colormix® 2027, a forecast that sorts emerging wood color, stain and finish directions into three collections: Revive, Reignite and Reconnect.

The Industrial Wood DesignHouse developed the forecast. It targets manufacturers, designers, architects and specifiers, and is meant to translate broader lifestyle trends into finish solutions they can apply.

Research from the Greensboro DesignHouse underpins the three collections

The trends draw on ongoing research by the Sherwin-Williams DesignHouse in Greensboro, North Carolina. The team studies cultural shifts, consumer behavior, architectural trends and material influences to identify design directions for the wood finishing industry.

Rochester Hills – October 19, 2026 -- FANUC America has opened an $18 million, 132,000-square-foot Training Academy in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It more than doubles classroom count from 13 to 28 and is billed as the largest corporate robotics and industrial automation training center in the United States.

Three-story Auburn Hills facility replaces Rochester Hills training site

The Academy sits on FANUC America's West Campus and includes 56,300 square feet of training space for technicians, engineers, educators, students and manufacturing professionals. It replaces the training facility inside the company's Rochester Hills headquarters.

Together with eight other regional facilities, the Academy gives FANUC's training network capacity for about 17,500 participants a year. The network runs more than 160 robots and over 40 CNC simulators.

East Dubuque, Illinois – October 19, 2026 -- Crescent Electric Supply Company has appointed Cindi Evans as Chief Revenue Officer, effective October 16, 2026, putting a 25-year commercial executive in charge of enterprise revenue strategy at one of the largest independent U.S. distributors of electrical hardware and supplies.

Evans takes charge of enterprise revenue strategy at Crescent

Evans will lead Crescent's revenue strategy with a focus on accelerating profitable growth, deepening customer and supplier relationships, and strengthening commercial execution. CEO Penny Cotner said the company looks forward to continuing its growth journey with Evans at the helm of its revenue functions.

Tokyo – October 19, 2026 -- Cellid Inc. has placed its AR glasses reference design, built on proprietary waveguide technology, in the Computer History Museum's new "Extended Reality: Visions of the Future" exhibit, alongside disassembled components of its HJ1 AI Smart Glasses.

Exhibit runs October 1, 2026 to March 28, 2027 in Mountain View

The Computer History Museum (CHM) opened the show on October 1, 2026, in Mountain View, California. It closes on March 28, 2027. The exhibit brings together more than 100 devices and artifacts spanning six decades of innovation in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, smart glasses and AI-powered wearables.

Cellid's items sit alongside contemporary smart glasses and earlier extended reality systems. The curators frame the display around advances in miniaturization, ergonomics, artificial intelligence and wearable technology.

United States – October 19, 2026 -- Stanley Black & Decker will field three outdoor brands, DEWALT, Cub Cadet and Hustler, at Booth 5112 inside and Booth 7822D outside at Equip Expo 2026. DEWALT will preview a 2X20V MAX* XR 21-inch rear-wheel-drive self-propelled mower ahead of its November 2026 launch.

DEWALT and Cub Cadet will lead the company's outdoor lineup, with emphasis on battery-powered professional handheld tools, zero-turn mowers and stand-on mowers. Doug Redpath, President and General Manager of the Outdoor Business, said the brands will show how the company keeps delivering "innovation for outdoor professionals."

Chicago – October 19, 2026 -- Charter Next Generation (CNG) cut net Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 23% in 2025 versus 2024, according to its 2025 Impact Report, "We Own Impact." The specialty films and material science provider also reported a 190% jump in landfill diversion and a sharp rise in recycled-content use.

CNG lifts post-consumer recycled material use by more than 30%

The company increased its use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) material by more than 30% year over year. The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recognized CNG as a Recycling Demand Champion. CNG says the increase supports its circular materials strategy.

Porto – October 19, 2026 -- Athena Technology Solutions, a Fremont, California-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation specialist, has opened its first European office in Porto with six employees. It plans to reach 20 staff within a year and 100 within five years.

Athena targets five European clients by December fiscal year-end

The company aims to secure at least five clients by the end of its fiscal year in December. Porto will host sales, project delivery, customer support and leadership for the European operation. Sachi Javli, managing director and head of global delivery, leads the unit.

Athena, founded in 2011, has about 200 people in the U.S. and India. It is recruiting project managers, program managers, developers and sales professionals in Portugal and other European markets.

Chicago – October 19, 2026 -- Twenty-nine percent of U.S. consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers say AI is embedded end to end in core operations, more than double the 13% global figure, according to new Schneider Electric data released at PACK EXPO International 2026.

U.S. manufacturers deploy AI across sites at nearly twice the global rate

The figures supplement Schneider Electric's earlier global report, "Beyond the Hype: Practical AI for Competitive Consumer Goods Manufacturing," which surveyed more than 1,400 executives worldwide. The new U.S. data comes from a representative Censuswide survey of 252 senior manufacturing decisionmakers.

In the U.S., 52% of CPG manufacturers have deployed AI across multiple sites or processes, versus 27% globally. By 2030, 67% of U.S. respondents expect AI to be core to their operations, compared with 37% of respondents worldwide.

Guangzhou – October 19, 2026 -- The 2026 Canton Fair Design Award (CF Award) selected 222 products from 174 companies out of 4,218 entries submitted by 2,112 companies, as the 140th Canton Fair opened. The winners are on display in Area D of the Canton Fair Complex.

A domestically developed high-performance sport motorcycle and an intelligent navigation capsule robot gastric endoscopy system received the Best of the Best Award, the competition's highest recognition.

Smart products account for over 30% of winners

AI-powered glasses, intelligent conference terminals and smart healthcare devices extend AI applications across home, office, medical and outdoor environments. Breakthrough entries ranged from an upper limb motor function assistance and enhancement system to exoskeleton robots.