Industries

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 8, 2026 -- Eurobike will turn one of cycling's most contested engineering questions into a centerpiece of its 2026 program. The trade fair, organized by Fairnamic GmbH, plans to showcase 32-inch wheel concepts for gravel and mountain bikes across its exhibition floor and a series of expert sessions before the show opens in Frankfurt on June 24. For component makers, frame developers and buyers, the move offers a working venue to weigh whether larger diameters move from prototype to standard. It also positions the event as a reference point for an industry still deciding where wheel sizes go next.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- Ivoclar has published clinical practice guidance for dental professionals working with the Tetric plus composite system, focusing on combined workflows involving Tetric plus Flow and Tetric plus Fill in anterior restorations. The guidance positions Tetric plus Flow as a single-material replacement for both Tetric EvoFlow and Tetric PowerFlow, built around its thixotropic properties — controlled, precise application alongside strong flow when required. Three tips address contouring support, surface imperfection repair and volume or transition adjustment in Class IV, Class V and direct veneer procedures. OptraSculpt Pad and OptraGloss are recommended as supporting instruments throughout.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- Mr. Wheels®, a car care brand covering rims, windows, paint and interiors, will present its product portfolio at The Tire Cologne 2026 in Hall 7.1, Booth D20/E25. The display centres on the Power Trio — the Mr. Wheels® Wheel Cleaner, Wheel Sealant and Tire Shine — alongside five further products covering exterior paint protection, interior hygiene and glass care. The Wheel Cleaner, the most technically specified product in the range, is acid-free, TPMS-compatible and effective across all standard wheel finish types. All products in the range are formulated without hazardous substances.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- Vipal Rubber will present the V® Super Hybrid tyre retreading compound as the headline product at The Tire Cologne 2026, with field test data showing mileage performance up to 140 percent above the usual fleet average in severe mixed-terrain operations including wood extraction, animal food transportation and live cargo. Developed for operations combining paved and unpaved roads, the compound addresses durability, mileage performance and casing preservation simultaneously. Frederico Schmidt, General Manager of Vipal EMEA, will lead a public lecture on the technology on 9 June at 11:30am, covering technical retreading challenges and the circular economy case for tyre service life extension. The DV-UMe tread for electric vehicles will also feature at the Vipal booth.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- RONAL GROUP returns to The Tire Cologne 2026 in Hall 7.1, Booth C-19, presenting new wheel products and surface technologies for passenger cars, performance vehicles and commercial vehicles to an international trade audience. Leading the product introductions are the RONAL RF2 FORGED, an exclusive forged wheel for the performance and premium segment, and the RONAL R74, a broad-coverage addition to the Essential Line. A jointly developed Hot Stamping surface technology with LEONHARD KURZ and a new ULTRASHIELD coating from the SPEEDLINE TRUCK brand complete the innovation display. RONAL GROUP is also using the fair to introduce a restructured four-line portfolio architecture under the RONAL brand.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- THE TIRE COLOGNE 2026 opens on 9 June in Cologne with artificial intelligence positioned as the defining theme across its three-day programme. The leading international trade fair for the tyre and wheel industry will demonstrate AI applications spanning the full sector value chain, from workshop appointment booking and real-time diagnostic systems to tyre development, fleet management and microplastic reduction. Live demonstrations in the Innovation Lab and sessions on the Tire Stage cover both operational deployment today and the regulatory requirements taking shape by 2029. The event runs from 9 to 11 June at Koelnmesse, with BRV — the Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk e.V. — as the industry sponsor.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- iVT International will host a 40-minute panel discussion on machine control and autonomous systems for off-highway vehicles at iVT Expo Cologne on Wednesday 10 June at 2:30pm. The session — titled "Autonomous Future? Exploring the Challenges of Machine Control and Driverless Systems for Off-Highway Vehicles" — takes place at the iVT Live Zone and is free to attend. Tom Stone, editor of iVT International, will moderate a roundtable drawing expertise from component manufacturers and vehicle OEMs across the construction and agricultural sectors. Four specialists from CNH Italia, Volvo CE, Danfoss Power Solutions and Scanreco/CrossControl will take part.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- ABB AG will present an electrification portfolio covering traction motors, mobile inverters and battery systems at IVT Expo Europe 2026, running on 10 and 11 June 2026 at Köln Messe in Cologne. The company occupies Hall 1, Stand 1070, displaying the AMXE Series traction motor, the HES580 and HES880 mobile inverters and the Max Series LTO battery pack alongside power electronics building blocks for high-voltage DC architectures. With more than 105,000 employees and a history spanning more than 140 years, ABB positions electrification and automation as the two pillars of its industrial offering. All three product lines address heavy electrical vehicles, off-road machines, and rail and marine applications where reliability and harsh-environment performance are primary engineering requirements.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- Messe München will stage bauma Shanghai 2026 across two Pudong venues simultaneously, marking the first time the construction machinery trade fair has operated in a "one show, two venues" format. The Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center runs from 23 to 26 November 2026, while the Shanghai New International Expo Centre operates from 24 to 27 November. Both sites run under a unified exhibition concept and product portfolio spanning construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines and construction vehicles. Komatsu, LiuGong and Sunward Intelligent are among the confirmed exhibitors, with booth applications from domestic and international companies described as having exceeded advance expectations.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 7, 2026 -- APEM, an IDEC company and a global manufacturer of human-machine interface components since 1952, covers panel switches, PCB switches, LED indicators, joysticks and complete panel solutions across a catalog of more than 50,000 part numbers. The company runs a vertically integrated production model that handles raw material processing, tooling, molding, electroplating, testing, assembly and logistics entirely within its own facilities. Custom products account for 75 percent of APEM's total turnover, supported by a base of more than 300 standard series available for tailored adaptation. APEM employs 1,400 people worldwide and serves customers through more than 130 distributors.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 6, 2026 -- Huawei showcased the backup and data protection capabilities of its OceanProtect solution through the OceanStor Talks webinar series, with a live demo session conducted on 29 May 2026. The demonstration covered three core performance areas central to enterprise storage decisions: fast backup and recovery throughput, data reduction efficiency, and broad workload compatibility across both traditional and emerging application environments. M. Murat Kalak, Senior Solutions POC Testing Specialist, led the session on behalf of Huawei. The OceanStor Talks series continues with sessions scheduled through October 2026 covering additional storage, HPC and data center topics.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 6, 2026 -- Henry Schein, Inc. has elected William K. "Dan" Daniel as Independent Chairman of the Board effective May 21, 2026, as Stanley M. Bergman steps down following 44 years as a Director of the company. Daniel joined the Henry Schein board in May 2025 and brings executive leadership experience across healthcare and industrial businesses, including a 14-year tenure as Executive Vice President at Danaher Corporation. The election places a leader with direct experience in dental sector governance and operations in the chair role at the world's largest provider of healthcare solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Bergman has been named Chairman Emeritus.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 2, 2026 -- spoga+gafa, the Cologne-based international trade fair for garden lifestyle and BBQ, is restructuring its 2026 edition to place the BBQ and Outdoor Adventure theme worlds in closer physical and editorial proximity. Running from June 22 to 24, the fair will stage both segments jointly in one hall, supported by a central special zone, a dedicated BBQ demonstration stage, and a food and trend market. The move is part of the fair's ongoing conceptual development program, which KoelnMesse calls "growing forward."

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 2, 2026 -- The Industrieverband Garten (IVG) has opened registration for its annual Forum Gartenmarkt, scheduled for November 5 at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf. The event runs under the theme "Fit for Change - Those Who Adapt, Flourish" and is expected to draw around 250 attendees from industry, retail, and media. Delegates who register before July 31 receive a 10 percent early-bird discount. A get-together the evening before is included in the congress fee.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 2, 2026 -- The BHB-GardenSummit, now in its eleventh edition, returns on June 23 with a revised format that reflects feedback from long-standing attendees. Germany's trade association for the home improvement and garden retail sector has shifted the event from the closing day of the spoga + gafa fair in Cologne to the fair's second day, a change developed in coordination with KoelnMesse. The summit closes with a joint garden party co-hosted by BHB and partner association IVG in Hall 6, positioning the networking finale as a centerpiece of the event.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - June 2, 2026 -- Germany's home improvement and garden retail sector reported a gross revenue decline of 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier, with the like-for-like figure narrowing further to minus 0.5 percent, according to data published by BHB - Handelsverband Heimwerken, Bauen und Garten e.V., the German-speaking region's leading DIY trade association. Austria recorded a modest increase of 0.5 percent over the same period. Switzerland posted an overall decline of 3.2 percent, though adjusted for floor space the market turned positive at plus 1.0 percent, a pattern the association attributed to national one-off factors rather than structural weakness.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 2, 2026 -- Steffen Kampeter, director general of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA), has publicly endorsed a potential EXPO 2035 bid by Berlin as a strategic opportunity for Germany's economic positioning - but made clear that national business support will only follow once the Berlin Senate commits to the project politically. His position was laid out in a newly released episode of the EXPO 2035 Berlin podcast series hosted by Jan Lerch. The statement carries weight: Kampeter leads one of the most influential employer organizations in Germany, and his conditions amount to a direct challenge to Berlin's governing coalition.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 1, 2026 -- Woven by Toyota (WbyT) used its KAKEZAN 2026 media event to lay out a four-part technology structure built around Arene, automated driving, Woven City, and a Cloud & AI infrastructure layer. The event took place at the Inventor Garage inside Woven City, a facility that opened on April 3. CEO Hajime Kumabe described the company as a catalyst in Toyota's move toward software-defined mobility, with a stated goal of eliminating traffic accidents across society - a target he said no single company or technology can reach alone.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- May 31, 2025 -- Toyota Motor Corporation reported operating income of approximately 3.8 trillion yen for fiscal year 2026, making it the first Japanese company to surpass 50 trillion yen in annual operating revenue, even as U.S. tariffs and rising material costs weighed on results. Alongside the financial disclosure, newly appointed President Kenta Kon outlined a reform agenda focused on lowering the company's breakeven volume, rationalizing its vehicle lineup, and sustaining the growth investments that underpin Toyota's multi-pathway electrification strategy. For FY2027, the company forecasts a third consecutive year of profit decline, citing ongoing pressure from the Middle East situation that improvements are not expected to fully offset.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 22, 2026 - Stellantis has introduced the financial framework supporting its FaSTLAne 2030 strategic plan, outlining a five-year roadmap focused on revenue growth, profitability improvement and expanded financial services operations. Presented during the financial session of Investor Day 2026, the €60 billion plan establishes long-term targets for adjusted operating income, industrial free cash flow and cost reductions through 2030. Stellantis said the strategy combines disciplined capital allocation, customer-focused operations and a broader contribution from Stellantis Financial Services to support structural value creation. The framework also signals a stronger emphasis on recurring financial services revenue and operational efficiency as the automaker advances its long-term growth agenda.