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Esco Tool Launches Rental Fleet for On-Site Pipe Weld Prep

Holliston, Mass. – September 07, 2026 -- Esco Tool has rolled out a full rental fleet of tube and pipe end-prep tools priced from $250.00 per week, targeting maintenance crews that need on-site welding preparation without capital equipment purchases.

Rental kits ship within 24 hours of order

The Esco Rental Fleet covers I.D. clamping MILLHOG® end prep tools and O.D. clamping COHOG® split-frame machines, sized for tube and pipe ranging from 1.5 inches I.D. to 36 inches O.D. Esco Tool, a unit of Esco Technologies, Inc., says all units are designed for single-operator use and can bevel, face, and bore simultaneously without cutting fluids.

Laser Research Optics Launches CO2 Beam Delivery Optics Line

Providence, R.I. – September 07, 2026 -- Laser Research Optics has launched a full line of CO2 beam delivery optics engineered for 10.6 μm lasers rated between 25 and 200 watts, targeting metal cutting, welding, engraving, plastic, textile, and medical laser applications.

New Optics Line Covers Sizes From 0.6 Inches to 3 Inches in Diameter

The product range includes beam combiners and splitters, ZnSe output couplers, front mirrors, silicon and molybdenum turning mirrors, silicon and copper phase retardation reflectors, and germanium end- and zero phase-reflectors. Reflectivities reach up to 99%, with output couplers holding reflectivity tolerances of ±1%.

Eyesafe Debuts HT Privacy Film With 12% Higher Transmission at IFA 2026

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- Eyesafe unveiled two additions to its screen protection platform at IFA 2026, including a privacy film that delivers roughly 12% higher light transmission than standard privacy screens without sacrificing side-angle protection.

Eyesafe HT Privacy cuts the brightness trade-off long tied to privacy screens

Laboratory measurements across leading smartphones and industry reference displays showed Eyesafe HT Privacy achieving 74–75% average light transmission, compared with 66.3% for standard privacy film, according to company data from August 2026. The technology maintained effective side-angle privacy and showed no visible color shift on any tested display, with color difference measured at ΔE2000 ≤1.9. Eyesafe CEO Justin Barrett said the technology delivers a brighter head-on picture while keeping side-angle privacy intact.

EVB's Ultra-Slim 150kW DC Charger Wins iF and Red Dot Awards

Wenzhou – September 07, 2026 -- EVB's BUDC ultra-slim dual-connector DC EV charger has won both the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 and the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026, recognizing a 150 kW unit built to fit into space-constrained European fast-charging sites.

BUDC delivers 150 kW output in a body roughly 100 mm thick

The charger's flat architecture targets a persistent constraint in European DC fast-charging deployment: installing high-power equipment where physical space is limited. Its design supports wall-mounted and embedded installation across urban streets, parking facilities, bus depots, truck depots and fleet sites.

Skyven's Arcturus Heat Pump Hits COP of 8.0, Beats Roadmap Target

Antwerp – September 07, 2026 -- Skyven Technologies said its Arcturus industrial heat pump demonstration center in Texas has achieved a sustained coefficient of performance (COP) of 8.0, a gain of more than 20% over the 6.5 COP recorded at commissioning and above the target set in the company's original roadmap.

Arcturus surpasses its own commissioning benchmark through design and control upgrades

Skyven attributed the jump to improvements in system design, control algorithms and integration engineering at the Texas facility. The result confirms the ceiling performance of the Arcturus product line, which the company tailors to individual client sites, balancing COP against required temperature lift. Across its range, Arcturus delivers temperature increases of 38°C to 185°C, with corresponding COPs from 8.0 down to 2.0.

LichtBlick Activates Largest Solar Park, Powering 13,000 Homes

Mühlhausen – September 07, 2026 -- LichtBlick has commissioned its largest solar park to date in Mühlhausen, Thuringia, a facility spanning approximately 37 hectares with roughly 71,000 solar modules that will generate around 45 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to supply more than 13,000 households.

New substation enables grid connection for record-scale facility

A dedicated substation was built specifically to feed the generated power into the electricity grid, supporting the scale of the installation. The project marks the second photovoltaic development LichtBlick has completed in the current fiscal year, part of an accelerated buildout of its own generation capacity.

Fibocom Launches RU311 5G RedCap Module for Mid-Tier IoT Upgrades

Shenzhen – September 07, 2026 -- Fibocom Wireless Inc. has launched the RU311 5G RedCap module series, targeting mid-tier IoT devices such as industrial gateways, security cameras, aftermarket automotive systems, energy applications and MiFi devices that require a lower-cost path from 4G to 5G.

RU311 delivers dual-mode 5G RedCap and LTE Cat.4 connectivity

Built on the UNISOC V527 platform, the RU311 supports 5G RedCap with peak downlink speeds up to 226 Mbps and uplink speeds up to 120 Mbps. In LTE Cat.4 mode, it reaches 150 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink, giving manufacturers a single module capable of serving both legacy and next-generation deployments.

ZPMC Names First Two 38,000 DWT Heavy-Lift Vessels for Chipolbrok

Shanghai – September 07, 2026 -- Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) named the first two vessels in a four-ship series of 38,000 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift carriers built for Chipolbrok, marking the shipbuilder's entry into the multipurpose heavy-lift vessel segment.

Each vessel carries three 350-ton cranes for combined 700-ton lifts

The naming ceremony took place on Aug. 28. Each vessel measures 182 meters in length, 30 meters in beam and 17 meters in depth, with a design draft of 9.8 meters and a service speed of 14.5 knots. Classed by DNV, the ships feature a full-length open deck, two extra-long cargo holds with a maximum length of 76.8 meters, and adjustable tweendecks for cargo flexibility. Three in-house-developed 350-ton cranes are fitted on each vessel, with two capable of tandem lifts totaling up to 700 tons.

Haier Biomedical Debuts Automated -80°C Storage at ISPE Singapore 2026

Singapore – September 07, 2026 -- Haier Biomedical (SHA: 688139) reported that revenue from pharmaceutical clients rose 23% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, while laboratory solutions revenue grew 19%, as the company unveiled new automated bio-storage and connected pharmaceutical technologies at the ISPE Singapore Conference & Exhibition 2026.

Automated -80°C storage system makes international exhibition debut

Held August 20-21 at Suntec Singapore, the event served as the venue for the first international showing of Haier Biomedical's automated ultra-low-temperature storage solution. The system combines automated -80°C storage with intelligent sample management to improve workflow efficiency and traceability for pharmaceutical companies and research organizations handling high-value samples.

STANLEY® Enters EMEA Flooring Market via Area Floors, i4F Tie-Up

Turnhout, Belgium – September 07, 2026 -- STANLEY® has entered the global flooring market for the first time through a strategic partnership with Istanbul-based manufacturer Area Floors, launching SPC flooring collections built entirely on i4F Drop-Lock installation technology. The products are already in production and will roll out across the EMEA region during 2026.

STANLEY® debuts first-ever flooring line under licensing deal with Area Floors

The collections mark STANLEY®'s expansion into floating SPC (Stone Polymer Core) flooring, targeting the residential and renovation segments. Area Floors, which operates automated manufacturing facilities and has international export experience, is responsible for product development and manufacturing under the agreement.