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HBK's DA110 Handheld Indicator pairs with strain gauge sensors and transducers for mobile calibration and material testing.

Eriez expanded its SafeHold APL Series with 3 models—APL-52, APL-70 and APL-100—for crane-activated, sling-free plate handling.

After a compressor failure threatened production, Aspen Products found a rental fix that turned into a 12% energy savings.

NIBCO acquires UniTorq, adding one of the industry's broadest pneumatic and electric actuator lines to its valve portfolio.

Heart Aerospace's 25,000-lb (11,340-kg) X1 flew 27 minutes on $5 of electricity, previewing a hybrid-electric regional airliner.

SAWsense torque-sensing tech from Transense and Unison powered the first hybrid-electric flight above 30,000 ft, shown off at Farnborough.

European automation firm MotionTech launches in the U.S., tapping industry vet Kristian Hulgard to build out sales and service from Dallas-Fort Worth.