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OPT Machine Vision Tech Co., Ltd., a Chinese developer of machine vision hardware and software components for factory automation, has filed a prospectus with the Shanghai Stock Exchange to issue up to 1.27 billion yuan ($178 million USD) in convertible corporate bonds.

Cognex Corporation, a global technology leader in industrial machine vision, has reported record revenue for the second quarter ended July 5, 2026, as broad-based demand across its major end markets combined with continued growth in AI-enabled vision applications.

North American companies ordered 8,940 robots valued at $622 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to new data released by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Compared to the second quarter of 2025, this represents a 4.3% increase in units ordered and a 21.3% increase in revenue.

New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), totaled $672.7 million in June 2026.

Onto Innovation has announced the successful closing of its previously announced acquisition of a 27% minority equity stake in Rigaku Holdings Corporation from Atom Investment, L.P., an affiliate of Carlyle, for approximately US$720 million.

Callista Private Equity GmbH has announced the acquisition of Industrial Metrology Solutions LLC (ZeroTouch) from the Sandvik Group by Callista Asset Management 35 GmbH.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement on a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the automation and advancement of manufacturing equipment and manual operations in the manufacturing industry.

HBK has announce that it has signed an agreement with Astor Place Holdings to acquire Sentech, a USA based premium sensor business.

Verisurf Software, Inc., a leading provider of Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) quality control, celebrates its first anniversary as a member of Sandvik. Since joining Sandvik in June 2025, Verisurf has expanded its innovation roadmap, strengthened its global reach, and accelerated the delivery of advanced digital manufacturing and quality assurance technologies.