Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report totaled $220.7 million in January 2026. Orders increased 2.7% from December 2025 and were up 9.9% from January 2025.
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Humanoid has completed a landmark Proof of Concept (POC) at the Ford Innovation Centre in Cologne, Germany. The Humanoid team worked to deploy Humanoid’s wheeled Alpha HMND 01 robot in two complex workflows: tote handling for kitting and dual-arm manipulation of large, metal car body parts.
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UK Based Loop Technology recently announced the launch of Loop Technology US Inc., marking a significant step in the company’s international expansion. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the new entity is strategically positioned to provide the US market with full access to Loop Technology’s suite of products and services.
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Octave, the potential software spin-off from Hexagon AB, has unveiled its new brand identity, marking a major step toward its transition into an independent company. Comprised of Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial divisions, alongside the Bricsys, ETQ and Projectmates businesses, Octave’s brand signals a clear vision of purpose and mission to unleash intelligence at scale.
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Metrologic Group and Dimensional Control Systems (DCS) are uniting to form Metrologic DCS, a new brand within the Intelligent Manufacturing business area of the Sandvik Group, with a clear ambition to create a global leader in quality intelligence software.
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As manufacturing continues its rapid transformation toward smarter, more connected production environments, robotics is redefining what quality control looks like on the factory floor.
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Nikon Corporation has announced that it has made an investment in Trener Robotics, based California, United States hrough the NFocus Fund*. Trener Robotics’ total funding to date is over $38 million. The new capital will be used to accelerate Trener’s T-Labs R&D, new skill training, global talent acquisition, and market and partner expansion.
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In a move that signals a decisive shift in the evolution of industrial artificial intelligence, Autodesk has announced a $200 million strategic investment in World Labs, a frontier AI research company,
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Minitab has announced the acquisition of the Effex solution, a cutting-edge design of experiments (DOE) and optimization tool that offers true custom designs.
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Machina Labs, a leader in advanced manufacturing and robotics, has announced it has closed a Series C financing totaling $124 million and the development of its first large-scale Intelligent Factory.
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