INDUSTRY ROUNDUP

ONOX is a German agricultural technology company developing fully electric tractors and modular swappable battery systems designed from the ground up, not converted from diesel model, for farms seeking to reduce fuel costs and CO₂ emissions.  The ONOX 1 tractor, offering 70 hp continuous and 110 hp peak power through four… Read more: FULLY ELECTRIC AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS AND FARM ENERGY STORAGE: INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL HEILY, ONOX

SECO/WARWICK is successfully executing its growth strategy, built on quality, a global customer footprint, and consistent structural simplification. In a demanding market environment, the Group delivered very strong financial results, improved profitability, and continued initiatives strengthening its competitive position in key markets. SECO/WARWICK Group 2025 Highlights Growth Drivers of the SECO/WARWICK… Read more: SECO/WARWICK POSTS RECORD PLN 745.9 MILLION REVENUE IN 2025 WITH 35.7% EBIT GROWTH

Some business stories start small, but over time become symbols of an era. The story of SECO/WARWICK is one of them. The story begins during the turbulent years between 1989 and 1991, when Polish entrepreneurship required courage and the engineering ambition to run ahead of the economic reality. It was then – drawing… Read more: 35 YEARS OF HEAT TREATMENT INNOVATION: HOW SECO/WARWICK GREW FROM A POLISH STABLE TO A GLOBAL LEADER

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Red Shark Bikes is a Spanish company that has created a new category of recreational water mobility, an inflatable, bicycle-propelled floating platform that converts into a paddle board, kayak, tandem, or fitness platform through a modular accessory system. Targeting resorts, marinas, nautical centres, and active tourism operators, the company now offers… Read more: INFLATABLE WATER BIKES FOR LEISURE, FITNESS AND ACTIVE TOURISM: INTERVIEW WITH RED SHARK BIKES

Logisoft, a Bulgarian engineering and automation company founded in 1997, designs and delivers turnkey intralogistics systems, from high-speed parcel sortation and DWS stations to multi-level conveyor lines and tote buffering, for courier, e-commerce, retail, and manufacturing clients across 21 European countries.  The company’s latest innovations include a patented “mole-type” conveyor shuttle… Read more: PARCEL SORTING AND INTRALOGISTICS AUTOMATION FOR E-COMMERCE AND CEP: INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS WESTERHOVEN, LOGISOFT

KQ Automation, founded in China in 2008 and expanded into Europe through KQ Automation GmbH in Mönchengladbach, Germany, develops adhesive dispensing, plasma surface treatment, inline quality assurance, and tape application systems for packaging converters, folding carton producers, and commercial printers. With local spare parts stocking and field technicians in Europe, the… Read more: ADHESIVE DISPENSING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS FOR PACKAGING: INTERVIEW WITH BO CHEN, KQ AUTOMATION

MONOCAB is a German R&D initiative developing gyroscopically stabilized, battery-electric, self-driving monorail cabins for four to six passengers, designed to reactivate disused rural rail lines with on-demand, individualized public transport. The second-generation test vehicle will be presented at InnoTrans Berlin in September 2026, as the project prepares to spin off a… Read more: AUTONOMOUS MONORAIL FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT: INTERVIEW WITH THORSTEN FÖRSTERLING, MONOCAB

Founded in 1997, Kimya is an international specialty chemicals company serving the steel and water treatment industries through two dedicated divisions — Steel Industry Chemicals, focused on flat products processing, and Water Treatment, covering cooling towers, boilers, and industrial wastewater systems.  The company combines chemical supply with field monitoring, IoT-enabled dosing… Read more: SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FOR STEEL PROCESSING AND INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT: INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA PIERANGELI, KIMYA

ATB – Acabamentos Têxteis de Barcelos, founded in 1985 and based in Portugal’s leading textile cluster, is one of Europe’s largest textile dyeing and finishing companies, serving apparel, automotive, sports, and technical textiles markets. Alongside conventional finishing processes, ATB is developing low-impact dyeing through bacteriological fermentation, a water-reduction process in collaboration… Read more: SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE DYEING AND FINISHING FOR FASHION AND TECHNICAL TEXTILES: INTERVIEW WITH ATB

WINGAIN Europe Ltd., the European subsidiary of Beijing WINGAIN, manufactures and assembles Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at its facility in Csongrád, Hungary, serving commercial, industrial, and utility-scale customers across Europe. With electricity prices rising and renewable generation expanding rapidly, demand for grid-stabilization storage solutions continues to accelerate.  Csaba Wolf, General… Read more: BESS SOLUTIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN ENERGY TRANSITION: INTERVIEW WITH CSABA WOLF, WINGAIN EUROPE

As infrastructure projects grow in complexity, the ability to design systems where every component communicates reliably has become more valuable than the performance of any individual technology. Andrei Iacobiță, Managing Director of IESYS, a systems integration company with experience in airports, road infrastructure, and industrial automation, discusses how the industry is shifting… Read more: SYSTEMS INTEGRATION FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: INTERVIEW WITH ANDREI IACOBIȚĂ, IESYS

In 1993, Meilleur Co., Ltd. began its journey with the import and sales of a single pair of earplugs. Since its founding, the company has stayed true to its core belief: “To offer medical devices that we would proudly use for our own family and friends.” Today, Meilleur employs 34 team members and… Read more: REUSABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND CSSD SOLUTIONS FOR JAPANESE HOSPITALS: MEILLEUR CO.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation (IPA) has tested three Montech AG belt conveyors for cleanroom use and certified them. These cleanroom belt conveyors meet the high requirements of ISO cleanroom classes 4 to 6 and offer companies in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and semiconductor industries custom-tailored solutions for their… Read more: FRAUNHOFER IPA CERTIFIES MONTECH’S CLEANROOM BELT CONVEYORS

Fathom is a US-based manufacturing partner combining CNC machining, additive manufacturing, precision sheet metal, injection molding, and digital production workflows under a single program-management structure. Serving aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, and energy markets, the company focuses on reducing manufacturing risk before production begins, through design-for-manufacturability input, process selection, and integrated quality… Read more: CNC MACHINING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND INJECTION MOLDING UNDER ONE ROOF: INTERVIEW WITH FATHOM

Electronics manufacturing has changed significantly in recent years. Product life cycles are becoming short and shorter, and product variants are on the rise. At the same time, the demands on quality and traceability are constantly increasing. Additional pressure is exerted by external factors such as fragile supply chains and the persistent… Read more: INTEGRATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR SMT ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING: ASMPT

Efficiency is a fundamental measure of automated systems. The starting point of every well-designed project is to deliver higher efficiency for the customer’s business. In this article, Stevia Automation, a Polish control systems integrator with many years of experience in implementing automated internal transport, sorting, and palletizing systems, explains how the… Read more: COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS FOR PALLETIZING AND INTRALOGISTICS: INTERVIEW WITH SYLWIA SUSZEK, STEVIA AUTOMATION

KVS Ltd, the developer of QUICKSURFACE, helps engineers transform 3D scan data into accurate, editable CAD models more efficiently. By combining practical automation with direct engineering control, QUICKSURFACE reduces repetitive modelling work while preserving accuracy, flexibility, and the original design intent of the component. Efficiency begins after the scan Industrial efficiency… Read more: FROM SCAN DATA TO USABLE CAD: THE REAL EFFICIENCY CHALLENGE

MC-monitoring, a Swiss manufacturer based in Fribourg, designs and produces protection, condition monitoring, and diagnostic systems for critical rotating machines – hydrogenerators, turbogenerators, and gas and steam turbines – used in over 1,000 power plants worldwide. As grid flexibility from wind and solar puts more mechanical stress on turbines that once… Read more: CONDITION MONITORING FOR HYDROGENERATORS AND TURBINES: INTERVIEW WITH YVES MAYOR, MC-MONITORING SA

SAFERTOS® by Wittenstein High Integrity Systems (WHIS) is a certified, safety-critical real-time operating system built on the FreeRTOS functional model, letting developers prototype on FreeRTOS and migrate seamlessly to a certified environment. Certified to IEC 61508 SIL 3, ISO 26262 ASIL D, and DO-178C, SAFERTOS® has recorded zero in-field incidents since… Read more: SAFERTOS: SAFETY-CRITICAL REAL-TIME OPERATING SYSTEM – INTERVIEW WITH WITTENSTEIN

RiR & Co is a Spanish textile design studio that fuses traditional craft techniques with innovative materials, best known for its award-winning D-Leite collection of milk protein fibre blankets – hypoallergenic, biodegradable, and EUIPO-registered. Beyond its own designs, the studio offers creative consultancy across fashion, gastronomy, interior design, and architecture, and… Read more: MILK PROTEIN FIBRE TEXTILES FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: INTERVIEW WITH RIR & CO

MALTEX, a Polish manufacturer based in Bydgoszcz with over 35 years of plastics-processing experience, produces children’s care products, bathroom accessories, and children’s furniture exported to more than 40 countries. Alongside its own brands, the company offers full OEM and Private Label manufacturing, from product design through production, quality control, and logistics,… Read more: OEM AND PRIVATE LABEL MANUFACTURING FOR BABY PRODUCTS: INTERVIEW WITH MALTEX

EasyMining, part of Sweden’s Ragn-Sells Group, has developed patented technologies to recover phosphorus, potassium, and other critical raw materials from waste ash and process waters, turning municipal and sewage sludge incineration byproducts into commercial-grade fertilizers and salts.  With a full-scale Ash2Phos plant under construction in Germany and plans to cover up… Read more: PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY FROM WASTE ASH: INTERVIEW WITH DR. CHRISTIAN KABBE, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT EASYMINING

Chinese Furnaces is the sole UK distribution agent for Saftherm Furnaces, supplying everything from 1-litre benchtop units to fully automated production furnaces, alongside purchasing, warranty, and heat-treatment advisory support. The company works with universities and research labs developing new materials, as well as manufacturers scaling those processes into production, offering equipment… Read more: HIGH-TEMPERATURE FURNACES FOR RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION: INTERVIEW WITH ROB WILCOX, DIRECTOR OF CHINESE FURNACES LTD

A ceremony attended by representatives of PFR TFI, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Congress marked the completion of the project, which strengthens the position of the Polish SECO/WARWICKGroup in the American market and expands the technological potential of Retech. The Retech Investment Project is… Read more: SECO/WARWICK CONCLUDES RETECH’S STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROJECT IN THE U.S.

Cavist Manufacturing has spent over 30 years specializing in low-pressure overmolding and electronic encapsulation, helping manufacturers protect sensitive electronics from moisture, vibration, and environmental damage while simplifying assembly. As AI infrastructure, wearable medical devices, and robotics push reliability requirements higher, the company combines overmolding, 2-shot molding, and turnkey manufacturing under a… Read more: WHAT IS LOW-PRESSURE OVERMOLDING? CAVIST MANUFACTURING EXPLAINS ELECTRONIC PROTECTION

Precise product transfers are one of the central challenges for modern conveyor technology – especially for small, sensitive, or lightweight products. Montech’s knife edge features a ball bearing design and has the smallest radius on the market. It is also the only cleanroom-certified solution of its kind. This allows conveying processes… Read more: MONTECH’S KNIFE EDGE COMBINES THE SMALLEST RADIUS WITH CLEANROOM CERTIFICATION

Energy efficiency doesn’t start with the replacement of a belt conveyor, but rather with the question of how well the drive technology, motor, and system design are suited to the specific application. Anyone who modernizes their conveyor technology can reduce energy requirements and improve the system’s cost-effectiveness. With the TB30 and… Read more: ENERGY-EFFICIENT BELT CONVEYORS: WHY DRIVE TECHNOLOGY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

Tokbo, a spin-off of Italian fastening-solutions manufacturer Agrati Group, has developed a sensor-based monitoring system that turns bolted structural joints into real-time safety checkpoints. Already installed on more than 80 structures, including bridges, tunnels, cable cars, and amusement parks – the technology combines IoT sensors with AI-driven predictive algorithms to flag… Read more: HOW SMART BOLTS MONITOR BRIDGE SAFETY IN REAL TIME: TOKBO’S IVAN MORONI EXPLAINS

Sunspeker, founded in Turin in 2022, has developed “See Beyond,” a patented film that lets solar panels blend visually into roofs, facades, and protected historic buildings without meaningfully reducing energy output. The technology is expanding beyond architecture into automotive, defence, and smart-city advertising displays, with installations already running in Italy, Spain,… Read more: HOW TO MAKE SOLAR PANELS BLEND INTO BUILDINGS: SUNSPEKER’S FABRIZIO CHIARA EXPLAINS

LEAA (Laboratory of Applied Food Entomology) is an independent Italian laboratory helping the food industry manage biological risks through research, testing, and technical consultancy. As global supply chains expand and packaging shifts toward lighter, more sustainable materials under Europe’s new PPWR framework, manufacturers increasingly need independent scientific evidence that their products… Read more: FOOD SAFETY AND PACKAGING VALIDATION AGAINST INSECT INFESTATION: INTERVIEW WITH GUGLIELMO CASSANI, LEAA

Synov, a French electronics engineering and manufacturing group founded in 1949, has grown into a 14-entity, €170 million European platform combining EMS production with in-house ODM engineering. Following its October 2025 acquisitions of Italian power-electronics specialist Prima Electro and security firm ATLS, Synov is expanding into high-power industrial electrification, defence, and… Read more: EMS MANUFACTURING MEETS POWER ELECTRONICS: ALIX JOSEPH ON SYNOV’S EUROPEAN EXPANSION

Werkzeugbau Ruhla develops and manufactures high-precision multi-cavity injection molds with up to 96 cavities for the medical, diagnostics, laboratory, and packaging industries. With in-house design, advanced manufacturing technologies, comprehensive metrology, and dedicated sampling capabilities, the company delivers tooling solutions that combine precision, reliability, and long-term production performance. We talked to Lena… Read more: WERKZEUGBAU RUHLA – PRECISION FROM TRADITION

Following the completion of the consolidation of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s U.S. companies, the organization in the United States is entering the next stage of development. Donald Marteeny, who has been associated with SECO/WARWICK for many years, is assuming the role of Managing Director of SECO/WARWICK USA. Piotr Zawistowski, who has led… Read more: LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AT SECO/WARWICK USA: DONALD MARTEENY APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR

The Czech commercial heat treatment company CZECHmetal s.r.o. has selected SECO/WARWICK technology. The company has purchased a horizontal, two-chamber CaseMaster Evolution vacuum furnace equipped with an oil quenching system and an option for vacuum carburizing. CZECHmetal is upgrading its Olomouc plant with a custom SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace to boost production efficiency, precision, and capacity using… Read more: CZECHMETAL INVESTS IN SECO/WARWICK TECHNOLOGY

FRAMOS is the leading camera module design and manufacturing expert. Founded in Munich, Germany over 40 years ago, FRAMOS has empowered companies worldwide to make drones fly safely, enable robots to see and think, make diagnostics faster and more affordable, boost athletic performance with AI, and countless other innovations. The company… Read more: FRAMOS – RELIABLE IMAGING STARTS LONG BEFORE PRODUCTION