Coxreels provides professional reeling systems in heavy-duty single pedestal (SH Series) or supreme-duty dual pedestal (T Series) configurations that handle DEF hoses up to 75 feet of ¾ inch hose I.D. Both versatile designs are outfitted with Super Hub dual axle support systems to increase stability and reduce vibration during operation, making these reels the perfect DEF handling solutions for either stationary or rugged mobile applications.

The DEF models are available in standard spring retraction and EZ-Coil controlled retraction systems that promote greater operator and workplace safety by retracting up to 80-percent slower than conventional reels. This DEF reel line has all the durable high quality components and superior finishes found in every Coxreels product.

Coxreels® has remained steadfast and focused on manufacturing high quality, industrial grade hose, cord, and cable reels with leading industry innovation since 1923. Offering a full product line serving the industry in every channel and application, Coxreels® takes great pride in designing, building, and supporting each and every product made exclusively in the U.S.A.

“Large, repeat orders like this are earned over time,” said Ipsen Global CEO Geoffrey Somary. “They reflect consistent equipment quality, responsive service, and deep process expertise, which are especially critical for customers operating in highly regulated, high-stakes manufacturing environments.”

The historic order follows a strong year for Ipsen, driven by sustained demand across commercial aviation, space launch, defense, medical technology, advanced manufacturing, and energy markets.

In 2025, Ipsen recorded a 45% year-over-year increase in new equipment units sold and achieved the second highest level of new equipment proposals in company history, reflecting strong demand heading into 2026.

Most new equipment buyers were repeat customers expanding their furnace fleets, citing consistent quality, reliable service, parts availability, and familiarity with Ipsen systems. New customers increasingly sought to bring heat-treatment processes in-house to improve quality control, reduce costs, and shorten delivery timelines, selecting Ipsen for its process knowledge, proven reliability, and long-term support capabilities.

Ipsen’s Quality at Speed initiative guided investments across manufacturing, service, and customer support throughout 2025. Production capacity increased at the Souderton, Pennsylvania, facility through investments in CNC machine tools while maintaining high quality standards. Aftermarket demand also grew significantly, with hot zone and retrofit orders increasing 26% and calibration services rising 48% year over year.

In parallel, Ipsen continued expanding its Service HUB program while investing in advanced training and certification for field service engineers to strengthen technical expertise, response times, and customer support across North America.

Momentum from 2025 has already carried into the new year. In addition to the record-setting order awarded in January, Ipsen continues testing its next-generation furnace operating system, with a targeted launch planned for later in 2026.

About Ipsen

Ipsen is the global leader in heat-treatment solutions with more than 10,000 operating systems in 70 countries. Through its Global Excellence Centers in Vacuum and Atmosphere Technology, Ipsen delivers innovations that advance thermal processing and help customers achieve their goals. Focused on performance and quality, Ipsen supports commercial heat treaters and customers in many industries including aerospace, automotive, energy and medical. With locations in North America, Europe and Asia, and the largest service team in the industry, Ipsen is committed to providing 360° support for customers worldwide.

WorkFlow is a plug-and-play pallet automation system capable of running through breaks, shift changes, and weekends without a dedicated operator.

Designed for high-mix, medium-volume CNC environments, WorkFlow automates part and pallet loading to keep spindles cutting while people focus on higher-value work. Its compact footprint is ideal for facilities that want to boost capacity without expanding square footage. That’s a critical advantage for shops with labor limitations and space constraints.

By converting machine idle hours into productive runtime, WorkFlow delivers measurable ROI within months.

By the numbers

• Handles up to 40 pallets
• Supports work envelopes of up to 300 mm cube per pallet
• Pallet load capacity of up to 125 lbs

Closing the automation gap

In many CNC facilities, operators are still tied to repetitive manual tasks like loading/unloading parts and restarting cycles. These stop-and-start processes increase downtime and limit throughput.

“With the Hennig Workflow Automation System, we’re redefining what it means to be a supplier. The integration within the Hennig Ecosystem empowers us to work alongside our customers as true partners — optimizing workflows, maximizing productivity, and unlocking new levels of efficiency and profit.” – Eric Nekich BDD

Many large automation cells require shops to reconfigure systems and layouts. But not with WorkFlow. It integrates directly into existing machining environments in a compact cabinet. The system pairs seamlessly with workholding foundations to maximize spindle time across parts, shifts, and setups. WorkFlow arrives ready to connect with monitoring software that communicates with the machine tool and its peripherals.

Flexible architecture allows shops to manage low-volume, high-mix jobs and repeat production runs, without unique grippers for every part. By automating pallet loading instead of part handling, WorkFlow minimizes programming complexity and expands lights-out production to a broader range of applications.

Shops adopting the system have reported significant increases in spindle utilization, along with reductions in setup frequency, operator complacency, and unplanned downtime.

Part of a complete machine tool ecosystem

WorkFlow builds on Hennig’s decades-long commitment to total machine reliability.

It complements the company’s established portfolio of chip conveyors, coolant systems, and protective covers. This equipment forms the foundation of uptime across thousands of U.S. shops. Together, these components create a fully integrated Machine Tool Ecosystem, engineered to work in harmony and evolve as customers grow.

For manufacturers that need to catch up or want to get ahead of the CNC automation evolution, WorkFlow presents a clear path forward.

About Hennig, Inc.

Since 1950, Hennig Worldwide has helped manufacturers and infrastructure providers protect what matters most — from CNC machine systems to critical backup power. With deep roots in Illinois and customers around the globe, Hennig builds chip and coolant management systems, machine protection equipment, generator enclosures, and fuel storage solutions engineered for real-world performance. The company continues to grow through responsive service, smart integration, and a belief that durable, U.S.-built equipment still has a job to do.

Key findings at a glance

• 37% average improvement in on-time delivery rates
• 46% average boost in operational efficiency
• 58% average improvement in inventory tracking accuracy
• 46% average improvement in cost control
• 28% overall business growth reported since implementing MRPeasy

Mike Lurye, North America Business Development Manager at MRPeasy, comments: “Affordable and user-friendly manufacturing ERP systems help small manufacturers punch above their weight class, achieve increasingly higher levels of efficiency, and scale up effortlessly. The results of the customer survey confirm what our clients say in online reviews and during our conversations.”

On-time delivery rate

Ensuring products reach customers when promised is one of manufacturing’s most visible performance indicators. This year, users reported a 37% average improvement in on-time deliveries — showing better schedule reliability, material planning, and overall internal coordination.

For example, US-based industrial lubrication systems manufacturer The Kirkpatrick Group recently shared how MRPeasy enabled them to cut delivery times from up to 30 days to only 1-3 business days.

“Most standard orders ship within one to three days now,” Kevin Blair, Head of Growth, said. “And for complex configurations, the improvement has been equally meaningful.”

Ymani Efunyale, Founder of Philadelphia-based cleaning products manufacturer Good Vibes Clean, added: “MRPeasy allows me to ship products faster because I can better forecast what we’re going to need. That’s the biggest benefit for my customers—quicker delivery times.”

Operational efficiency

Overall operational efficiency saw a 46% average improvement in the survey.

Tony Green, Co-Founder of UK-based wood components manufacturer Bradenham PWC, said that MRPeasy made their internal processes much quicker: “Even though it’s still relatively new, the benefits are already incredible. Time savings are enormous; the system makes everything so quick. If we’d kept the old system, I don’t know how much time we would have lost scaling up.”

Robert Ogden, Owner of RTO Lighting and Lostine, likens MRPeasy to a vital piece of machinery: “MRPeasy is a powerful and necessary tool for manufacturing. It’s like a forklift – when you finally buy your first one, you quickly wonder how you ever lived without it!”

Inventory tracking accuracy

Accurate inventory information is vital to avoid stockouts, reduce waste, and keep production flowing. Users reported a 58% average improvement in inventory tracking accuracy, reflecting better real-time visibility into materials and finished goods.

California-based ball machine manufacturer Hydrogen Sports uses MRPeasy to track inventory across eight locations.

“The beautiful thing with MRPeasy is that I can see our eight locations and understand exactly where any piece of inventory is. If something is running behind, it gets automatically highlighted in a central location. The visibility MRPeasy offers us is priceless because you don’t want to spend your time trying to understand where everything is and what you should have today,” Novia Kaup, Director of Operations, said.

Long Island’s beverage manufacturer Fresh Fizz Sodas took just a few weeks to set up MRPeasy and achieve full traceability.

“Everything we sell now matches up with specific ingredient lots, so we know what our products cost, where the inputs came from, and which customers purchased the products. We get complete visibility,” Founder Yoni Schwartz stated.

Cost control

Cost visibility and control remain top priorities — especially in tighter markets. Respondents reported a 46% improvement in cost control since adopting MRPeasy.

Utah-based LED manufacturer Technodynamics uses MRPeasy to even track wire by the inch, getting a highly accurate overview of their production costs.

“With MRPeasy, we can go back to a manufacturing order and see a full cost breakdown—exactly which parts were unusually expensive, which routing steps were more labor-intensive, and so on,” Alfred Neufeld, Senior Production Engineer, said. “That level of detail is incredibly valuable.”

Sarah Jones, Director at UK-based sauna manufacturer Oceanic Saunas, added: “With MRPeasy, we can assign overheads and have the system automatically calculate product cost based on SKU configurations. I’m much more confident with it now, plus, I can do it very quickly.”

Overall growth since implementing MRPeasy

Beyond operational KPIs, users also reported 28% overall growth in their business since implementing MRPeasy.

Exacta Technologies, a computer hardware manufacturer based in Bristol, UK, has experienced staggering growth in recent years.

Chris Landen, Managing Director, said: “Since we started using MRPeasy, we have achieved over 100% growth in revenue, and we have almost tripled our employee count from 25 to 70 without adding the same proportion of administrative overhead.”

Florida-based electromechanical assembly producer KCL Manufacturing also gained sweeping benefits by adopting the software. Jonathan Greenwald, VP of Operations and Manufacturing, said: “MRPeasy delivers the kind of robust, value-driven ERP capabilities typically reserved for larger enterprises – making it a perfect fit for high-growth manufacturers like us. It’s a tool that needs to be set up and used correctly, but when it is, the value is exceptional.”

What this means for manufacturers

Across varied manufacturing industries and geographies, these survey results show that an integrated manufacturing ERP platform like MRPeasy is essential for improving operations in manufacturing companies. Delivery reliability, inventory tracking, cost control, and operational efficiency are vital to ensuring customer satisfaction, profitability, and growth – especially in industries with fierce competition.

“Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada has long been a leader in automotive manufacturing innovation,” explained Tim Hollander, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. “After evaluating a number of robots, we are excited to deploy Digit to improve the team member experience and further increase operational efficiency in our manufacturing facilities.”

In addition to the work Digit is doing today, Agility and TMMC will continue to assess further use cases where robots and AI could help augment automotive production. The companies will explore how automating some extremely repetitive and physically taxing tasks commonly found on automotive manufacturing production lines could reduce strain and increase safety for employees, freeing them to do more value-added work in the production facility.

TMMC joins a growing number of Fortune 500 companies deploying Agility’s humanoid robots across the globe, including GXO, the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, Schaeffler, the motion technology company and Amazon.

“Toyota is one of the premier companies in the world; one with a long history of innovation and success, so it’s a privilege to join forces to integrate humanoid robotic solutions like Digit into automotive production,” said Peggy Johnson, Agility Robotics’ CEO. “I look forward to continuing our work with Toyota to identify all the ways that Digit can help the employees working at their production facilities. With our next generation of Digit, we will be the first company to deliver the first cooperatively safe humanoid robot to work alongside people, allowing companies like Toyota to scale their use of humanoids well beyond what is possible today.”

Agility’s solutions include Digit, a general-purpose humanoid robot made for logistics and manufacturing work, and Agility Arc, a cloud automation platform for deploying and managing fleets of Digits. Amidst a global labor shortage, Digit can do a variety of monotonous, process-automated tasks in manufacturing operations that are often difficult for companies to fill and keep filled. Agility’s human-centric automation solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly into manufacturing facilities without the need for costly retrofits or overhauls. Additionally, Digit can continually learn tasks and adapt to new manufacturing workflows, using AI to accelerate its commercial capabilities.

About Agility Robotics

Headquartered in Salem, Oregon, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and San Jose, California, Agility Robotics’ mission is to build robot partners that augment the human workforce, ultimately enabling humans to be more human. Agility’s groundbreaking general-purpose humanoid robot, Digit, is the first multi-purpose, human-centric robot that is made for work.

About Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) is Toyota’s largest manufacturing operation outside of Japan, operating vehicle assembly plants in Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario. Since 1988, TMMC has built its success through the skill, dedication, and continuous improvement mindset of its team members.

Guided by Toyota’s “Respect for People” philosophy, TMMC prioritizes workplace safety, employee well-being, training, and career development. The company continues to invest in innovative tools, technologies, and processes that support team members, improve ergonomics, and create a safe, inclusive, and sustainable work environment.

For decades, the power of industrial robotics has been limited by the complexity of a dynamic world, confining millions of robotic arms to repetitive, single-purpose tasks in highly controlled environments. With the Acteris platform, Trener Robotics (formerly T-Robotics) is fundamentally changing this paradigm. “By replacing procedural programming with pre-trained AI skills, we give robots the ability to understand and act with true intelligence learned from data extracted from humans, robots, and videos of industrial processes,” said Dr. Asad Tirmizi, co-founder and CEO of Trener Robotics.

Investment will accelerate AI models as the new standard for robot operations Trener Robotics today announced it has raised a $32 million Series A round of funding. Co-led by existing investor Engine Ventures and new investor IAG Capital Partners with participation from strategic investors Cadence and Geodesic Capital through Nikon’s NFocus Fund, the new capital brings Trener Robotics’ total funding to over $38 million. The funding will be used to support training Trener Robotics’ platform Acteris with new CNC machine tending knowledge, distribution expansion into new markets, and hiring talent to address rapidly scaling demand.

“This fresh capital allows us to further accelerate our mission to make AI models the new standard for robot operations, turning the millions of existing robots and tens of millions of robots yet to be deployed, into intelligent, self-learning teammates for manufacturers of all sizes,” said Tirmizi.

Unlike brittle, narrowly scripted systems or research-first generalist platforms, Acteris is a practical, shop-floor-proven solution. Trener Robotics’ first focus area is robotic CNC machine tending with other high-demand applications to follow in 2026. Machine shops using Acteris gain:

• A groundbreaking agentic user interface that enables robots to be controlled through natural conversation, intuitive task sequences, and high-fidelity simulation. It empowers any user, regardless of robotics expertise, to effortlessly run high-performance robotic applications.
• Part identification and handling even under adverse conditions.
• Optimized robot motions that react to changes, delivering unprecedented robustness. ● Intelligent collision avoidance and enhanced safety features that mimic common sense. ● Real-time production dashboards for performance monitoring.

Opportunity for integrators: Scaling automation without scaling complexity Trener Robotics has built rapid momentum with more than 15 solution and integration partners across Europe and the U.S. that now provide Acteris-powered turnkey solutions—including the robot, gripper, and software—all pre-integrated and production-ready. Acteris is currently directly compatible with ABB, Universal Robots, and FANUC, with more leading robot brands to follow.

“Our go-to-market strategy is to empower System Integrators and OEMs with a Robot AI skills platform for deploying and controlling robots across diverse industrial environments,” said Tirmizi. By utilizing standardized robot and application logic, Acteris provides a reduced programming burden, shorter project timelines, and a modern operator experience that aligns integrator productivity with end-customer quality. “This approach transforms one-off integrator projects into repeatable, scalable solutions designed for speed, consistency, and predictability,” said the Trener Robotics CEO, adding that the company is actively looking to expand its global integrator network.

Flexible automation in double-digit growth 

Dozens of strategic industrial players, from machine tool OEMs to hardware manufacturers, have already shown interest in exploring ways to embed Acteris into their systems. The market for flexible, adaptable automation is advancing at 14.3% CAGR, driven by persistent labor shortages, the demand for high-mix production, and rising operational costs that prompt manufacturers to seek solutions with a rapid return on investment. “When we co-led Trener Robotics’ seed round, we saw a team with a clear vision to solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in automation,” said Reed Sturtevant, General Partner at Engine Ventures. “Their execution and

ability to rapidly scale has been remarkable. This traction validates the software’s shift in the training model from traditional programming to embedding, pre-trained AI skills directly into robots.”

“The industrial automation market is at an inflection point, with Trener Robotics well positioned at the forefront of the AI-driven transformation,” said Dennis Sacha, Partner at IAG Capital Partners. “This technology is precisely what small and mid-sized enterprises globally need to become more competitive and efficient as AI redefines the future of manufacturing.”

Recent awards underscore momentum 

At the world’s largest machining tradeshow, EMO Hannover, Trener Robotics recently won the prestigious Machine Tool Innovation Award in recognition of its groundbreaking approach to robotics. In late 2024, Trener Robotics was selected as the winner in the ABB AI Startup Challenge, which accelerates the robotics and AI industries by seeking innovation across the three key areas of natural language programming, skill learning, and autonomous decision making.

For more on how Acteris simplifies daily robot operation for CNC machine shops and operators, join Trener Robotics’ free AI to accelerate your robot deployment webinar on March 3, co hosted with Universal Robots.

About Trener Robotics

Co-founded in 2024 by CEO Dr. Asad Tirmizi and CTO Dr. Lars Tingelstad, T-ROBOTICS (formerly T-ROBOTICS) is transforming robotics by combining advanced AI for intuitive programming with pre-trained skill models that are expert at specific tasks. The company’s software, Acteris, gives users unprecedented ease and capabilities for their robots, allowing them to think, adapt, and perform complex jobs. Headquartered in San Francisco (USA) and Trondheim (Norway), the Trener Robotics team consists of industry veterans whose experience spans leading companies in robotics and technology, including Universal Robots, ABB, Vicarious, Google, KUKA, Autodesk, and TikTok.

In logistics and manufacturing, the most expensive problems do not arise from a lack of precision or systems that are too slow, but from decisions whose consequences only become apparent with a delay. An unstable grip, an unfavourable sequence, or a minor deviation. What appears correct in the moment leads to bottlenecks, standstills, or damaged goods seconds or minutes later. The industry’s response to date has been clear: better sensors, faster reactions, more automation. This model scales speed above all else – not stability. As process complexity increases, so do risk and cost. Reactive systems are hitting a structural limit. This is precisely where Sereact steps in.

Predictive Physical AI

With Cortex 2.0, the Stuttgart-based AI company is pursuing an approach that advances physical AI not through faster execution, but through better decisions. Instead of allowing robots to react exclusively to the current state, Cortex 2.0 supplements control with a predictive assessment of possible courses of action. The system estimates which decisions could lead to problems later on and learns to avoid them.

Learning from real processes

The key difference to many current physical AI approaches lies in the database. Cortex 2.0 does not primarily learn from simulations, but from real-world operation. Sereact already operates several hundred robots in productive environments in Europe and the US . These deployments continuously generate data on how decisions affect real processes and how small deviations escalate or remain stable. “In industry, complex processes cannot be simulated realistically,” says CEO and co-founder Ralf Gulde. “Predictive action only arises where systems experience real consequences. Cortex learns precisely from these experiences.”

Why stability is becoming a key economic factor

This approach is economically relevant because unplanned downtime is one of the biggest cost drivers in automated processes. The higher the degree of automation, the more expensive wrong decisions become. Reactive physical AI reaches its limits here. It becomes faster, but not more robust.

Cortex 2.0 therefore clearly separates execution and evaluation for the first time. The robots remain fast and latency-free. The analysis of possible consequences runs in parallel and is fed back into the system via learning processes. This improves the quality of decisions without slowing down operations.

This capability will be crucial for the next generation of autonomous systems, such as collaborative robots, multi-stage processes, and, in the future, humanoid applications. Machines that work alongside humans or control complex processes must not only be able to act, but also assess what their actions will trigger.

Sereact is positioning Cortex 2.0 as the answer to a fundamental economic question of physical AI: How can automation and stability be scaled together? The solution lies less in even greater speed than in systems that understand the consequences of their decisions.

About Sereact

Sereact was founded in Stuttgart in 2021 by Ralf Gulde (CEO) and Marc Tuscher (CTO). The company is one of the leading providers of embodied AI in Europe and has raised €25 million from renowned investors to date. Sereact develops AI software for autonomous robotics and operates some of the most productive AI-controlled robot systems in European warehousing.

Titled “Connected for Success: Unlock seamless data flow and precision from design to inspection”, the webinar will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT. Attendees will see a practical demonstration of how an integrated approach can reduce manual data entry, minimize translation errors, preserve design intent, and improve traceability, helping organizations create a single source of truth and an auditable compliance trail for OEM and government requirements.

“Manufacturers are under constant pressure to move faster with fewer errors and that requires better interoperability across the lifecycle,” said Tomasz Luniewski, CEO of Capvidia. “By grounding the workflow in open standards like QIF and connecting design intent to downstream execution and measurement, teams can eliminate gaps and build a more traceable, automation-ready process.”

What attendees will learn

The session will cover how to:

• Establish a digital thread that connects data across the product lifecycle
• Ensure seamless communication from design to inspection
• Preserve design intent and improve traceability
• Reduce errors and enhance efficiency
• Create an audit trail of compliance for government and OEM contracts

Registration link: https://go.mi.hexagon.com/l/980223/2026-02-05/3b4lc8

Speakers

• Ken Woodbine, Senior Portfolio Manager, Stationary Metrology Software, Hexagon
• Oggy Dragasevic, Senior Application Engineer, Capvidia