Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

ABILENE – November 06, 2026 -- Daniel Gutierrez, president of Tigé Boats and ATX Surf Boats, has been named a 2026 Mover & Shaker finalist by Boating Industry, one of only two finalists selected industry-wide this year.

The annual program honors leaders who rethink how they do business and take on the challenges facing the marine industry. Tigé Boats, Inc., a premium wake and wakesurf boat manufacturer, announced the recognition.

Gutierrez moved from graphic designer in 2004 to Tigé president in 2020

Gutierrez joined Tigé in 2004 as a graphic designer. He spent nearly a decade leading marketing and product design, became Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and took the president's role in 2020.

Gutierrez led design of 34 surf and wake boats and launched ATX in 2019

In 2019, he launched ATX Surf Boats as an entry-level wake and surf boat brand. In 2023, he introduced the Ultré ZX Class as Tigé's flagship.

Willich – November 06, 2026 -- Consultancy Santiago Advisors is calling for a fundamental restructuring of the German chemical industry. Partners Dr. Juan Rigall and Dr. Hermann Schiegg say high energy and labor costs, regulatory demands and structural shifts in global markets threaten Germany's competitiveness as an industrial location. They want action from both companies and policymakers.

China's strength and US market closure reshape competitive conditions

The consultants name three priorities: realigning global site strategies, accelerating innovation and deploying digital technologies. China's strong position in global chemicals and growing protectionism in the US market are changing the competitive landscape. Customers, meanwhile, show only limited willingness to pay the extra cost of more sustainable raw materials and products.

XUZHOU, China – November 06, 2026 -- More than 2,750 teams from over 20 countries and regions registered for the 15th China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition's "AI + Construction Machinery" Division, which XCMG co-organized and which concluded in Xuzhou on Oct. 30. Agreements covering six Open Challenge projects and four commercialization projects were signed at the closing event.

106 of 1,600 submitted projects reached the finals

The competition received over 1,600 project submissions. After preliminary and semifinal rounds, 106 projects advanced to the finals. International teams won awards in both the Customer Co-Creation and Professional Contest tracks. The Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology hosted the event together with other government and industry organizations.

MILWAUKEE – November 06, 2026 -- Western Products is auctioning a one-of-a-kind America 250-themed pusher plow, with 100% of proceeds going to Camp Hometown Heroes. The manufacturer's earlier military auctions have already raised more than $110,000 for the charity.

Bidding on the custom-wrapped PILE DRIVER plow closes at 11:11 a.m. CST on Nov. 11

The auction runs from Nov. 1 through Nov. 11, 2026, on the official WESTERN Facebook page, where participants can track active bids and place offers. The lot is a WESTERN PILE DRIVER pusher plow, custom-wrapped to commemorate 250 years of the United States. The company announced it earlier this year at the Snow & Ice Symposium.

Bidding closes at 11:11 a.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. The timing references the end of major hostilities in World War I at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. That date became Armistice Day and was later renamed Veterans Day.

Cologne – November 06, 2026 -- The share of women holding executive-level positions among surveyed professionals in Germany's chemical and pharmaceutical industry rose to 27 percent, up from 23 percent in the previous survey, according to the VAA Equal Opportunities Survey 2025.

VAA survey records four-point gain in executive-level roles among women

VAA, the association representing specialists and managers in chemicals and pharma, conducted the survey in summer 2025. It was the eighth edition. VAA has run the poll on the professional situation of female and male specialists and executives every five years since 1990.

More than 1,100 VAA members took part, roughly one-third of them women. The 27 percent figure refers to women among the participants who hold executive-employee status.

Saarbrücken – November 06, 2026 -- ZENNER USA, Inc. has agreed with Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA) to take over the metering business operated by Mueller Systems, a Mueller subsidiary, in a deal that marks Mueller's exit from metering. ZENNER USA is part of the Minol-ZENNER Group. The announcement does not disclose financial terms.

ZENNER adds Mueller Systems' customer base to its North American water business

ZENNER has been represented in North America by ZENNER USA since 2012. The group calls the agreement another milestone in its investment in the North American water market. Mueller said ZENNER USA was selected after a comprehensive selection process.

Kingsey Falls – November 06, 2026 -- Cascades inc. (TSX: CAS) said Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Allan Hogg will retire in the second half of 2027, ending a 36-year career with the company, including 16 years as CFO.

Cascades opens CFO succession search ahead of 2027 exit

The company will begin the process to identify Hogg's successor immediately. Cascades said his early notice lets it plan the transition and run a rigorous search for the best candidate.

Hogg built finance function over three-plus decades

Hogg joined Cascades in 1990, held several key leadership positions and was appointed CFO in 2010. The company credits him with guiding it through major phases of growth, investment and transformation.

His record includes modernizing business processes, implementing SAP, transforming the finance function and maintaining disciplined financial management.

SANBORN – November 06, 2026 -- Resharpening worn carbide cutting tools can restore performance at a fraction of the price of a new tool, according to a HelloNation article featuring Carl Ciesla, a cutting tool expert based in Sanborn, New York.

Precision grinding restores edges close to original specifications

Resharpening uses precision grinding to bring a worn cutting edge back near its original specification. Gradual edge wear is the best candidate for regrinding. Chipping, cracking or fracturing of the carbide substrate often rules a tool out.

Dallas – November 06, 2026 -- Luxe Trading USA LLC has launched a mine-to-market supply assurance program that sells Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide to global OEMs directly from the title holder, bypassing multi-tiered broker chains.

The Dallas-based company targets procurement teams facing paper-only offers and unverified volumes that fail bank compliance reviews. It holds title to the material under exclusive commercialization agreements, so buyers deal with the asset owner rather than an intermediary. Its executive leadership has worked on copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide supply for more than 16 years.

CLEVELAND – November 05, 2026 -- Hyster-Yale (NYSE: HY) posted bookings of $550 million in the third quarter of 2026, up 45% from a year earlier. It was the fourth straight quarter of elevated orders since the cyclical low in Q2 2025. Adjusted EBITDA returned to positive, and the company announced cost programs targeting at least $100 million in savings at maturity.

Lift Truck revenue falls 17% year on year on weaker mix

Lift Truck revenue was $776 million, down 17% from the prior year but up 3% from Q2 2026. Unfavorable product mix and lower shipment volumes drove the annual decline, while positive pricing of $11 million partially offset them. Customers shifted away from higher-value standard and premium counterbalanced trucks, particularly Class 1 and Class 4, toward lighter-intensity, lower-priced models.