automation

San Diego – September 15, 2026 -- FMG Suite has launched FMG Connect, an integration and orchestration layer designed to unify the fragmented technology stacks that financial advisors and insurance professionals rely on for prospecting, planning, and client communication.

FMG Connect automates handoffs between previously disconnected advisor tools

Advisors typically juggle separate systems for meeting notes, lead scoring, and financial planning that do not communicate with one another, forcing advisors to manually transfer data between platforms. FMG Connect closes that gap by triggering automated follow-up the moment a meeting ends, launching personalized outreach as soon as a new prospect enters the system, and syncing client context across planning tools and contact records without manual entry.

Milpitas, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- NOHOLD, Inc. has launched Front Desk AMI, an AI-powered backup assistant designed to ensure dental practices never miss a patient phone call.

AMI answers calls, captures appointment requests and handles routine patient inquiries

The tool is built specifically for dental offices, where front desk staff face growing pressure from patient expectations, staff turnover and administrative workload. AMI provides practice-specific information and frees front office teams to focus on patients physically present in the office.

Non-developers can configure AI Assistants for web and phone in minutes

The platform includes setup tools for branding, content customization and integration, accessible via secure login. Each deployment is configured around the individual practice to ensure patients receive accurate, practice-specific responses.

Los Angeles – September 13, 2026 -- Hyper3D has launched WorldGen, a world-generation model that converts a single image into a 3D scene made up of independent, editable objects, extending the company's generative 3D technology beyond single-object creation into full scene reconstruction for robotics, filmmaking and game development.

Eaton, Ohio – September 13, 2026 -- Bullen Ultrasonics' Miller Williams Facility in Eaton, Ohio, has been named a 2026 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winner, one of four North American manufacturers recognized this year for quality, automation and continuous-improvement performance.

Facility posts final customer yields above 98% with cycle times cut 14%

The plant maintains final customer yield levels exceeding 98%, with first-pass yield regularly topping 97%. Targeted continuous-improvement efforts reduced production cycle times by approximately 14% in key areas.

Ann Arbor, Michigan – September 11, 2026 -- Coherix has launched GlassMaster Tracker, a 3D AI-based inspection system that has eliminated up to five hours of weekly assembly line downtime for several automotive customers, generating estimated savings of $22,500 per week.

System tracks parts in real time during adhesive dispensing, not after

Unlike conventional inspection tools that only flag defects post-dispensing, GlassMaster Tracker continuously monitors windshield and battery-cover parts as adhesive is applied, automatically adjusting the robot's dispensing path in real time to compensate for part-to-part variation in glass shape and battery-cover geometry.

New York – September 11, 2026 -- Sembly AI launched Sembly 3.0 today, an agentic AI platform that converts an organization's documents, meetings and CRM content into finished, branded presentations, proposals, case studies and reports within minutes across more than 45 languages.

Sembly 3.0 marks the company's biggest product shift since its 2019 founding

The platform repositions Sembly as what the company calls an "AI execution layer," turning internal business knowledge directly into materials used for sales, delivery and client communication. Users state a goal, such as "Sell my services," along with a client's website, and the system pulls data from company materials, applies branding automatically, researches the target customer, and generates a bespoke pitch deck.

Hangzhou – September 10, 2026 -- Hikvision's Guanlan large-scale AI models have cut false perimeter alarms by 90% while doubling detection range compared with traditional cameras, more than a year after the platform's launch.

DeepinViewX cameras halve repeated alarms on the same target

The edge-deployed DeepinViewX cameras run the Guanlan model directly, reducing false triggers from animals, weather and vegetation that plague legacy perimeter systems. Detection range doubles versus conventional cameras, and repeated alarms on a single target drop by half. The system pairs optical sensors for short perimeters with thermal, radar and fiber-optic sensing for longer distances.

Hemmingen – September 10, 2026 -- German legal-tech firm Kanzlei Kraftwerk says AI agents can reduce manual workload in tax and law firms by up to 80% for suitable processes, allowing firms to absorb higher case volumes without proportional headcount growth.

Tax assessment reviews consume thousands of hours annually

According to founder and CEO Jan Skrzypczak, a standard tax assessment review takes an average of roughly 15 minutes per case. With firms processing four- or five-digit volumes of incoming assessments per year, this workload accumulates to several thousand hours of manual labor annually.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- LaserPecker will unveil its U1 UV laser engraver at IFA 2026 in Berlin, offering 5W and 10W laser source configurations aimed at solving a long-standing industry problem: precise autofocus and positioning on transparent materials like glass and crystal.

10W UV source enables glass cutting and deeper engraving

The U1's 10W UV laser variant is built to cut glass and engrave at greater depth while maintaining cold-processing precision across a range of materials, according to the company.

Sensor-based autofocus targets crystal inner-engraving workflows

LaserPecker combines sensor-based autofocus with AI-driven automation to automatically detect and focus on crystal surfaces, reducing manual setup for inner engraving tasks that have historically challenged transparent-material processing.

San Marcos, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- OnePlan has rolled out its August 2026 platform release, adding new portfolio visualization tools, deeper resource demand tracking, and a near real-time Azure DevOps integration for enterprise customers running its AI-enabled Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software.