Israel – September 13, 2026 -- Elmo Motion Control has completed Functional Safety certification across its entire Titanium servo-drive line, embedding 20 certified Safety Functions directly into the drive architecture and supporting safety levels up to SIL 3 (EN 61508), PL e, CAT4 (EN ISO 13849), and FSoE (IEC 61784-3).

Newport Beach, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Maksim Markevich, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of PVFARM, has been named a finalist in the Rising Star Individual category of the 2026 Platts Global Energy Awards, organized by S&P Global Energy. Winners of the 28th annual awards will be announced on December 3, 2026, following review by an independent panel of international energy experts.

Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- MSA Safety has launched the A1X, a vacuum anchor weighing 7 kg, 35% lighter than its predecessor, designed to speed up fall-protection deployment during aircraft maintenance checks.

Pittsburgh – September 13, 2026 -- MSA Safety has launched the WinGrip A1X vacuum anchor, a fall-protection device for aircraft maintenance that weighs 7kg, 35% lighter than its predecessor, and shrinks its pad diameter from 480mm to 350mm.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- Connectbase has signed a strategic advisory agreement with IG Group, the affiliate advisory firm of InterGlobix, to pursue high-value prospects in data centers, cloud services, AI neoclouds, hyperscalers, and subsea infrastructure.

Chicago – September 13, 2026 -- A new leadership framework aimed at C-suite executives argues that workforce judgment, not additional software, is the strongest defense against AI-generated fraud, including cloned voices and deepfake video. The book, "H.I.V.E. Human Intelligence for Vigilant Enterprise: A Leadership Framework for Cyber Readiness in the Age of AI-Enabled Deception" (ISBN: 979-8234193643), by technology executive Rockwell L.

Roanoke, Va. – September 13, 2026 -- Optical Cable Corporation (Nasdaq GM: OCC) reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $24.3 million, up 22.0% from $19.9 million a year earlier, as demand accelerated across its enterprise, data center and specialty markets.

Suzhou – September 13, 2026 -- Transcenta Therapeutics has licensed its Highly Intensified Continuous Bioprocessing (HiCB) platform to WuXi Biologics under a non-exclusive technology agreement, securing an upfront payment of RMB 10 million plus future milestone payments.

Cork, Ireland – September 13, 2026 -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock, the board announced.

Board sets Oct. 16, 2026 payout date for shareholders of record

The dividend is payable on Oct. 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 21, 2026.

Salt Lake City – – September 13, 2026 -- Netcraft now provides digital risk protection to seven of the top 12 U.S. financial institutions after five additional banks selected the firm in 2026, the cybercrime detection company announced. The company also serves nine of the world's top 15 banks.