SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CNS INTERTRANS (SHENZHEN) CO., Ltd., an international freight forwarder and logistics service provider, is introducing a door-to-door global logistics service that brings sea, air, and road transport into one coordinated network. By running shipments through a single framework, the company aims to reduce handover delays that commonly slow cross-border trade.

The company now handles the entire journey from pickup at the origin through to final delivery under a single operational umbrella that covers sea freight, air transport, and inland trucking. By pulling these modes together, CNS INTERTRANS eliminates many of the headaches shippers face when juggling multiple carriers and handoffs.

The Push for Smarter Global Logistics

Unreliable schedules and port congestion have pushed shippers to rethink cargo movement across global supply chains. Flexible routes that combine sea, air, and road transport are increasingly used to avoid delays and missed deliveries.

CNS INTERTRANS focuses on smart intermodal logistics solutions. Routes can be adjusted around delivery deadlines, budget considerations, or real-time conditions at the destination—without disrupting the overall flow of cargo. That flexibility matters most in trade lanes with multiple stops and varying regulations.

One Network Linking Sea, Air, and Road Transport

Ocean shipping still carries the bulk of global freight. CNS INTERTRANS offers full container loads, special containers, roll-on/roll-off, breakbulk, and heavy-lift services, serving everyone from standard goods shippers to those moving oversized or odd-shaped loads.

When speed is critical, air freight steps in. Air freight is the go-to move when deadlines loom. CNS INTERTRANS folds those flights neatly into the sea and road transport, letting shippers shave days off transit without having to rethink their entire routing strategy.

Road transport connects everything, taking cargo from ports and airports to inland warehouses or straight to the final delivery address. Coordinated trucking and intermodal handoffs help maintain cargo continuity from gateway to doorstep.

Door-to-Door Means Handling the Whole Mess

Door-to-door logistics extends well beyond physical transport. Customs clearance, local handling at the destination, and compliance with a maze of regulations are often what make or break the timeline.

CNS INTERTRANS bundles customs brokerage, destination services, and warehousing into the package. Fewer handovers mean better visibility and fewer surprises throughout the process—especially helpful in cross-border trade and time-sensitive project cargo.

Handling Complex Project Cargo

Some industries need far more than standard containers. CNS INTERTRANS specializes in project logistics for heavy machinery, oversized equipment, and non-standard loads.

Special containers, breakbulk transportation, and RO-RO shipping options, combined with custom routing and equipment planning, support major infrastructure builds, industrial exports, and large-scale equipment moves.

Adapting to Evolving Global Trade Demands

Logistics buyers today want partners who can run an entire multimodal network, not just pieces of it. The ability to combine sea, air, and road under one roof has become a must-have for building resilient supply chains.

By tying these transport modes together, CNS INTERTRANS is ready to handle whatever new trade patterns and challenges come next.

About CNS INTERTRANS

Founded in 2005, CNS INTERTRANS is an international freight forwarder and logistics provider offering door-to-door global logistics services through integrated sea, air, and road networks. Its capabilities include container shipping, special containers, project logistics, breakbulk and heavy cargo handling, customs clearance, destination services, and warehousing.

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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT), a global leader in metal cutting solutions, today announced the launch of its Machinist of the Year program, a new annual initiative designed to recognize the skill, dedication and innovation of long-time machinist customers across every region. Winners will be announced in the Americas, EMEA, APAC and India.

“Machinists are the backbone of manufacturing,” said Eddie McBarnett, Kennametal’s Vice President of Marketing & Strategy. “Kennametal’s innovations have always been driven by the needs of these skilled professionals with tooling solutions that cut faster, last longer and help shops achieve greater precision and profitability.”

The Machinist of the Year program celebrates this enduring partnership by celebrating machinists who embody craftsmanship and innovation. Teams in the Americas, EMEA, APAC and India will each recognize a machinist who showcases the very best of their region’s machining excellence.

“Our global search for Machinists of the Year is more than a contest—it’s a celebration of the partnerships and expertise that drive our industry forward,” said Scott Etling, Vice President of Product Marketing Management.

To enter, participants should post a brief, compelling video on their own social media channels, sharing how they use Kennametal products and why they should be selected as “Machinist of the Year.” Entrants must tag Kennametal, include the hashtag #KMTMachinist and have been actively using Kennametal products at their workshop for at least the past year. Finalists will be selected regionally by the company’s marketing teams in each region, and final voting will be open to the public on Kennametal’s social media channels.

Each regional winner will receive the following:

• Feature on Kennametal’s website, blog and social media channels
• Award package including exclusive signage and merchandise
• $7,500 (USD equivalent) in branded “Machinist of the Year” Toolbox and Kennametal tooling
• Invitation to lead live machining demonstrations at a global trade show (IMTS, AMB, JIMTOF, IMTEX/AMTEX, as applicable)
• Automatic designation as a Kennametal Brand Ambassador

Timeline

• February 2026 — Official program launch
• June 2026 — Regional nominees announced, voting begins
• September/October 2026 — Regional winners revealed at trade shows and online

For full details, submission guidelines and voting information, visit Kennametal’s Machinist of the Year page.

About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,100 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2 billion in revenues in fiscal 2025. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — accesso Technology Group (AIM: ACSO), the leading technology partner to the leisure and entertainment industry, today announced the renewal of its long-standing partnership with the State Fair of Texas through 2030. The Fair will continue to rely on accesso ShoWare^SM to power its ticketing operations, reinforcing a shared commitment to operational excellence, guest experience and ongoing innovation.

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Originally established in 1886, the State Fair of Texas promotes Texas agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. The Fair runs 24 consecutive days each fall, making it the longest-running fair in the country and one of the largest. It regularly draws over 2 million visitors.

Over the course of their partnership, the State Fair of Texas and accesso have worked closely to evolve the ticketing experience in step with changing guest expectations. For an event that handles an extremely high volume of transactions daily, reliability, speed and flexibility are essential. The Fair credits accesso’s consistency, responsiveness and ability to operate at scale as key factors in the continued success of the relationship.

“The number one reason we’re renewing? The support and flexibility,” said Jennifer Schuder, Senior Vice President, Customer Engagement at the State Fair of Texas. “With Accesso, we have a true partner. They understand our scale, our sophisticated approach to pricing, and they stand alongside us every step of the way.”

This past season, the Fair introduced accessoPay with Cybersource payment processing through accesso ShoWare, expanding support for digital wallets and enabling tap-to-pay transactions. More than 30 percent of all payments were completed using digital wallets, giving guests the fast, convenient options they wanted and helping drive more purchases online, while also reducing wait times when entering the fairgrounds.

In addition, the Fair implemented a proof-of-concept integration between accesso ShoWare and its parking vendor, allowing for pre-sold parking. This capability gave guests more control when planning their visit and helped improve entry flow. Following a successful rollout, the Fair plans to expand this offering in future seasons.

“Supporting an event of this scale requires more than technology. It requires trust, collaboration and a deep understanding of operational realities. The State Fair of Texas is thoughtful, innovative and relentlessly focused on delivering a great guest experience. We’re proud of what we’ve built together and excited to continue evolving the partnership in the years ahead,” said Joe Wettstead, Vice President of Client Success at accesso.

accesso ShoWare is trusted by venues and events worldwide to manage complex ticketing, pricing, and access requirements at scale, helping operators deliver reliable, high-performance experiences even under peak demand.

About accesso Technology Group plc

accesso is the leading global provider of patented and award-winning technology solutions that redefine the guest experience. accesso provides connected ticketing and eCommerce, virtual queuing, restaurant and retail point of sale, distribution, mobile apps and experience management for more than 1,100 venues worldwide. Our technology helps operators streamline operations, increase revenue and improve the guest journey. We deliver a high volume of product enhancements year-round and continuously invest in R&D to help venues and operators adapt to evolving guest needs.

accesso is a public company, listed on AIM: a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. Learn more at accesso.com or follow accesso on X (Twitter), LinkedIn and Facebook.

 Smaller, purpose-built, and designed for scale, the new Iridium 9604 unifies satellite, cellular, and GNSS in a single platform engineered for global IoT

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today unveiled the Iridium 9604, a compact, three-in-one IoT module that integrates Iridium Short Burst Data^® (SBD^®) satellite service, LTE-M cellular connectivity, and GNSS positioning into a single platform. By combining these features in one device, the Iridium 9604 reduces solution complexity, lowers costs, and accelerates time to market, making dual-mode IoT connectivity viable for price-sensitive, high-volume deployments.

The Iridium 9604 three-in-one module. Quarter and module to scale.

“By integrating cellular, GNSS, and Iridium satellite into a single, power-efficient module, we’re giving customers the flexibility to design and deploy lower cost, smaller, power-efficient, and location-aware solutions without the burden of integrating multiple components,” said Tim Last, executive vice president, Iridium. “With our best-in-class proprietary satellite IoT service and upcoming standards-based NB-IoT service debuting this year, anyone thinking about IoT beyond terrestrial networks is thinking about Iridium first.”

The Iridium 9604 beta program, which launched earlier this year and was oversubscribed by a select group of companies, has generated positive industry feedback highlighting:

• Lower costs, simplified design, and enabling of location-aware network selection
• Savings of 60 percent or more in board space with the 3-in-1 module, Iridium’s smallest-ever form factor
• Easy to use developer resources

“As an early Iridium 9604 developer, utilizing the three-in-one module has already fundamentally changed our product economics,” said Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control. “We eliminated two components from our bill of materials, reduced our board size, and simplified our power architecture.”

MacLeod continued, “Additionally, having dual mode connectivity options enables a smarter, location-aware network selection in our application. The Iridium 9604 turned what would have been a complex multi-component design into a single-module solution. This is a major breakthrough for our IoT solutions.”

“Our customers require essential data and real-time intelligence to operate with confidence anywhere in the world,” said Dean Welten, CEO, Everlink. “By integrating the Iridium 9604 with our secure cloud platform, we can now enable global connectivity, greater operational efficiency, and measurable impact at scale.”

Representing the next phase of Iridium’s IoT strategy, the Iridium 9604 is moving the company beyond traditional satellite-only modules to a unified, multi-mode connectivity architecture. The Iridium network now offers customers three IoT service paths to follow:

• Iridium SBD packaged with cellular and GNSS in the Iridium 9604 or SBD/Iridium Burst dedicated modules
• Iridium NTN Direct for standards-based direct-to-device using third-party chips
• Iridium Messaging Transport-based (IMT^®) for industrial-scale, larger payload capabilities with the Iridium Certus 9704

The Iridium 9604, built on the u-blox SARA-R5 platform, delivers a compact 16 mm x 26 mm x 2.4 mm form factor, best for dual-mode IoT deployments previously cost-prohibitive across industrial, infrastructure, and mobility applications.

Commercial availability begins in June 2026 with the Iridium 9604 Development Kit made available for testing satellite and cellular services. Reserve priority access today: www.iridium.com/9604

For more information about Iridium, visit: www.iridium.com

About Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) operates the world’s only truly global mobile satellite network, delivering reliable voice, data, and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services anywhere on Earth. Iridium supports safety- and mission-critical operations for diverse markets such as aviation, maritime, government, emergency services, critical infrastructure, autonomous systems, and remote monitoring applications, where connectivity is essential.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Iridium provides its products and services through an ecosystem of 500-plus partner companies around the world. For more information, visit www.iridium.com.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has based these statements on its current expectations and the information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements regarding the capabilities, benefits and availability of the Iridium 9604, expected demand by developers and the suitability of the Iridium 9604 for dual-mode IoT deployments across industrial, infrastructure, and mobility applications. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the words “anticipates,” “may,” “can,” “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “to be” and other expressions that are predictions or indicate future events, trends or prospects. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Iridium to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties regarding the timing of commercial availability of the Iridium 9604, the company’s ability to maintain the health, capacity and content of its satellite constellation, as well as general industry and economic conditions, and competitive, legal, governmental and technological factors. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements include those factors listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2026, as well as other filings Iridium makes with the SEC from time to time. There is no assurance that Iridium’s expectations will be realized. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Iridium’s underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Iridium’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Iridium undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

Findings reveal how leading machine builders strengthen recovery, consistency and customer outcomes

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today released new global research that highlights how leading machine builders are strengthening performance, resilience and customer trust amid increasingly complex operating conditions.  

Titled, the OEM Advantage Playbook, the research is based on insights gained from 500 OEM leaders across 17 countries. It highlights that while OEMs continue to navigate workforce instability, supply chain volatility, cost pressure and rising customer expectations, many are adapting how they operate to perform more consistently when conditions are less predictable. Rather than relying solely on machine performance, leading OEMs are focusing on faster recovery, operational consistency and decision-making grounded in data.

“The next era of OEM leadership won’t be defined by who builds the most advanced machine,” said Evan Kaiser, vice president, global OEM and emerging industries at Rockwell Automation. “It will be defined by who builds a business that delivers consistent performance despite workforce turnover, supply disruptions and relentless market pressure.”

Key Findings from the Research:

• Rapid Recovery Is the New Profitability Lever – With average outages lasting 40 hours and costing $3.6 million, leading OEMs enable their customers to recover in 24 hours or less. These organizations design machines to detect issues early and restore performance quickly, helping to protect revenue and customer confidence.

• Workforce Instability Is Now Permanent, and Winners Design For It – With turnover reaching 47 percent in some regions, leading OEMs embed expertise into machines and workflows to reduce dependence on individual experience while enabling faster onboarding and consistent performance.

• Performance Measurement Is Evolving – High-performing OEMs prioritize profitability and customer outcome metrics – cost of goods sold, lead times, downtime recovery – alongside traditional production yield and emerging people-centered measures like safety and satisfaction.

• Technology Is Being Applied With Greater Intent – Top performers adopt digital twins, AMRs and cobots strategically to design quality into machines and improve deployment consistency, applying field insights to inform future designs rather than solving isolated problems.

• Compliance and Cybersecurity Are Becoming Differentiators – Leading OEMs integrate cybersecurity into product design from the outset, treating security with the same discipline as safety to support market access, reduce delays and build customer trust.

To learn more, the full findings of the OEM Advantage Playbook can be found here.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 26,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries as of fiscal year end 2025. To learn more about how we are bringing Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

40% increase in output to 35 billion reads, up to Q70 quality scores, improved turnaround time, and staggered starts are among the updates to be rolled out on all NovaSeq X systems, advancing precision medicine and delivering compounded value for NovaSeq X customers

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On February 23, Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) unveiled an 18-month roadmap of innovations that enhance the power and value of the NovaSeq X system. Updates include technology that will deliver up to a Q70 quality score for the first time, along with 30% increased speed and output up to 35 billion reads (35B). Staggered starts and new flow cells go live across the customer base in the coming weeks.

Together, these advances increase daily sequencing productivity and expand the range of applications that can be run at scale on a single instrument. With higher output, increased accuracy, faster run times, and new flexible workflow modes, the roadmap delivers compounded value for customers seeking better, faster, and more cost-effective sequencing for their most demanding applications. Improved accuracy ushers in a new era for applications that require ultrasensitivity. Upon rollout, these updates will enhance the performance and value of the 890^[i] NovaSeq X systems installed globally—the world’s largest high-throughput sequencing fleet.

“The NovaSeq X is already the gold-standard in sequencing, and Illumina is constantly innovating to meet the growing needs of our customers’ ambitious projects,” said Steve Barnard, PhD, chief technology officer of Illumina. “With our roadmap of advances in quality, speed, output, and flexibility, we are bringing the industry the latest in cutting-edge technology and chemistry. These updates will set the stage for a new wave of research breakthroughs, inspiring a new standard of care in oncology and rare disease, ultimately improving human health.”

These advances—together with a growing portfolio of multiomic and oncology-focused assays—accelerate Illumina’s ability to deliver higher-quality data at a lower total cost. The updates also set the company on track to scale access to whole-genome sequencing research in oncology, including highly sensitive molecular residual disease (MRD) testing, and genetic disease.

Roadmap highlights

Key product enhancements expected to be to be rolled out over the next 18 months include:

• Data quality: Illumina will introduce Q70 quality score technology, enabling cutting-edge oncology applications with unmatched accuracy.
• Output: NovaSeq X output will increase from 25B to 35B (a 40% uptick) and 10B will increase to 14B, enabling larger and more complex studies on the same instrument.
• Speed: Illumina will deliver faster turn-around times, with 14B output in 20–22 hours, representing a 30% average improvement in speed on WGS workflows.
• Flexibility: Illumina will provide enhanced batching flexibility and new high-throughput modes, optimizing flow cell usage to improve read volume for single-cell, proteomics, and Perturb-seq applications.

In the coming weeks, Illumina will introduce new flow cells, staggered starts, and software enhancements that expand the sequencer’s applications.

• Flow cells: 5B kits present a mid-size batching option ideally suited for proteomic studies. A 1.5B 600 cycle kit offers longer read length for metagenomics, immune repertoire studies, and amplicon sequencing.
• Staggered starts: Near-independent flow cell sides allow for asynchronous runs as samples become available, maximizing instrument flexibility and boosting throughput.
• DRAGEN software advances: DRAGEN pipelines for multiomics, oncology, and genetics.

Texas A&M Agri Life utilizes the NovaSeq X to handle large volumes of samples and recently participated in an early access trial of the 1.5B 600 cycle kit and upcoming NovaSeq X software enhancements.

“The NovaSeq X is becoming better, cheaper, and faster,” said Charlie Johnson, PhD, director of Genomics and Bioinformatics. “Since we purchased the NovaSeq X, the data yield for a run has increased by 30% on average, thanks to the advances Illumina continues to introduce. Today, the 600-cycle flow cell delivers everything we hoped for in high-throughput, longer-read sequencing for our metagenomics work.”

The updates will be rolled out across all NovaSeq X systems, benefiting both current users and future adopters.

Illumina NovaSeq X systems are used around the world supporting research and clinical labs that are working to advance science and improve human health. Treatment breakthroughs, diagnostic models, and entire industries have been built on Illumina’s next-generation sequencing capabilities, from discoveries in targeted cancer therapy to cancer and rare disease diagnosis, non-invasive prenatal screening, and MRD testing. 

To learn more about the NovaSeq X, visit https://www.illumina.com/systems/sequencing-platforms/novaseq-x-plus.html.

Use of forward-looking statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors to which our business is subject that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements are: (i) our ability to successfully implement NovaSeq X updates on a cost-effective and timely basis, (ii) challenges inherent in developing and launching new products and services, including modifying and scaling manufacturing operations, and reliance on third-party suppliers for critical components; (iii) our ability to manufacture robust instrumentation and consumables and develop reliable software solutions; and (iv) the acceptance and adoption by customers of our newly launched or updated products, which may or may not meet our and their expectations, together with other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, or in information disclosed in public conference calls, the date and time of which are released beforehand. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend, to update these forward-looking statements, to review or confirm analysts’ expectations, or to provide interim reports or updates on the progress of the current quarter.

About Illumina
Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical, and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit illumina.com and connect with us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

^[i] As of the Q4 financial disclosures, the NovaSeq X active install base was 890 at the end of FY2025.