Partnership with Global Electronics Leader Expands WF International’s Smart Climate Solutions Portfolio

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WF International Limited (the “Company” or “WF International”) (NASDAQ: WXM), an integrated electromechanical solutions company specializing in the supply, installation, fitting-out, and maintenance of HVAC systems, floor heating systems, and water purification systems, today announced that it has been awarded a one-year distribution qualification by Hisense Group, a globally recognized electronics and appliance manufacturer headquartered in Qingdao, China. Hisense’s HVAC division ranks among the top five in China and is known for its innovation in variable refrigerant flow (VRF), central air conditioning, and intelligent control technologies.

This milestone follows WF International’s recent appointment as an authorized distributor of Qingdao Hi-Sense Hitachi Air-Conditioning Systems Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Hisense and HITACHI, Ltd. Together, these partnerships enhance WF International’s capabilities and market credibility in delivering high-performance, low-carbon, and intelligent HVAC solutions for residential, commercial, and smart building applications.

Hisense Group’s HVAC division has built a reputation for breakthrough innovations in energy-efficient cooling and heating technologies. With manufacturing operations spanning over 160 countries, Hisense brings proven reliability and cutting-edge engineering to WF International’s expanding client base across the residential and commercial development sectors.

“Securing distribution rights with Hisense represents another key step in WF International’s growth strategy and validates our successful track record in premium brand partnerships,” stated Ke Chen, Chief Executive Officer of WF International. “Following our recent Hitachi distributorship achievement, this back-to-back success with another industry leader demonstrates the confidence that top-tier manufacturers place in our capabilities and market expertise. We’re already leveraging this expanding capability in our proposal for a residential development, a residence luxury project covering over 100 acres in Hainan. With both Hisense and Hitachi HVAC systems now in our portfolio, offering a range from mainstream to high-end intelligent climate solutions, we are uniquely positioned to meet the diverse needs of customers across various market segments. This multi-tier access enhances our flexibility and competitiveness in securing high-value projects.” 

About WF International Limited

WF International Limited specializes in the supply, installation, fitting-out, and maintenance services for HVAC systems, floor heating systems, and water purification systems. With extensive experience serving commercial projects and high-end residential projects throughout Sichuan, China, the Company has established itself as a trusted provider of premium electromechanical solutions.

The Company’s portfolio includes installations for HVAC projects such as the International Finance Squares across China, Chengdu Vanke Charm City, Chengdu Raffles Plaza, Chengdu Yinshi Plaza, Chengdu Metro No. Ten Line, and Panzhihua Jinhai Hotel.

Since 2017, WF International has expanded its service offerings to include comprehensive heating and water purification solutions, positioning itself as an integrated supplier of both electromechanical products and installation services for large-scale commercial projects and real estate developer clients that offer high-end fully furnished homes. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at https://wf.international.

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Industrial AI leaders unite to transform Energy, Utilities, and Infrastructure with integrated AI solutions for grid planning, asset management, and field service optimization 

Industrial X Unleashed

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today at Industrial X Unleashed, IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, announced a strategic partnership with Siemens to deliver integrated, AI-driven solutions that will revolutionize how energy, utilities, and infrastructure operators plan, manage, and service critical grid assets. The collaboration unites Siemens’ world-class domain expertise in grid planning, electrification, and smart infrastructure with IFS’s market-leading capabilities in enterprise asset management, field service management, and AI-powered scheduling optimization. 

Together, the companies are addressing the most pressing challenges facing critical infrastructure operators: aging assets, supply chain disruption, labor shortages, and the urgent imperative to accelerate the energy transition through digital transformation and autonomous grid operations. 

The IFS and Siemens partnership delivers a unified solution that bridges the critical gap between engineering and financial planning, operational technology and information technology, and strategic asset decisions and real-time field execution. IFS is partner in the Siemens Xcelerator marketplace. 

By integrating IFS’s AI-powered enterprise asset management, field service, and asset investment planning capabilities with Siemens’ Gridscale X solutions, utilities and energy operators gain unprecedented operational intelligence across their entire infrastructure.  

The result: A pathway toward autonomous, self-optimizing grid operations that address today’s most critical infrastructure challenge. As utilities rapidly integrate distributed energy resources like solar and wind at scale, these inverter-based resources are transforming grid dynamics – creating both unprecedented opportunity and complexity. The combined solution enables utilities to manage this transition effectively, improving uptime, reducing costs, and driving measurable sustainability outcomes while maintaining the grid reliability and resilience that society depends on.  

This cloud-ready, modular approach enables digital transformation without disruptive rip-and-replace projects, delivering industry-specific solutions purpose-built for utilities, energy infrastructure, manufacturing, and critical facilities. 

Max Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, IFS, said: “The autonomous grid isn’t a distant vision – IFS and Siemens are making it a reality today. By combining Siemens’ unmatched grid intelligence with IFS’s Industrial AI platform, we’re enabling utilities to make smarter investment decisions, predict and prevent asset failures, and orchestrate field operations with unprecedented precision. Together, we’re engineering the resilient, sustainable infrastructure that will define the next decade.” 

Dr. Sabine Erlinghagen, CEO of Siemens Grid Software: “The complexity of modern grid operations demands more than incremental improvements; it requires a fundamental transformation in how we plan, operate and maintain grids. We are delighted to partner with IFS, bringing together the best of engineering excellence and operational intelligence to help our customers tackle their biggest challenges. With our joint vision, a lot is possible: faster grid modernization, reduced operational risk, and the agility to embrace the distributed energy future while maintaining the reliability society depends on.”   

Timothy Swanson, Industry Advisor and Retired CIO/CSO, FortisBC, said: “The pace of change in our industry is accelerating, from electrification demands to extreme weather events to integrating distributed and variable energy supply at utility scale. We can’t meet these challenges with yesterday’s tools. What excites utilities about this IFS and Siemens collaboration is the potential to integrate planning systems from the equipment level up for utility assets. That integration is essential if we’re going to deliver the cost-effective reliability our customers and regulators expect while building the grid of tomorrow.”   

For more information about Industrial X Unleashed, visit www.industrialX.ai. 

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IFS, Director of Corporate & Executive Communications 
Email: adam.gillbe@ifs.com

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Email: mairi.morgan@ifs.com  
 

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Fast-track execution positions Locksley among leaders in restoring America’s antimony supply chain and processing capabilities.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Locksley Resources, Ltd. (ASX: LKY; OTCQX: LKYRF) provided an update on the company’s progress and immediate plans as they aggressively move forward their Desert Antimony Mine (DAM) Prospect, located within the Mojave Project in San Bernardino County.

Kerrie Matthews, Managing Director/CEO of Locksley said, “We are at a pivotal time for Locksley as we continue our rapid advancement toward becoming a developer, with an end-to-end supply chain strategy from Mine-to-Metal – all within the U.S.” She noted that the successful execution of technical steps, including establishing the exploration target, achieving a 68.1% concentrate grade and evaluating the underground workings that have been part of the strategy have significantly advanced the company toward mitigating key uncertainties that are associated with planning for the next steps.

“We are focused on further enhancing our understanding of DAM and working in parallel with the U.S. government on permitting, finance, and ultimately physically delivering antimony product into the U.S. market,” she affirmed. More information is available here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03022491-6A1296813&v=undefined.

The company has:

• Initiated development planning for extraction of mineralization, definitive financing (leveraging the recent EXIM LOI), permitting and pilot plant processing operations.
• Received expressions of interest from U.S. engineering contractors to commence with extraction of mineralization at the DAM mine, marking the start of development.
• DAM underground access assessment confirms the structural stability and accessibility of the historical workings, supporting safe re-entry and phased mine development planning toward future development.
• DAM site inspection by mining engineers scheduled for later this month as part of initial engineering and design studies to meet planned pilot plant throughput.
• Following underground LiDAR surveying that confirmed approximately 236m of Development across four levels spanning a 130m strike length, the company established an exploration target at DAM containing 19,400 to 67,000 tons of antimony metal. These estimates are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to date to estimate a Mineral Resource. The Exploration Target has been prepared and reported in accordance with the JORC Code (2012).
• The recently completed 325 kg bulk sampling delivered a high head grade of 7.6% to 7.8% Sb with flotation testwork underway and supported by the initial sighter testwork completed on a 23.1kg sample at 9.6% Sb, which delivered a 68.1% Sb premium concentrate, meeting industrial and defense specifications.

The company has multiple exploration activities in progress and planned with key activities and timeframes including:

• Underground mapping – currently underway and due for completion November 2025.
• Underground sampling – work planned to commence (assuming ability for safe working) in November 2025 with an approximate one-month time to assay results.
• Surface Sampling – initial program has commenced. Assays from previous samples taken are expected late November-early December 2025.
• Drilling – a plan of operations has been approved pending payment of required bond. Upon payment, Company is approved to drill up to 16 holes at DAM Prospect. The company currently expects to commence drilling at the El Campo Prospect in late Q4 2025/early Q1 2026 and anticipated commencing drilling at DAM subsequent to completing El Campo.
• Magnetic Geophysics Interpretation – Geophysical Consultants SGC has commenced with a regional magnetic image interpretation to define the structural geology across the Mojave Project. This will inform geological testing for new and additional structures and potentially further support the DAM exploration target. Work is expected to be completed by Q1 2026.
• Surface Structural & Geological Mapping – a third mapping program is scheduled to commence late November, expanding two previous phases of activity.
• Stream Sediment Sampling – a regional stream sediment sampling program is currently in the final planning phases. The field collection is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2025 (weather permitting). If samples are collected in Q4 2025 analysis results are anticipated in Q1 2026.

Locksley Resources (https://www.locksleyresources.com.au) is focused on critical minerals in the U.S. The company is actively advancing the Mojave Project in California, targeting rare earth elements (REEs) and antimony. Locksley is executing a mine-to-market strategy for antimony, aimed at reestablishing domestic supply chains for critical materials, underpinned by strategic downstream technology partnerships with leading U.S. research institutions and industry partners. This integrated approach combined with resource development with innovative processing and separation technologies, positions Locksley to play a key role in advancing U.S. critical minerals independence.

Contact: Beverly Jedynak, beverly.jedynak@viriathus.com, 312-943-1123; 773-350-5793 (cell)

IFS expands ecosystem of Frontier AI, Robotics, Grid Tech and Business Advisory by forging new partnerships with leading AI tech companies Anthropic, 1X Technologies, Siemens and collaboration with Boston Dynamics

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, is today showcasing the next wave of AI innovation, applied for Industry. At its marquee event, Industrial X Unleashed, taking place in Tribeca, New York, the company shared its vision, demonstrated specific applications of IFS.ai in action within an industrial setting, as well as unveiled partnerships through applied customer examples. 

Opening the event, Mark Moffat, CEO of IFS said: “The opportunity to drive growth in our economy, as well as positively impact our society and planet using AI is now – but importantly, what will make a difference is applying AI in the industrial setting. The news headlines to date have been on the generic productivity benefits AI can provide to office-based workers, but IFS is uniquely positioned to deliver contextual and industry-specific AI to workers in the field. And that is where we will see the most impactful innovation and efficiency gains.” 

Driving growth in Industrial AI 

IFS showcased partnerships with some of the fastest-growth AI companies looking for further expansion by applying their capabilities with IFS.ai to the hardcore industries that IFS serves including: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Engineering & Construction, Manufacturing, Telco, and Transport. Examples from the following areas included: 

• Frontier AI Models: a partnership with Anthropic saw IFS Nexus Black launch Resolve, powered by Claude, as the first of many new IFS solutions that puts industry-specific AI directly into the hands of frontline workers to transform work and rapidly deliver value. Resolve enables customers to predict and prevent faults faster by interpreting multi-modal data such as video, audio, temperature and pressure, and complex schematics.  
• The scenario was demonstrated through a real-world customer use case, William Grant & Sons – the world’s largest independent distiller. William Grant & Sons has worked with IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic to forward-deploy a field-worker productivity solution within weeks. This is already helping engineers anticipate and resolve maintenance issues before downtime occurs, improving asset reliability, reducing unplanned outages, and freeing teams to focus on higher-value production tasks. 
• Physical AI and Robotics: a collaboration with Boston Dynamics was used to demonstrate how physical AI and robotics can leverage IFS’s industrial AI within a utility setting. Customer Eversource, New England’s largest energy delivery company, spoke to the many scenarios being planned to improve efficiency and service to the 4.4million homes it serves. In addition, IFS’s partnership with robotics manufacturer 1X Technologies was announced, opening the opportunity for 1X Technologies to take their humanoid robots into industrial settings. 
• Grid and Power: A partnership with Siemens Grid Software was announced, using IFS.ai to re-architect tomorrow’s intelligent autonomous grid through asset investment planning and grid infrastructure upgrades. 

R “Ray” Wang, Principal Analyst, Founder and Chairman, Constellation Research commented: “We are finally witnessing leadership in the category of Industrial AI. While frontier AI models and infrastructure platforms grab headlines, the critical missing piece has been the orchestration layer, the industrial operating system that embeds AI directly into mission-critical workflows.” 

He continued: “Customers seek deep domain expertise from their trusted AI partners, especially in manufacturing, utilities, aerospace, and energy. The AI Age isn’t about adding AI features to legacy software. It’s about architecting the control plane for the next generation of intelligent industrial operations where autonomous execution happens at scale, in real-time and achieving decision velocity for tangible business outcomes.” 

Additional speakers at the event included:      

• Mohamed Kande, PwC           
• Prasad Satyavolu, Accenture 
• Garvan Doyle, Anthropic          
• Dr. Merry Frayne, Boston Dynamics        
• Ranjit Bawa, Deloitte       
• Darryl Willis, Microsoft    
• Stephanie Woerner, MIT CISR   
• Dr. Sabine Erlinghagen, Siemens Grid Software 

For more information about Industrial X Unleashed, visit www.industrialX.ai. 

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Adam Gillbe  
IFS, Director of Corporate & Executive Communications 
Email: adam.gillbe@ifs.com  

NORTH AMERICA / LATAM: 
Mairi Morgan 
IFS, Director of Corporate & Executive Communications  

Email: mairi.morgan@ifs.com 

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Industrial X Unleashed

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, and Boston Dynamics, the global leader in mobile robotics, today announced a ground-breaking collaboration to revolutionize how asset-intensive organizations manage and optimize their field operations. Uniting Boston Dynamics’ autonomous inspection robots with the power of IFS.ai creates a fully agentic AI system that seamlessly connects sensing, predictive decision-making and action in the field. With labor and skills shortages impacting industrial customers, leading to service gaps and prolonged outages, there exists an urgent need for technology that can supplement field workers. 

IFS and Boston Dynamics revealed the joint solution for the first time at Industrial X Unleashed in New York, November 13. The two companies showcased a powerful combination of physical AI and agentic AI that creates an end-to-end autonomous system to connect robots and enterprise data in high potential applications. Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots inspect industrial assets and sites, capturing critical operational data in real-time. Spot uses thermal cameras to detect overheating, can listen to air or gas leaks, read analog gauges for pressure and flow, check indicator lights, identify hazards like spills, or detect voltage anomalies. This information feeds directly into IFS.ai where agentic AI analyzes the data, makes intelligent decisions, and triggers appropriate actions – creating a seamless loop from sensing to execution. 

The collaboration uniquely focuses on serving industries where field operations are critical, including manufacturing, energy, utilities, mining, and other asset-intensive sectors. With field workers comprising part of the 70% of the world’s workforce that do not work behind a desk, IFS and Boston Dynamics are unlocking value in areas that have remained underserved by generic AI applications. 

Together, IFS and Boston Dynamics are targeting measurable improvements across three critical operational metrics: 

1. Safety: Autonomous inspections reduce human exposure to hazardous environments while increasing inspection frequency and thoroughness
2. Efficiency: Intelligent automation enables faster decision-making and response times, optimizing resource allocation
3. Uptime: Predictive insights and automated actions help prevent failures before they occur, maximizing asset availability 

Christian Pedersen, Chief Product Officer, IFS, said: “Asset-intensive organizations face unrelenting pressure to improve operational performance. Together with Boston Dynamics, we’re delivering a truly autonomous system that connects the physical and digital worlds for the first time. IFS.ai and IFS Loops turn robot observations into enterprise action, from preventative maintenance scheduling to predictive failure analysis and automated anomaly detection. Data flows from the field into enterprise systems, decisions are made autonomously, and actions are executed back in the field, all within a single integrated platform.” 

Dr. Merry Frayne, Director of Product, Boston Dynamics, commented: “This collaboration represents the future of industrial operations. Our robots excel at navigating complex environments and gathering critical data. Combined with IFS’s agentic decision-making capabilities, we’re enabling organizations to achieve levels of operational excellence and safety that simply weren’t possible before.” 

Ron Utterbeck, CIO, Eversource, an IFS customer, said: “As the largest New England energy provider managing critical infrastructure across multiple states, this integration has the potential to radically transform our operations. As our grid continues to advance we need to utilize not only traditional data gathering but more advanced data gathering and modeling. To meet the reliability and the energy demands for our customers, we look forward to the opportunity in utilizing advanced industry technology such to enable data collection at a different level that can support routine inspections of substations and facilities with automatically prioritizing and dispatching our crews. This will allow our highly-skilled crews to be focused on the right priorities at the right time and ensure mission-critical work is completed. It’s a genuine shift from reactive to predictive maintenance.” 

For more information about Industrial X Unleashed, visit www.industrialX.ai. 

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IFS, Director of Corporate & Executive Communications 
Email: adam.gillbe@ifs.com 
 
NORTH AMERICA / LATAM: Mairi Morgan 
IFS, Director of Corporate & Executive Communications 
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