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Locally-made Cummins engine to hit market in 2027

It’s been two years since full production of a new line of X15N engines began at Cummins Inc.’s Jamestown Engine Plant. Now, the X15N engine is ready for market after clarification from the U.S. EPA - no pun intended - cleared the road for its deployment. In July, the EPA issued a rule ...

Electrovaya enters agreement with Amazon

Prices of Electrovaya’s stock rose sharply recently after the company announced a commercial agreement with Amazon, Electrovaya’s largest customer. At the close of business Wednesday, Electrovaya's stock price had increased 28.9% since announcing the agreement with Amazon. Electrovaya officials said the relationship with Amazon is expected to support the continued deployment of Electrovaya’s Infinity Battery Technology in material handling operations and potential expanded engagement on robotics and energy storage. As part of the agreement, Amazon will receive warrants to ...

Sales include buildings for future lifestyle businesses

Some new lifestyle businesses are coming to Mayville. The Post-Journal and OBSERVER have been analyzing real estate sales in Chautauqua County and recently looked at the transactions from May 11-15. The county does not provide transaction information, but real estate documents are available ...

WWII plane to visit Fly In Breakfast Sunday

The Dunkirk-Fredonia Rotary Club is welcoming a historic World War II warplane at its 59th Annual Fly-In Breakfast on Sunday, July 26, at the Chautauqua County / Dunkirk Airport located at 3389 Middle Road. The National Warplane Museum, a volunteer-run non-profit organization based in ...

SKF sees demand rising, warns global turmoil clouds outlook

SKF is seeing profits and operating margins increase despite largely flat sales while warning investors that ongoing global turmoil is still clouding its outlook. SKF, which operates the SKF Aeroengine USA plant in Falconer, saw adjusted operating profit increase to 3.22 billion Swedish ...

SKF eyes role in humanoid robotics business

By John Whittaker jwhittaker@post-journal.com SKF is looking to work its way into the expanding Chinese robotics market with a recently announced agreement with Leaderdrive (LD), a global manufacturer specializing in precision robotic components. The companies are working together on a venture in China focused on high-precision transmission components for robot joints. SKF officials said the investment is a step into the robotics industry, with a particular focus on the application of humanoids powered by Embodied AI technology in industrial settings. SKF will hold a 60% ...