Author: Neel Achary

CHILTIER Unveils Climate-Control Hydro Vest, Opens Pre-Orders Before Kickstarter Launch

India, Feb 25: CHILTIER, a wearable climate technology company, announced the launch of its much-anticipated Hydro Vest, a thermoelectric personal cooling and heating system. The vest is designed to help users stay comfortable and safe in extreme weather conditions. With early pre-orders now open, the brand is gearing up for a global Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

Designed for motorcyclists, outdoor enthusiasts, field professionals, and individuals exposed to harsh climates daily, the Hydro Vest uses advanced Peltier-based thermoelectric technology to cool or heat the body within minutes. Unlike traditional cooling solutions that rely on ice packs, fans, or gel-based inserts, CHILTIER’s system actively regulates temperature through a closed-loop liquid circulation mechanism embedded within the vest.

The Hydro Vest maintains thermal comfort by circulating temperature-controlled liquid through thermally conductive tubing integrated into its inner lining. This helps stabilize core body temperature, reduce fatigue, and enhance endurance during prolonged rides, treks, outdoor work shifts, and adventure activities.

Recognizing varied user requirements, CHILTIER has introduced two configurations of the X1 and Z1 models. The X1 model can maintain unlimited run-time when connected to vehicle power and is designed for riders. Conversely, the Z1 model is fully portable (with a lightweight battery backpack) and can be operated for up to eight hours. Both models feature precision-adjustable temperature settings, lightweight materials quiet operation and water-resistant design for reliable performance in challenging environments.

As rising global temperatures and unpredictable climate patterns intensify the demand for portable thermal management solutions, CHILTIER aims to redefine personal comfort through wearable climate intelligence. The upcoming Kickstarter campaign is designed to create a community of early users, confirm the demand for this product, and support the initial production run.

Kulpreet Sahni, Founder and CEO, Chiltier, said,

“Our vision at CHILTIER is to make climate control as personal and intuitive as wearable technology itself. The Hydro Vest is not just about cooling or heating; it is about giving people control over their environment, enhancing safety, endurance, and performance in extreme conditions. With our Kickstarter launch, we are building a global community that believes wearable climate technology is the future of outdoor mobility and human resilience.”

Beyond the Hydro Vest, CHILTIER plans to expand its innovation roadmap through the development of the Thermo Pod, a scalable and modular platform intended to power a broader ecosystem of wearable climate-control products. Its adaptable architecture will enable integration with other wearable technologies, reinforcing CHILTIER’s long-term vision of intelligent personal thermal systems.

CHILTIER is currently inviting consumers worldwide to sign up for launch notifications and be among the first to access the Hydro Vest when the Kickstarter campaign goes live.

Securonix and AWS Launch Agentic Mesh with First Productivity-Based AI Model for SOC

India, Feb 25: Securonix, Inc., working closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the Securonix Agentic Mesh and SAM, the AI SOC Analyst. The launch advances agentic AI for cybersecurity with a governed, explainable network of intelligent agents designed to elevate human analysts and measurably improve productivity across security operations.

The Securonix Agentic Mesh, built on AWS AgentCore, provides a unified orchestration layer for AI agents operating within the SOC. It enables AI-driven investigation and response while enforcing policy, governance, and human oversight.

Within the Agentic Mesh, SAM coordinates a modular set of AI agents optimized for specific operational tasks, including investigation context, search assistance, response preparation, noise reduction, and data pipeline optimization.

By orchestrating these agents together, the platform reduces alert fatigue, improves investigation consistency, and accelerates mean time to detection and response without sacrificing governance or visibility.

Analysts can review decisions, request deeper analysis, or pause actions to ensure AI remains transparent and accountable.

The announcement comes at a pivotal moment in the cybersecurity industry. According to the 2025 “Evolution of Cybersecurity Automation and AI Adoption” report, 97% of security leaders now consider automation business-critical, and 56% cite productivity as the top driver for adopting AI.

Introducing Productivity-Based AI Pricing for the SOC

As part of the launch, Securonix is introducing the cybersecurity industry’s first productivity-based AI pricing model. Rather than charging based on ingestion volume or seats, customers license SAM based on the amount of investigation work performed, measured in minutes of analyst time.

Usage is tracked in real time and visible within the Securonix platform, allowing security leaders to clearly see time saved, time billed, and operational impact. Each customer receives a baseline capacity, with the flexibility to expand in proportion to the value realized.

“At HDFC, we look for technology that strengthens our resilience and elevates our people. SAM delivers both. It gives our analysts a trusted partner working beside them at all hours and provides leadership with transparent, measurable AI value.”

said Sameer Ratolikar, Chief Information Security Officer, HDFC Bank

The Human-in-the-Loop SOC Operating Model

Agentic Mesh AI activity operates under Agentic Guardrails that enforce scope, policy, escalation rules, and separation of duties. Analysts interact with SAM through a guided interface where every decision includes step-by-step reasoning. Analysts can request deeper analysis, challenge findings, or pause actions for review, ensuring AI remains explainable, auditable, and aligned with organizational policy.

“We designed SAM and the Agentic Mesh to feel like a trusted teammate, not a black box,” said Kash Shaikh, CEO and President of Securonix. “With governed autonomy, a human-in-the-loop model, and transparent productivity metrics, we are giving security leaders a practical and accountable way to apply AI in the SOC.”

Built-In Governance and Secure Deployment

All AI operations are executed securely within the customer’s AWS environment. Every action taken by SAM or supporting agents is logged and auditable by design, supporting internal security reviews and external compliance requirements. The architecture aligns with Securonix responsible AI principles and ongoing ISO 42001 readiness efforts.

“AWS is proud to power the Securonix Agentic Mesh and SAM with AgentCore,” said Swami Sivasubramanian, Vice President of Data and AI at AWS. “Together, we are enabling customers to deploy scalable, explainable AI with trust and transparency at its core.”

Bridging the AI Fluency Gap in the SOC

Industry research continues to show that successful AI adoption depends as much on analyst readiness as on technology. To address this, Securonix is introducing the Agentic

Academy, a structured enablement program that helps SOC teams learn how to supervise, collaborate with, and derive value from AI-driven workflows.

The program focuses on practical interaction with SAM, interpretation of AI outputs, and effective human oversight to ensure AI-driven operations deliver sustained value.

Together, Agentic Mesh and SAM mark a shift from experimental AI to accountable, outcome-driven security operations.

Excelsoft Cuts Infrastructure & Internet Costs with ‘Saras Assessments in a Box’

Feb 25: Excelsoft Technologies a global leader in digital learning and assessment solutions, today announced the launch of Saras Assessments in a Box, a compact, plug-and-play assessment appliance designed to enable secure digital examinations anywhere instantly.

Built using Saras Assessment, Excelsoft’s flagship platform, the device enables institutions to set up a fully functional, secure test centre in minutes, with or without internet connectivity. About the size of a matchbox, it eliminates the need for servers or complex IT infrastructure; users simply power it on, connect via Wi-Fi or LAN, and start delivering exams immediately. A single device supports 100+ concurrent candidates, ensuring high-performance exam delivery without bandwidth bottlenecks.

Speaking about the launch, Mr. Dhananjay Sudhanva, Chairman & Managing Director, Excelsoft Technologies, said,

“This marks a paradigm shift in how assessments are delivered. As examination scale increases and access expands, legacy, infrastructure-heavy models are proving inadequate. Saras Assessments in a Box fundamentally changes that equation by reducing the time and cost of setting up secure test centres while enabling a more resilient, inclusive, and reliable assessment experience for end users. Built on our Saras flagship assessment platform, it allows institutions to conduct exams consistently across diverse environments, including national and state-level entrance exams, university and college assessments, recruitment and certification programs, remote and rural initiatives, and temporary or emergency test centres.”

From a technology and architecture standpoint, the innovation reflects Excelsoft’s focus on building assessment systems designed for real-world conditions.

Speaking about the innovation, Mr. Adarsh Sudhindra, Chief Innovation Officer, Excelsoft Technologies, said,

“Assessment technology must be engineered for reliability at scale, not continuous connectivity. Saras Assessments in a Box introduces a distributed, appliance-led architecture that simplifies deployment while strengthening security and performance. By enabling exams to run locally yet remain centrally governed, institutions can conduct high-stakes assessments consistently across diverse environments without being constrained by infrastructure limitations. The solution is designed for a wide range of use cases, including national and state-level entrance examinations, university and college assessments, recruitment and certification programs, remote and rural assessment initiatives, corporate and skill-based testing, and temporary or emergency test centres.”

With this launch, Excelsoft Technologies continues to lead innovation in the assessment sector delivering solutions that simplify complexity, expand access, and enable secure, scalable, and resilient digital examinations anywhere in the world.

When things have to be done quickly

Rail brakes support fast roller changes in laminating units

 SAUERESSIG has evolved from being a manufacturer of printing and embossing rollers to becoming a highly innovative machine manufacturer with a diverse product range.

In a large laminating unit by SAUERESSIG Engineering for laminating steel strip on both sides, rubber rollers press a protective PET film onto hot steel strip. Despite cooling, these rubber rollers do wear down and need to be replaced regularly. Four profiled rail brakes by mayr® power transmission ensure that the laminating process, which takes place 24 hours a day, only has to be interrupted briefly to replace the rollers.

SAUERESSIG began manufacturing printing and embossing rollers for the packaging and printing industry around 70 years ago. Today, the company is a highly innovative mechanical engineering company with a diverse portfolio. As a leading full-range supplier of calendering, embossing and rotary processing systems in standard and special designs, the company supplies a wide range of industries.

The machine solutions include both complete production lines and customized systems for embossing, finishing, coating, smoothing, perforating and calibrating sheet materials such as paper, film or metal sheets. The company offers comprehensive expertise from the initial idea to the final customized solution, including planning and designing mechanics, drive and automation technology, pre-assembly and commissioning in the factory, and final approval at the customer’s premises.

SAUERESSIG’s large laminating unit coats both sides of the steel strip with a protective PET film

 One such customized system, no less than six metres long and around four metres wide, coats a steel strip on both sides with a thin protective PET film. Harald Bartsch, Head of Design/Expert Advisor at SAUERESSIG Engineering, describes the machine’s design concept as follows “The complete laminating unit consists of two nearly identical, symmetrically arranged side frames, each with a rubberized laminating roller and a contact cooling roller. For laminating, the steel strip moves vertically between the two laminating rollers through the laminating unit at a conveying speed of up to 250 m/min. The laminating rollers press the film onto the hot steel strip from both sides.”

The steel strip’s high temperatures of up to 260 °C heat up the rubber coating on the laminating rollers. Water-cooled contact rollers dissipate this heat and limit the rubber coating’s temperature to a maximum of 90 °C. Despite the cooling, the rubber linings of the laminating rollers are subject to wear and must be replaced regularly. “As the laminating process should ideally be running continuously all year round and 24/7 without interruption,” explains Harald Bartsch, “the time required to replace the laminating rollers must be kept as short as possible. Therefore, the laminating unit is designed in such a way that the automated roller replacement only takes half an hour.”

The laminating unit consists of two symmetrically arranged side frames. Both side frames are mounted onto profiled rail guides and can be separated axially to replace the worn laminating rollers. While the coating process is in progress, profiled rail brake of the ROBA® guidestop® series by mayr® power transmission hold the two system parts in position backlash-free and with high rigidity. To replace the rollers, these safety brakes are released hydraulically, the two machine halves can be moved apart via rack and pinion gears and the laminating rollers can be replaced.

Profiled rail brake of the ROBA® guidestop® series by mayr® power transmission hold the two system parts of a large laminating unit in position backlash-free and with high rigidity.

 The ROBA® guidestop® profiled rail brake serves as a reliable safety brake and backlash-free clamping unit. It can brake movements safely and quickly and clamps the axes rigidly and backlash-free.

Just like all safety brakes by mayr®power transmission, the profiled rail brakes also work according to the fail-safe principle. This means they are closed in de-energised condition. The ROBA® guidestop® brakes use pre-tensioned cup springs to press the brake shoes against the ‘waist’ of the profiled rail, thus clamping it in place.

The hydraulic brake design used in the SAUERESSIG laminating unit is released using a nominal pressure of 70 bar. This is comparatively low in relation to the very high holding forces. The brake mechanism is dimensioned for relatively large strokes. As a result, the brake can compensate for production tolerances on the profiled rails without losing braking force. The ROBA® guidestop® safety brakes are equipped with two independent brake circuits: This allows for either double holding forces or a redundant design.

The profiled rail brakes are therefore directly mounted onto the masses which are to be braked or held. This minimises the risk of hazards, particularly with gravity-loaded axles, as drive elements between the motor and the moving mass, such as spindles, spindle nuts, shaft couplings and gears, do not affect safety. This is different for concepts with motor brakes, as all drive elements must transmit the braking torque to the carriage. Furthermore, every element between the brake and the carriage has a negative effect on rigidity. ROBA® guidestop® safety brakes are therefore considerably more rigid than motor brakes, rod brakes or band brakes, which are often subject to backlash.

ROBA® guidestop® safety brakes by mayr® power transmission are available in pneumatic or electromagnetic versions in addition to the hydraulically opening design. The hydraulically releasing ROBA® guidestop® series covers nominal holding forces from 5000 to 34000 N with four sizes. The pneumatically releasing version offers the greatest variety of options: Six sizes with nominal holding forces from 700 to 15000 N are available in the standard product range. Both versions (i.e. pneumatically and hydraulically releasing) are available for all common linear guides. Electromagnetically opening rail brakes do not require any pneumatic or hydraulic equipment. mayr® power transmission developes this variant on request, customizing it for the respective application.