Utah’s advanced technology ecosystem brings aerospace, composites and elite sport together ahead of the 2034 Olympic Winter Games

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 47G, USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS), Albany Engineered Composites, Hexcel and Nammo Composite Solutions today announced a new partnership bringing together advanced materials, engineering and manufacturing expertise to support the development of next generation cowlings for USA bobsleds. The partnership was announced at 47G’s annual Zero Gravity Summit, held as part of Hard Tech Week in Salt Lake City.

The collaboration brings together athletes, engineers, manufacturers and innovators to explore how technologies developed for some of the world’s most demanding applications can be applied to elite sport. The partnership also showcases the depth of Utah’s hard-tech ecosystem, connecting companies with expertise spanning aerospace, advanced materials, manufacturing and defense with athletes preparing to compete on the world’s biggest stage: The 2034 Winter Olympics.

“Partnerships like this are a great reminder that innovation can come from unexpected places,” said Lyndon Smith, President, Americas & Global Fibers. “The same advanced materials and technical expertise that support aerospace and defense can open new possibilities in elite sport. We’re excited to work alongside USA Bobsled/Skeleton and our industry partners to see what we can accomplish together.”

At the heart of the effort is the application of advanced composite technology to one of the most equipment-driven sports in the world. For USABS athletes, performance is measured in hundredths of a second, making the weight, strength, aerodynamics and design of a sled critical considerations on the track. As part of this partnership, Albany will work with USABS to manufacture next-generation composite bobsleds intended to support USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes. Hexcel is contributing advanced composite materials expertise, while Nammo Composite Solutions will manufacture carbon-fiber cowlings for the team’s two-man bobsleds.

The technology behind the partnership has applications far beyond the bobsled track. Advanced composite materials offer a combination of strength, durability and low weight that has made them essential to modern aerospace and defense applications, including aircraft, missiles and unmanned systems. Albany, Hexcel and Nammo bring decades of experience engineering and manufacturing composite components for some of the world’s most demanding environments, and the USABS partnership creates an opportunity to apply that expertise to elite athletics. Together, these Utah-based companies are bringing aerospace and defense expertise in advanced materials and manufacturing to the development of high-performance sled technology.

“Advanced composite technology has helped transform aerospace by enabling engineers to design components that are strong, lightweight and capable of performing in some of the most demanding environments,” said Jeff Daniel, vice president, commercial segment at Albany Engineered Composites. “Bringing that expertise to bobsled creates an exciting opportunity to apply what we have learned in aerospace to a completely different performance challenge. We are proud to work alongside USA Bobsled/Skeleton to develop technology that can support USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes on the road to 2034 and beyond.”

The partnership comes as Utah prepares to welcome the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034. USABS athletes already train and compete at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, creating a natural connection between the state’s technology ecosystem and the future of bobsled competition on home ice. For 47G, the collaboration represents an opportunity to demonstrate that Utah’s Olympic legacy can extend beyond hosting world-class competition. With advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, research and technology companies operating across the state, Utah has developed an ecosystem capable of bringing together expertise from traditionally separate industries.

“Utah has spent decades building an ecosystem where advanced manufacturing, aerospace, research and entrepreneurship intersect,” said Aaron Starks, president and CEO of 47G. “As we look toward 2034, we have an opportunity not only to host the world’s best athletes, but also to showcase the technologies, companies and talent helping shape the future of performance and innovation.”

The partnership was announced October 28 at 47G’s annual Zero Gravity Summit at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, held as part of Hard Tech Week. As USA Bobsled/Skeleton athletes prepare for the 2034 Winter Olympics on home ice, aerospace and advanced manufacturing expertise is finding a new proving ground on the bobsled track.

About 47G
47G is the nation’s fastest-growing organization for deeptech and aerospace and defense companies. Representing more than 230 members, 47G is building a nationally recognized ecosystem that accelerates the development and deployment of next-generation technologies. Want to learn more? Visit our website at 47G.org, follow us on LinkedIn and X, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

About USA Bobsled/Skeleton
USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS) is the national governing body for bobsled and skeleton in the United States. USABS promotes and grows the sports while recruiting, developing, training and supporting athletes from their introduction to bobsled and skeleton through elite international competition.

About Albany Engineered Composites
Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), designs and manufactures advanced engineered composite components for demanding applications in commercial and military aircraft, missiles and unmanned vehicles. Albany Engineered Composites combines advanced materials, engineering and manufacturing expertise to develop solutions for some of the world’s most demanding applications.

About Hexcel
Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced lightweight composites technology. We provide innovative, high-performance material solutions that are lighter, stronger, and tougher, shaping a world that moves farther, smarter, and more efficiently. Our broad and unrivaled product range includes carbon fiber, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, resins, engineered core, and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, defense and space, and industrial applications.

About Nammo
Nammo Composite Solutions (NCS) is part of Nammo, an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Raufoss, Norway. With more than 4,000 employees, 27 production sites, and a presence in 12 allied countries, Nammo is one of the world’s leading providers of specialty ammunition, shoulder-fired systems, and rocket motors. NCS applies that same manufacturing discipline to advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense applications.

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Field tests show this new GPS-verified field operations system reduces mileage by an average of 19% and saves about 20 minutes on every new patient assignment.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — BetterRX today announced the launch of BetterVisit™, which helps hospice and home health agencies reduce mileage and labor costs by replacing the patchwork of caseload planning, patient assignment, and mileage reporting tools with one GPS-verified field operations system. In pre-launch field tests, BetterVisit cut mileage by an average of about 19% with optimized routes, and its Smart Patient Assignment saved an average of approximately 20 minutes on every new admission¹. For a busy agency, that time adds up to hours back every week.

For home-based care agencies, travel is one of the largest costs they can control. Agency leaders know mileage reimbursement is not a small line item, and every hour spent driving is paid time not spent with patients. Yet the data behind both costs is incomplete. Mileage is usually self-reported by employees or estimated from address to address, so agencies reimburse what was written down, not what was actually driven. Meanwhile, agencies manually balance caseloads and geography with spreadsheets, maps, and phone calls, without clearly seeing what each assignment will cost in miles and time. BetterVisit is built to close that gap.

“As we grow, we’ll get a rush of referrals in one territory, and suddenly one nurse is buried while another has room,” said Linda Booker, Administrator at OSPTA. “We used to draw territories based on assumptions and whoever knew the area best. BetterVisit gives us a real picture of where our patients are, so we can rebalance before anyone gets buried. It makes life a lot easier.”

The cost isn’t only in miles. Capacity is a challenge across home-based care: industry research shows more than 60% of home health providers report turning down referrals². Every referral turned away represents lost revenue, and every hour lost to driving or phone tag reduces an agency’s capacity to admit patients.

BetterRX built BetterVisit after hearing about the same coordination gap again and again from the agencies it works with every day. BetterVisit brings territories, patient assignment, routing, and verified mileage into one system:

Territory Builder. Draws balanced territories based on where clinicians and patients are located, and shows how each change affects every clinician’s average mileage.Smart Patient Assignment. Uses the agency’s territories to recommend the clinician best placed to take each new patient, and shows the miles that patient would add each week before anyone commits.Daily Route Optimization. Optimizes routes every day and re-sequences visits automatically when a new patient or unplanned visit is added.GPS-Verified Mileage. Records the miles clinicians actually drive, including detours, instead of self-reported or estimated mileage. Visits and mileage that need a second look are surfaced for review before payroll, so leaders review exceptions instead of auditing every log.Real-Time Coordination. Shows leaders which clinicians are available and closest when a patient’s needs change, so they can coordinate coverage without calling around. The agency still decides who goes.Family Updates. Sends families a text when the clinician is on the way, manually or automatically. The family doesn’t need to download an app.

“Agency leaders told us the hardest part of their day isn’t delivering care. It’s coordinating everything around it,” said Eric Hemming, President of BetterRX. “They make dozens of decisions a day with incomplete information, and finance teams reimburse mileage they can’t verify. BetterVisit gives agency leaders and finance teams the same accurate picture, so clinicians spend less time driving and more time with patients.”

For field-based staff such as clinicians, PRNs, and chaplains, BetterVisit means a smarter route between visits, reimbursement for the miles they actually drive, and voice dictation for notes on the spot.

With BetterVisit, BetterRX is once again improving the care experience for hospice organizations. BetterVisit is available now to any hospice agency, whether or not it uses BetterRX for pharmacy services, and will be available to home health agencies in 2027.

To learn more or request a demo, visit www.betterrx.com/bettervisit.

¹ Average results across BetterVisit hospice agency field tests, 2026
² Homecare Homebase, “What Clinicians Are Really Asking For & What It Means for Your Retention Strategy,” 2026. Home Health Care News, July 2026.

About BetterVisit

BetterVisit is a GPS-verified field operations system for home-based care agencies. It combines territory building, smart patient assignment, daily route optimization, verified mileage, and family updates to help agencies control travel costs, make the most of clinician capacity, and coordinate care as the day changes. Learn more at www.betterrx.com/bettervisit.

About BetterRX

BetterRX delivers a better hospice pharmacy experience, combining intelligent medication management, hospice-specific local pharmacy coverage plans designed for speed and operational certainty, and top-rated client support to help hospice organizations standardize medication management, improve patient care, strengthen operational efficiency, and achieve more predictable pharmacy spend. BetterRX provides 100% transparent, pass-through pharmacy pricing, giving hospice leaders real-time visibility and control over medication management and pharmacy costs.

Founded in 2007, BetterRX has more than 19 years of exclusive hospice experience. Originally established as a hospice pharmacy serving the Rocky Mountain region, today the company supports hospice organizations nationwide, from independent providers to some of the nation’s largest multi-state enterprises. BetterRX is a privately held company with a strategic investment from BVP Forge (Bessemer Venture Partners) to support continued innovation, expand its technology platform, and accelerate long-term growth. BetterRX has earned an “A” Voice of the Customer rating for six years in a row and 99% of clients rate BetterRX as a highly trusted partner. For more information, visit www.betterrx.com.

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Steve Greene, BetterRX, 1 855-590-2100, marketing@betterrx.com, www.betterrx.com

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Building on the AI Agent Packs launched earlier this year, KNEX introduces purpose-built agentic applications that don’t just answer questions, but plan, execute, and complete end-to-end business processes inside the Oracle Applications (unlimited) customers already run.

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — KNEX Technology, a recognized Oracle Partner, today announced at Oracle AI World 2026 the availability of KNEX AI Agentic Apps for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards. The new apps bring AI-powered Command Centers to finance, HR, and supply chain teams, helping organizations eliminate manual work, accelerate cycle times, and modernize their Oracle investments without replacing them.

The launch builds on the KNEX AI Agent Packs introduced earlier this year, which gave EBS, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards users conversational access to live enterprise data. KNEX AI Agentic Apps take the next step, moving from answering questions to completing work.

KNEX AI Agentic Apps are created for the many organizations running EBS, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards that are unable to migrate to Oracle Fusion Applications. They give these customers a practical path to agentic AI on the Oracle Applications (unlimited) they already depend on, without waiting on a costly and disruptive migration.

At the heart of each Agentic App are Command Centers powered by KNEX AI Agent Packs. Each Command Center opens with a daily briefing for its functional area, highlighting what changed, what needs attention, and what’s coming up. Configurable tiles deliver the information and AI-generated insights each team cares about most, and, optionally, users can initiate actions directly from the Command Center, with people kept in the loop for review and approval.

Security is built in, not bolted on. KNEX AI Agents and Agentic Apps enforce role-based access using the responsibilities and privileges users already hold in the underlying Oracle Applications (unlimited) suite. A user sees only the data, and can take only the actions, that EBS, PeopleSoft, or JD Edwards already permits for their role, so AI never becomes a back door to sensitive information. The apps are embedded directly in existing Oracle deployments, work with live transactional data, and deploy without an upgrade, migration, or major transformation project.

“Earlier this year, our AI Agent Packs showed customers how much faster work gets done when they can simply ask their Oracle Applications (unlimited) for answers,” said Basheer Khan, CEO of KNEX Technology. “With KNEX AI Agentic Apps, we’re moving from answers to action. Our Command Centers put agents to work across complete business processes, inside the EBS, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards environments our customers have relied on for decades.”

“Agentic AI only delivers value in the enterprise when it is accurate, governed, and grounded in real business data,” said Gustavo Gonzalez, CTO of KNEX Technology. “Every action is traceable, critical steps can require human approval, and customers stay in control of how much autonomy they grant.”

Existing Agent Pack customers can extend their deployments with Agentic Apps, while new customers can start with the processes that matter most to them.

Attendees at Oracle AI World 2026 can see live demonstrations at KNEX booth #5026 at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center in Las Vegas through Oct. 28. To learn more or schedule a demonstration, visit www.knextech.com.

Media Contact

Husna Gyasi, KNEX Technology, 1 (949) 232-0786, hghayaisi@knextech.com, knextech.com

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