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The $20 Chain Decision That Triggers a $20,000 Breakdown: USA Roller Chain Examines the True Cost of Roller Chain Failure

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CLAREMONT, Fla., June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — USA Roller Chain has released a technical analysis examining how a single component sourcing decision, specifically the selection of a roller chain based on price rather than verified specification, can initiate a failure sequence that costs facilities many times more than the original savings. The report frames the issue as a cost-of-failure problem rather than a maintenance problem, making the case that the most consequential purchasing decisions in industrial environments are often the smallest ones.

Targeting maintenance technicians, plant managers, and procurement engineers, the analysis traces a documented failure pattern from initial specification mismatch through chain elongation, sprocket damage, system inefficiency, and unplanned downtime. The findings are designed to support facilities in shifting from price-driven to value-driven component sourcing decisions before a failure event occurs.

When the Wrong Chain Costs More Than the Right One
The failure scenario outlined in the report begins with a decision that appears straightforward: selecting a roller chain based on nominal size compatibility without verifying tensile strength ratings, pitch tolerance, material grade, or compatibility with existing drive sprockets. Under operational load, the consequences compound quickly.

Chains operating beyond their rated tensile capacity begin to elongate. As pitch increases beyond specification, alignment with sprocket tooth geometry degrades. The resulting friction accelerates wear on both the chain and mating sprockets, compressing service life from months or years to weeks. In high-cycle environments, elongation becomes breakage, and breakage becomes a full production stop.

The Failure Cascade
USA Roller Chain’s analysis traces how costs accumulate across a single failure event:

Chain elongation: Tensile mismatch causes the chain to stretch, shifting pitch out of alignment with drive and driven sprockets.Sprocket damage: Elongated chain degrades tooth profiles on the mating sprocket, requiring full replacement rather than adjustment.System inefficiency: Increased friction reduces power transfer and generates heat that shortens bearing and seal life in adjacent components.Unplanned downtime: Emergency labor, expedited parts, scrapped product, and delayed output absorb the original cost savings many times over.

Sprocket damage is frequently the hidden multiplier in these events. A chain that fails after degrading its mating sprocket does not require a chain replacement alone, it requires a full drive system assessment and, in most cases, simultaneous sprocket replacement before production can safely resume.

Root Cause Analysis
USA Roller Chain identifies three root causes that appear consistently across industrial chain failure cases:

Tensile strength mismatch: Chains rated for lower working loads are installed in applications that regularly exceed those thresholds. In environments with shock loading or variable speeds, the margin between rated capacity and actual demand must account for peak conditions, not average ones.

Material grade variance: Aftermarket chains sourced without verified material specifications may carry the same part number as OEM equivalents while using steel alloys with meaningfully different hardness and fatigue resistance. These differences are invisible at installation but become apparent under sustained load.

Price-driven procurement: When purchasing decisions are made on unit cost without reference to tensile ratings or supplier quality documentation, the probability of a specification mismatch increases. The decision that creates the most operational risk is often the one that appears most economical at the point of purchase.

“The cost of a chain failure rarely shows up on the same line item as the purchase decision that caused it. By the time downtime, labor, and replacement parts are accounted for, the original savings have long been erased. Specification accuracy at the point of purchase, along with keeping spare parts on hand, are the most cost-effective maintenance decisions a facility can make,” said Chris Beckett, Director of Operations at USA Roller Chain.

A Prevention Framework
The report outlines four decisions that reduce chain failure risk before it occurs:

Specification-first selection: Verify tensile strength, pitch, and load ratings against application requirements before evaluating price.Chain-sprocket pairing: Assess both components together. Fitting a new chain to a worn sprocket resets one variable while leaving the primary failure driver in place.Scheduled inspection: Measure chain elongation at regular intervals to plan replacements within maintenance windows rather than emergency responses.Supplier verification: Request material certifications and tensile test documentation. Their availability is itself a quality indicator.

Facilities can contact USA Roller Chain directly for component specification support.

About USA Roller Chain
USA Roller Chain is a supplier of roller chain products and power transmission components, serving a range of industries including agriculture, wastewater, and the lumber sector. The company provides a wide selection of industrial chain solutions, mechanical components, and related products designed to support motion transfer and system performance across various applications.

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Director of Operations
USA Roller Chain
Phone: +1 (689) 278-1508
Email: chrisb@usarollerchain.com

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Deloitte Unveils Connected Agentic Intelligence in Deloitte Omnia to Advance Audit & Assurance

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Empowering teams with a network of AI agents embedded in everyday workflows to support quality and enhance client service.

TORONTO, June 26, 2026 /CNW/ – Deloitte today announced the launch of a unified agentic intelligence network within Deloitte Omnia, Deloitte’s global audit and assurance platform, setting a new standard in how audit and assurance services are delivered.

Omnia’s embedded network of intelligent agents is designed to bring new and existing AI agents together under a single framework, so they can work in concert to coordinate and execute workflows. By moving to collaborative, embedded intelligence, the network equips Deloitte’s nearly 85,000 Audit & Assurance practitioners worldwide with enhanced insights and deep risk analysis, empowering them to operate with confidence and deliver greater impact amid market complexity.

This release builds on prior AI investments announced by Deloitte in July 2025 to deliver the next generation of AI innovation and reflects Deloitte’s continued commitment to a human-led, AI-powered innovation strategy.

Transforming how audit and assurance work gets done

Omnia’s new connected agentic intelligence responds to increasingly complex, data-driven client environments by integrating and extending existing AI capabilities within the platform, with additional capabilities expected to build on this foundation over time.

Within Omnia’s latest release, some examples of what the AI agents can do include:

Analyzing information to identify potential risk factors;Providing real-time, context-aware responses to support decision-making, combining advanced technology with Deloitte’s world-class people to enhance their professional judgment and insight;Executing preliminary procedures, including data extraction, evidence analysis, drafting documentation, and developing preliminary conclusions for professionals to review; andAssisting with evaluating compliance with regulatory and disclosure requirements.

Advancing quality through human-led, AI-powered delivery

Deloitte’s Audit & Assurance approach is grounded in the belief that quality and trust are strengthened when professional judgment, critical thinking, and advanced technology work together.

“This week marked an important milestone in Deloitte’s global digital transformation journey, with the release of a powerful set of intelligent agentic capabilities within Deloitte Omnia. The future of Audit & Assurance is being shaped by the combination of our exceptional professionals, leveraging advanced technology while maintaining human-led judgment to enhance focus on the areas that matter most–elevate quality, support better decision-making, and increase the value that we deliver to our clients each and every day.”
– Matt Welchinski, Managing Partner, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte Canada

Scaling innovation across a global platform

The new embedded network of intelligent agents within Omnia was developed by Deloitte’s internal engineering teams and is built to scale as new technologies emerge. AI capabilities are developed in alignment with Deloitte’s Trustworthy AI™ framework, embedding governance, controls, and compliance throughout the lifecycle to support responsible and transparent use.

“Deloitte’s clients are operating in an environment defined by speed, complexity, and constant change,” said Nigel Thomas, Deloitte Global Audit & Assurance Strategy and Digital Change leader. “With Omnia, Deloitte is enabling our professionals to work with clients to deliver an AI advanced audit and help them navigate the change in their business and manage their risks.”

Omnia integrates agentic capabilities directly into the platform and leverages Deloitte’s proprietary methodology, allowing for consistent application across its global network and engagements.

“Omnia has evolved to become a unified agentic platform where Deloitte’s professionals, data, methodology, and AI work together,” said Will Bible, Deloitte Global Audit & Assurance Digital Products leader. “Our technology absorbs time-intensive workstreams, elevating critical thinking and analysis. This is only the beginning.”

Positioned for the future of audit and assurance

The latest launch of agentic intelligence within Omnia builds on more than a decade of investment and is a critical achievement in Deloitte’s ongoing audit and assurance AI strategy.

As organizations accelerate AI adoption, Deloitte continues to drive innovation across its Audit & Assurance offerings. This includes services within our AI Assurance offering to assess and advise on governance, for organizations’ AI controls, outputs, data integrity, and model performance as they prepare for independent, evidence-based evaluations and work to drive trust.

Investing in upskilling for an AI-enabled future

Deloitte is investing in upskilling its workforce and building AI fluency through initiatives such as the Deloitte AI Academy™ and Scout, an AI-driven learning assistant that helps professionals find personalized learning opportunities. Omnia’s new agentic intelligence also includes “tutor mode” for Deloitte’s Audit & Assurance professionals that can provide on-demand micro-training in the context of the work being performed.

By combining technology innovation with talent development, Deloitte is enabling its professionals to supervise, validate, and work alongside AI to deliver high-quality, scalable outcomes.

Deloitte’s Audit & Assurance AI leadership

Deloitte delivers responsible, tested, human-led, AI-powered innovations, addressing complex challenges with practical, trusted solutions. Deloitte’s AI-enabled offerings, combined with extensive industry, domain, and regulatory experience, can transform financial complexity into strategic clarity. Our approach is grounded in quality, integrity, and transparency.

For more information about Omnia, please click here.

About Deloitte Canada

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

Deloitte provides industry-leading consulting, audit and assurance, tax, advisory and managed services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. We bring together world-class capabilities, insights, and services to address clients’ most complex business challenges.

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Amfas Announces Maquila-Based Assembly and 3PL Logistics Services in Ensenada, Mexico

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Amfas International, a U.S.-based, ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing and supply chain partner with a global footprint and a legacy since 2002, today announced the launch of its new Maquila-based assembly, 3PL+ logistics, and quality services facility in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, with operations scheduled to commence in April 2026. This expansion marks a strategic advancement in Amfas’ ability to support OEM programs through integrated global manufacturing, nearshore assembly, and cross-border logistics – delivering greater speed, cost efficiency, and operational control across North American supply chains.

ENSENADA, Mexico, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Ensenada facility has been purposefully designed to deliver assembly, logistics, and tariff-deferral capabilities without the complexity or capital requirements of full-scale manufacturing operations. Situated in El Sauzal, Ensenada, in close proximity to the ocean port and major transportation corridors, the facility offers direct logistical advantages for companies serving the United States market. Its location enables faster transit times, streamlined cross-border movement, and flexible distribution models tailored to modern supply-chain requirements. As nearshoring continues to accelerate across North America, Ensenada has emerged as a strategic hub for assembly staging and cross-border logistics under Mexico’s maquila framework, providing a compliant and efficient alternative to traditional offshore models.

Amfas is helping U.S. manufacturers strengthen nearshore supply chains through Ensenada-based assembly and 3PL logistics, improving speed, control, and tariff efficiency.

The Ensenada facility introduces an enhanced 3PL+ service model structured under the maquila program, allowing customers to temporarily import goods duty-free for processing and re-export, while aligning with USMCA frameworks to support reduced tariff exposure and compliant cross-border trade. This structure supports inventory holding with deferred duty and tariff payments, direct-to-customer and direct-to-end-customer distribution models and coordinated cross-border logistics for U.S.-bound shipments. By leveraging this framework, customers gain greater flexibility in inventory positioning while mitigating tariff exposure and optimizing working capital. The result is a streamlined supply-chain model that aligns operational efficiency with financial prudence.

“Ensenada is the missing middle between offshore cost and onshore control. It gives customers faster assembly, inspection, and U.S.bound shipping while managing duty and tariff exposure intelligently, without tying up capital or building a full-scale manufacturing footprint.” says Steve Walker, Founder and CEO, Amfas International.

In addition to logistics services, the facility provides assembly-only operations supported by applicable free trade agreements. These services include mechanical and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies, box build and enclosure assembly, wire harness and cable assembly, as well as kitting, labeling, barcoding, and packaging. Operating within the maquila structure enables qualifying programs to benefit from reduced or zero-duty treatment, allowing customers to establish scalable nearshore assembly programs that integrate seamlessly with existing manufacturing footprints.

Quality assurance is embedded as a foundational component of the Ensenada operation. The facility offers comprehensive component and assembly inspections, sorting and rework services, First Article Inspection (FAI) reporting, and onsite mechanical measurement capabilities supported by a dedicated quality lab. Through the Maquila program, parts can be temporarily imported for inspection and rework at a zero-duty rate, enabling corrective actions and compliance verification without unnecessary financial burden. This integrated quality infrastructure ensures that customer programs meet rigorous performance and documentation standards prior to distribution.

The Ensenada operation has been developed to serve customers across automotive, industrial, and broader OEM supply chains seeking reliable nearshore assembly, logistics coordination, tariff mitigation, duty deferral, and quality assurance services. Early engagement with the Amfas team enables customers to strategically align inventory flows, establish assembly configurations, and implement logistics planning in advance of full program launches, ensuring a smooth transition and scalable growth pathway.

About Amfas International

AMFAS International, an American-owned and managed company with a strong legacy since 2002, combines domestic engineering expertise, quality assurance, logistics experience, and domestic stocking with a vast global manufacturing network. This strategic approach enables Amfas to support OEMs with sourcing, assembly, logistics, and quality services – delivering seamless, compliant, and scalable supply chain solutions that keep you ahead of the competition. Connect with us at info@amfasinternational.com or visit https://amfasinternational.com/

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Hyperscale Data Completes Acquisition of 48.5 Acres to Expand Michigan AI Data Center Campus

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Acquisition Will Provide Natural Buffer and Increases the Company’s Total Michigan Campus to Approximately 83 Acres

LAS VEGAS, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS), an artificial intelligence (“AI”) data center company anchored by Bitcoin (“Hyperscale Data” or the “Company”), today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of 48.5 acres of forested land to expand its Michigan AI Data Center (the “Michigan Campus”) to approximately 83 acres in total. This acquisition more than doubled the size of the Michigan Campus.

“We are thrilled to complete this acquisition and look forward to growing the Michigan Campus in an efficient and responsible manner,” stated Milton “Todd” Ault III, Executive Chairman of Hyperscale Data. “The acquisition will provide us with the opportunity to solidify our Michigan Campus and provides a natural, long-term buffer between our operations and the surrounding area. With the recently announced signed master services agreement, this provides us the ability to build on the immense progress we have made over the years as we evaluate our overall expansion plans while we seek to maximize the service offerings available to potential customers at our Michigan Campus.”  

For more information on Hyperscale Data and its subsidiaries, Hyperscale Data recommends that stockholders, investors and any other interested parties read Hyperscale Data’s public filings and press releases available under the Investor Relations section at hyperscaledata.com or available at www.sec.gov.

About Hyperscale Data, Inc.

Through its wholly owned subsidiary Sentinum, Inc., Hyperscale Data owns and operates a data center at which it mines digital assets and offers colocation and hosting services for the emerging AI ecosystems and other industries. Hyperscale Data’s other wholly owned subsidiary, Ault Capital Group, Inc. (“ACG”), is a diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global impact.

Hyperscale Data currently expects the divestiture of ACG (the “Divestiture”) to occur in the second quarter of 2027. Upon the occurrence of the Divestiture, the Company would be an owner and operator of data centers to support high-performance computing services, as well as a holder of the digital assets. Until the Divestiture occurs, the Company will continue to provide, through ACG and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, mission-critical products that support a diverse range of industries, including an AI software platform, equipment rental services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive and hotel operations. In addition, ACG is actively engaged in private credit and structured finance through Ault Lending, LLC, a licensed lending subsidiary. Hyperscale Data’s headquarters are located at 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 190, Las Vegas, NV 89141.

On December 23, 2024, the Company issued one million (1,000,000) shares of a newly designated Series F Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred Stock”) to all common stockholders and holders of the Series C Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis. The Divestiture will occur through the voluntary exchange of the Series F Preferred Stock for shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of ACG (collectively, the “ACG Shares”). The Company reminds its stockholders that only those holders of the Series F Preferred Stock who agree to surrender such shares, and do not properly withdraw such surrender, in the exchange offer through which the Divestiture will occur, will be entitled to receive the ACG Shares and consequently be shareholders of ACG upon the occurrence of the Divestiture.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” or similar expressions. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of them publicly in light of new information or future events. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors. More information, including potential risk factors, that could affect the Company’s business and financial results are included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. All filings are available at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at hyperscaledata.com.

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