Moxa earns EcoVadis Gold Medal, ranking among top 5% globally for sustainability performance
TodayMoxa has been awarded the Gold Medal in the 2026 EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment, placing the company among the top 5% of all companies assessed worldwide.
Siemens launches Meet at the Machine initiative for next-level CNC productivity
TodaySiemens has announced Meet at the Machine, a new initiative designed to bring together machine builders, software and automation technologies to accelerate innovation across the machine tool industry and help manufacturers achieve productivity faster.
Machine Guard Safety Products: Safety Relays
TodaySince 1972, Mechan Controls has been designing and manufacturing safety relays with innovative products, and for the past 54 years has continued its innovation with the new arrivals of the SRL3, SRL5, and SRL5. This makes Mechan Controls one of the leading machine safety companies, providing solutions to customers around the globe.
Fork sensor transforms labelling processes
TodayTelemecanique Sensors' XUVU Fork Sensor range delivers accurate label detection in even the most space-constrained areas.
Renishaw introduces new 5-axis touch-trigger system with 300 mm inspection reach
TodayRenishaw has launched the PH20 PLUS 5-axis touch-trigger system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to replace its established PH20 head. It offers an over 50 per cent increase in inspection reach compared with the original head, improving access to features deep inside parts and in hard-to-access areas.
A smarter approach to simplifying motion architecture
6 days agoIn motion system design, a great deal of attention goes into choosing the right motor and the right drive. Far less tends to go into what connects them, or into where those drives are placed. Yet these decisions shape much of what ultimately matters about a machine - what it costs to build, how much space it takes up, how quickly it can be commissioned, and how easily it can be adapted years later, as the experts at Kollmorgen explain.
The factory floor is the new margin battleground
9 days agoDrive technology and automation are no longer purely technical matters. In a market where energy, labour and expertise are becoming increasingly scarce, the operational foundation increasingly determines whether industrial companies can protect their margins, delivery reliability and capacity for growth, as the experts at Lenze explain.
Making automation affordable: reframing the cost of robotics
24 days agoAlthough the case for investment in industrial automation and robotics is strong, in the current climate of corporate belt-tightening, many automation projects don't make it off the drawing board because of the perceived high upfront investment. Oliver Selby, Head of Sales, FANUC UK, reframes the cost of robotics.
European Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 is replacing Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Technically, it has already come into force but there is a transition period during which machinery is still being CE marked to the old Directive. You can download a free copy of the Guide to the New Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 by completing the form here.
The MachineBuilding.net Guide to Food and Beverage Industry Machine Design provides information, hints and tips to help designers create state-of-the-art yet cost effective systems that meet applicable regulations and standards, while also providing the necessary levels of productivity, quality and reliability.
Free white paper supports compliance with machinery safety standard EN 60204-1
877 days agoSafe Machine has published a new white paper, 'EN 60204-1 for machine builders and panel builders – a guide to avoiding common errors'. Running to fourteen pages, the free publication presents many ways in which machinery often fails to comply with this safety standard's requirements.
Spiers Engineering Safety publishes the ultimate guide to PUWER
1241 days agoGetting your head around PUWER inspections and PUWER planning can be difficult when you have many other things to be thinking about too. Spiers Engineering Safety has created the Ultimate Guide to PUWER which will walk you through the basics, and help you make informed decisions. This guide will also support learners working towards their Certified PUWER Assessor Qualification (CPA).
White paper sheds light on the challenges and solutions when using optical sensors
1281 days agoA free-to-download white paper from sensing and instrumentation specialist Baumer considers all the challenges of why ambient light has such a significant influence on the performance of optical sensors and provides some practical solutions.


















