Purdue University and Rittal and Eplan, sister companies and global leaders in industrial and electrical engineering solutions and automation, have announced a major strategic partnership.

In many production environments, cleaning processes are run conservatively because cleanliness may be hard to verify. The result is frequent cleaning fluid changes, unnecessary downtime, and higher operating costs, all justified in the name of risk reduction. Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Burnside Hydracyl worked with Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, to replace assumption with measurement in its cylinder washing process.

UK automation distributor RARUK Automation has announced a new partnership with Danish company Nord Modules. This collaboration will enable RARUK Automation to offer Nord Modules' complementary autonomous mobile robot (AMR) top modules to its UK customers.

RS Group, a high-service global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, has today announced its acquisition of BPX Group, a specialist distributor of industrial automation and control products. The deal will see BPX become part of the RS Group.

From 25-26 March, WEBER-HYDRAULIK will be presenting its axial flow motors for applications with particularly short installation spaces and reduced assembly requirements at Coiltech in Augsburg.

WEG has launched Gear ProSelect, a digital tool designed to simplify and standardise the selection, configuration and documentation of gearboxes and gearmotors.

Presented annually at HANNOVER MESSE by Deutsche Messe, the ROBOTICS AWARD honours innovative robot assisted solutions in the fields of automation and logistics. This year's award-winning solution features an advanced robotic kitchen that integrates lightweight, compact industrial robots manufactured by FANUC.

When in 1998 the Royal Opera House in London needed help with a cable management solution for its lighting trusses, it turned to igus. Some 27 years later as part of refurbishment project, the Royal Opera House engineering team needed another novel solution: an energy supply system that had to meet new requirements in terms of load, smooth running and weight. igus was happy to help out again.

SMB Bearings has received the prestigious safety star 2025 award from Avetta in acknowledgement of its exceptional safety standards, operational excellence and commitment to reducing risk across its supply network.

Rockwell Automation has released new global research - the OEM Advantage Playbook - that highlights how leading machine builders are strengthening performance, resilience and customer trust amid increasingly complex operating conditions.