When Austria’s Springer Group looked to develop a beltless drive for its E-CUT 200 electrically operated trimmer, it turned to WEG. The drive needed to be specific for the woodworking industry, to avoid high wear and maintenance issues due to wood dust.

Mouser Electronics and Analog Devices have collaborated on a new eBook highlighting new solutions for enhanced productivity and energy efficiency. The eBook offers a detailed analysis of the technologies being used to support sustainable manufacturing practices.

Aerotech continues to grow and is also expanding its partnerships around the globe. A partnership with the South Korean specialist for UV laser systems ANI Motion Tech has been in place since 2017. A joint venture is now being further intensified.

Essentra, the global manufacturer of essential industrial components, has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices.

Applied Automation has increased its precision engineering capabilities following the recent acquisition of PTG Workholding.

RARUK Automation has recently supplied a series of collaborative robots (cobots) to Labman Automation. The UK-based company specialises in creating world-leading custom laboratory automation solutions.

HMS Networks has announced that its Anybus brand has successfully attained Maturity Level 3 (ML3) certification in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62443-4-1: Secure product development lifecycle requirements, an industrial cybersecurity standard.

Farnell is now stocking NI’s LabVIEW+ Suite – a software bundle comprised of LabVIEW plus, TestStand, DIAdem, and FlexLogger, purpose-built tools for measurement, analysis, and test designed to enable engineers to build better automated test systems, faster.

Rockwell Automation has announced the full program for its flagship European training event, ROKLive EMEA 2024, which will take place from 26-29 February 2024 in Madrid.

Mitsubishi Electric and Koenig and Bauer have announced a strategic partnership for quality control systems in electrode foil production for battery cell manufacturing. The partnership will combine the strengths of both companies to offer standardised, high quality machine vision components.