With a rich history spanning over 70 years, European Springs and Pressings has consistently delivered top-notch customer service and technical expertise. The company’s dynamic and innovative team has been at the forefront of pioneering new solutions to meet its customers’ specific and custom requirements.

Sanofi, one of the world’s leading vaccine manufacturers, Sanofi, has implemented an OMRON palletising solution with robotics to enhance efficiency and relieve workers from strenuous tasks.

When an automotive sub-supplier needed to verify the presence of a metal washer in a switch assembly, it turned to Contrinex. The 20mm rated operating distance of Contrinex’s M18 500 Series inductive sensor was essential in achieving reliable sensing at a safe distance in a congested automated assembly line.

Mourning the passing of Hans Koehl at the end of November, SPIROL is also celebrating the life of its former CEO and chairman, who had a transformative effect on the business.

HMS Networks has entered into a binding agreement with Spectris Group Holdings to acquire Red Lion Controls, a well-established US-based provider of industrial automation solutions.

Elmo Rietschle’s Bad Neustadt factory in northern Bavaria, Germany, is celebrating the manufacture of its two millionth product, while highlighting the energy saving capabilities of its new line of high-speed radial blowers, which it says can save up to 50% of energy compared to previous blowers.

maxon has recruited Ben Smith as the new UK sales manager for the Parvalux brand. Ben will support OEM customers across the UK and Ireland. With over 10 years’ of motor and mechatronic experience, Ben joins maxon as the company sets to expand customer support for the Parvalux range in the brand’s home market.

WEG has achieved GOLD rating by EcoVadis, a globally recognised sustainability assessment platform. WEG was awarded an impressive overall score of 72 in its 2023 assessment, ranking it among the top five per cent of over 100,000 companies in 175 countries.

The past year and a half posed significant challenges for every aspect of the supply chain. As we gradually return to a state of normalcy, Stephen Hayes, managing director of Beckhoff UK, shares some of the trends that he foresees in 2024.

STOBER has enhanced its One Cable Solution (OCS) so that users can now connect motors and drive controllers at distances of up to 100 using the EnDat 3 protocol from Heidenhain. The new single cable connection means that machine builders no longer need to use two cables to power the motor and transmit encoder data. It can all be done with this one hybrid cable.