The UK’s only event staged exclusively for machine builders, systems integrators and OEMs keen to automate is now open for visitor registration.

Over 800 cyber security delegates attended the Ransom-Aware OT Defence Summit in April, organised by ABB in partnership with the global technology advisory board Industry IoT. The event focused on strategies to reduce risk of ransomware attacks and identify security threats to critical infrastructure. During the event, ABB launched its ‘Defense in Depth’ playbook.

Compressed air and fluid power specialist Thorite achieved a record turnover of £20.9 million in 2022/23, a 5.5% increase on the previous year. The results are the latest in a run of good news for the Bradford-based, family-led firm.

Automation UK, the new exhibition highlighting the importance of robotics and systems integration to the future growth of the UK economy, is poised to be a sell-out event as the countdown to the show enters its final weeks.

ODVA has added process device profiles to The EtherNet/IP specification to provide automation practitioners with another critical tool to help optimise plant operations.

See Igus at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on Stand 20

Norelem showed its continued support for young engineering talent by sponsoring a range of standard components for a student project of the Munich Technical School. The students devised the concept of a motorised drift trike and managed the project from design conception through to completion.

Getting 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).

Contrinex has published a new 32 page overview brochure to give users a great introduction to its inductive, machine safety, photoelectric, RFID and ultrasonic sensors, highlighting their features and typical applications.

See Copa-Data at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 64