Rockwell Automation has released the program for its flagship European event, ROKLive EMEA 2022, 24-27 October in Gothenburg, Sweden, with keynote topics focusing on innovation, technology, collaboration and sustainability.

Motion plastics specialist Igus is investing in growing its low cost automation activities and has now acquired a majority stake in robot integrator Commonplace Robotics.

Trio Motion Technology is presenting a host of new automation control capabilities for machine builders at Germany’s SPS exhibition, including a new motion coordinator, servo drive, and industrial PC.

Minitec UK will be exhibiting at this year’s Engineering Design Show, held at the Coventry Building Society Arena, from 12–13 October. Highlights of this year’s stand will be the Minitec Aluminium Profile System and Minitec UK’s iCAD Assembler software.

In many Lesjöfors businesses, the company sees apprenticeships as a strategic way to introduce, train and keep the most suitable staff for the future. In the UK, European Springs and Pressings has just on-boarded five new apprentices in an extensive program.

Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) will showcase the latest Faulhaber motor systems at the Engineering Design Show (EDS), taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on October 12 to 13, 2022.

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cubic, a company that specialises in modular systems for the construction of electrical panels.

At the Engineering Design Show (EDS) 2022, LG Motion’s will showcase the Techman collaborative robots (cobots) which are easy to implement and install. They will be shown as part of an integrated conveyor system.

Employers and dutyholders are required under the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) to provide workers with equipment that meets relevant supply laws. They must also adhere to the Control of Noise at Work Regulations, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) offers guidance which sets out an employer’s legal obligations. Paul Taylor, business development director for industrial services at TÜV SÜD, looks at the issue of machinery noise.

With the global rise in electricity prices, the energy costs of compressed air have increased to as much as 91% of the total cost of ownership, and operators need to urgently review the efficiency of their system says Graham Read, product manager for industrial compressors at Compair.