OnRobot is releasing its smart, complete-out-of-the-box screwdriver that it says "Allows manufacturers to automate a wide range of assembly processes quickly, easily, and flexibly". The new product is expected to hold special appeal for manufacturers keen to automate repetitive, unergonomic, and often inconsistent manual screwdriving processes, but who struggle to integrate and program typical piecemeal screwdriving systems.

PTC and Rockwell Automation have announced Factory Insights as a Service, a turnkey cloud service that enables manufacturers to achieve impact, speed, and scale with their digital transformation initiatives. The new offering, unveiled during PTC's Global Partner Summit event at the recent LiveWorx 2020 digital transformation event, "Marks a significant advancement to the collaboration among Rockwell Automation, Microsoft, and PTC" says Rockwell.

Adhesives specialist Intertronics has been appointed as a distributor of Born2Bond, a new range of cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesives, said to be suitable for bonding applications in high-technology industries such as medical devices, electronics assembly, and automotive manufacturing and aftermarket. According to Intertronics these new, patented products can overcome the speed issues of a traditional methoxyethyl cyanoacrylate (MECA) product, but still offer the stability and strength of an ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA), meaning manufacturers can use CA adhesives with fewer compromises.