As automation systems grow more complex, machine builders are rethinking how they design and deploy motion. Nicola Pezzolato, Application Engineering Leader EMEA at Kollmorgen, explores how a new generation of servo technology is helping manufacturers simplify design, improve flexibility, and build greater resilience into their supply chains.

ABB Robotics is combining the flexibility of cobots with higher payloads and performance, with the launch of its new PoWa cobot family into the rapidly expanding global collaborative robot market, which ABB Robotics estimates will grow by 20 percent annually through to 2028.

ifm announces the launch of its EBFxxx range, the innovative Passive Splitter with ecolink Fast Connect technology. Designed to enhance efficiency and reliability, this cutting-edge solution is set to transform the way sensors and actuators connect to central controllers in industrial environments.

WDS Components has announced the launch of a new range of visually detectable and metal detectable products, developed to support damage mitigation and foreign body contamination control across manufacturing environments.

With the Slim PM, KENDRION has launched a compact permanent magnet brake for servo motors with low to medium torques. The new series is designed for applications in automation, medical technology, and robotics.

Beckhoff UK will exhibit at London Lab Live at ExCeL London from May 6-7, 2026, where it will demonstrate how PC-based control can help pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers build more flexible sample and product handling processes.

Intertronics has introduced its Endurawipe Biodegradable 70/30 IPA Wipes, an industrial cleaning wipe made from 100% eucalyptus-derived viscose that breaks down within 12 weeks.

Micro-Epsilon has expanded its scanCONTROL LLT portfolio with a new generation of ultra-compact 4K laser line profile sensors, delivering a step-change in 3D measurement performance.

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