Polypipe Building Services is saving up to £36,000 per year in electricity costs thanks to a new process water cooling system at its polymer pelletising plant in Aylesford. The new cooling system was designed and installed by Isocool and incorporates free air coolers manufactured by Eurochiller, both of which are part of the Atlas Copco Group.

When Cees Fasteners founder Chris Petts met with a supplier of sub-assemblies to UK manufacturers, both parties were keen to explore the cost saving opportunities that one aspect of the Cees business could provide. But what neither party expected was for the figure saved to run into six figures on a single contract over four years.

At machine tool manufacturer Starrag, a state-of-the-art solution from Pilz provides safe entry and access management for maximum safety. The flexible solution meets all the requirements of the EU Machinery Regulation, which enters into force in 2027.

When a CNC machine manufacturer was looking for a spindle monitoring solution to eliminate the risk of damage during tool change operations, it turned to Contrinex.

Bosch Rexroth combined the Anybus Communicator from HMS Networks with its Smart Flex Effector to bring industrial automation's most versatile compensation module to the world.

Rockwell Automation reports that Case Packing Systems (CPS) is among the first companies in the Benelux region to deploy the FactoryTalk Optix software platform.

igus Module Connect is helping machine builder Zemat to produce customised 'plug and play' modules for its Boxmat HD cardboard packaging machine, allowing the quick and smooth coupling of table modules for different sized boxes.

In its quest to increase the scope and efficiency of its laser-cutting facility, HBH Laser, based in Kettering, has installed two state-of-the-art fibre optic laser cutting machines and replaced its two existing nitrogen generators with a single Atlas Copco NGP70+.

RODE, the acronym for RObotic DEpalletiser, is a pioneering product from AWL in the intralogistics market. The robotic solution is able to efficiently process packages randomly arranged on a pallet, setting it apart from conventional systems. It relies on cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems.