To ensure presents are delivered on time to children around the world, Santa's Workshop has announced that it will be using Beckhoff's XTS and XPlanar linear product transport systems to move toys across the North Pole at record speed.

When pharmaceutical company Aspen Notre-Dame-De-Bondeville faced a production challenge, where filled ampoules needed to be inspected for foreign objects, the HALCON machine vision software from MVTec and the support of MVTec's customer service team enabled quality assurance to be brought to a higher level.

As a business specialising in robotic machines for surface finishing, Intec Robotics approached Fortress Safety seeking a solution to meet safety requirements. The company needed interlocks that could offer both flexibility and reliability to adapt across different machine designs in their supported industries.

Huhtamaki's Franeker plant in the Netherlands manufactures more than 11 million egg cartons every week using recycled paper. To keep this production moving around the clock, CLPA has helped the company ensure its highly automated lines are stable, easy to maintain and adaptable to future needs.

A cutting-edge test rig developed by Beckhoff solution provider Pressure Design is helping Anemoi Marine Technologies advance the performance of its wind-assisted propulsion system for ships. Automation and analytics technologies are enabling marine decarbonisation and high-precision testing.

To optimise its in-house processes, BEEWEN Automation has developed a standardised solution for guiding cables and hoses in its automated small-parts storage systems together with TSUBAKI KABELSCHLEPP.

With the BA space3 twin-spindle high-performance machining centres from Schwabische Werkzeugmaschinen, customers can manufacture components up to three metres long, such as battery housings for electric vehicles. The rotary axes of the swivel carriers require drives that can handle these heavy workpieces. To meet this need, STOBER provided solutions that include robust, compact servo gearboxes.

When customers tap a screen to choose their favourite chocolates, Roose Automation's 'ChocoMatic' robot arm travels along a linear track, selects each chocolate, and delivers them without human intervention. Behind this playful, hygienic automation lies a clever piece of engineering: the 7th axis from igus.

Wokingham-based Apacor develops and markets practical, cost-effective solutions in the field of in vitro medical diagnostics, including world-leading innovation in parasitology and pre-analytical diagnostics. As it looked to scale up its production ahead of a new product introduction, Apacor asked Intertronics to help during its manufacturing development phase.

Faced with the inherent complications that come from operating multi-brand automation and production solutions, Artikon Machinery chose to streamline its operation, and turned to Delta.