British company Panorama Antennas has automated one of its assembly tasks with a collaborative robot (cobot) solution. The solution was provided by leading robotics and automation distributor RARUK Automation and integrated by Universal Robots Certified Systems Integrator (CSI) VIKASO.

With PLUS Automation exhibiting at the CBM's (Confederation of British Metalforming) Mini Expo on Fasteners on 4 September, the company reports that the latest SMART sensor technology has been used to detect fasteners where it wasn't possible or affordable before.

"Life is too short to drink bad coffee." On the basis of this philosophy, Gerard Smit established the company Technivorm in 1964 and invented the well-known Moccamaster coffee machine. To ensure the perfect coffee, the Dutch manufacturer uses a new test line which was automated by Bosch Rexroth and its Certified Excellence Partner Rimas Technology.

When Wientjens, which specialises in installations for recycling water and energy for textile laundries, mentioned to IXON that it was looking for a spare parts webshop, it just so happened that IXON partner Cybox was already be developing this webshop integration for IXON Cloud. Cybox just needed a customer who wanted to test it. That worked out perfectly.

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.