October 6, 2026
For manufacturers under pressure to increase output, reduce costs and improve quality, the most visible solution is often investment in new equipment. A faster machine, another robot or a more capable production cell can look like the clearest route to...
The recovery of the German machine tool industry is taking shape. In the second quarter of 2026, incoming orders were up 12 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. After a rise of 15 percent in the first...
For users of DMG Mori machining centres that are served by the machine builder’s Matris WPH pallet and workpiece handling system, or by a Robo2Go or WH Cell workpiece storage and handling system, the company has introduced a new, automatically-actuated...
MAPAL is setting a new benchmark in fine boring with the EA-Performance-System. For the first time, easy setting with just one adjustment screw is now available in the demanding 10 to 19 mm diameter range, significantly reducing setting effort while...
Manufacturers are increasingly turning their backs on standardised vendor managed stores solutions, according to industrial MRO specialist ABCO, which has undertaken nine bespoke site roll-outs in just 18 months. While off-the-shelf stores management works for many businesses, ABCO says complex, ...
Optimas International, a global distributor of industrial fasteners, components and integrated supply chain solutions, will attend the International Fastener Expo (IFE) in Phoenix, Arizona, from 7–9 October 2026, as it pursues acquisition opportunities through its Partnership Growth Programme. CEO Mike...
– The solution to finding the parts you need – From the beginning, Berger Tools has championed the design, manufacture, and availability of quality, cost-effective engineering parts. Whether supplying standard or bespoke components, Berger Tools understands what customers need now...
Prior Scientific has launched the ES12ZETTL, a compact single-axis stepper motor controller designed to simplify control of motorized focus axes, filter wheels, filter turrets, nosepieces and other single-axis devices. The controller combines high-resolution motion performance, plug-and-play device sensing, encoder support, and extensive transistor-transistor logic input/output (TTL I/O) in...
Leuze advises manufacturers and operators to prepare early for the implementation of the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230. The implementation of the new Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, effective from 20 January 2027, marks one of the most significant changes to European...
Cottam & Brookes combines design, precision CNC machining, EDM wire and spark erosion, fabrication, reverse engineering and tooling assembly, all under one roof. Based in South Wales, Cottam & Brookes Engineering Ltd has, over the last three decades, established itself...
