FANUC has announced the European launch of its CRX-3iA collaborative robot, the lightest and smallest model in the CRX portfolio to date. With a total weight of just 11kg, FANUC’s latest offering is compact, portable, intuitive and precise, making it...
Factory automation specialist FANUC has named Andy Armstrong as the new Managing Director of FANUC UK and FANUC Ireland, effective immediately. With a long history in the automation sector and over 40 years’ experience in engineering & sales, Andy has...
Beckhoff UK will exhibit at London Lab Live at ExCeL London from May 6-7, 2026, an event that will focus on digital, automated and connected laboratories and include automation and robotics among its core themes. On stand B51, Beckhoff will...
ABB Robotics’ Flexley® Mover P603 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) has won the iF Design Award 2026 in the Industry, Tools and Machinery Product Design category, based on its compact design, intelligent navigation and potential to transform performance in intralogistics applications. ...
Automate UK has announced the launch of Automate UK Week, an ambitious proposition for 2027 bringing its award-winning manufacturing, vision, processing and packaging events together to create an overarching experience for visitors and exhibitors alike. Already the force behind the UK’s...
AI-powered waste picking company Recycleye – which uses FANUC industrial robots in conjunction with its proprietary AI vision technology – has been acquired by CP Group, a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of advanced material recovery facilities (MRFs) and automated...
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...
UK manufacturing is entering a pivotal moment. Across the sector, businesses are beginning to recognise that robotics is no longer a future aspiration – it is a present-day catalyst for productivity, competitiveness and sustainable growth. Businesses are exploring flexible automation...
Festo has introduced the HPSX Universal Adaptive Gripper, a pneumatic soft gripper engineered to improve speed, hygiene and flexibility in demanding food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications. Combining robust design, food-safe materials and adaptive silicone fingers, the HPSX directly addresses long-standing...
The latest model in FANUC’s all-electric, energy-saving range of injection moulding machines will take centre stage on stand U70 (Hall 9) at Interplas 2026. Visitors can witness first-hand the flexible, fast and cost-saving benefits of the new ROBOSHOT S350C, which...
