A team representing the UK’s finest young robotics talent, and supported by factory automation specialist FANUC UK, has been honoured at WorldSkills Lyon 2024, known as the ‘skills Olympics’. Jason Scott and Charlie Carson, both from Northern Ireland, were awarded…

Leading UK and Ireland drive system supplier Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) is exhibiting at Engineering Design Show. From 9 to 10 October 2024 at the Coventry Building Society Arena, EMS will showcase the latest in micromotor technology, including FAULHABER’s new Motion Manager…

Global warehouse robotics provider Exotec has implemented the innovative Skypod ® system at Computacenter, one of the leading providers of IT services in Europe. Computacenter aims to meet the increasing demands being placed on its order processing capabilities. Due to…

Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, is now increasing the payload capacity on its new-generation, high-payload cobots UR20 and UR30, enabling customers to lift more at no additional cost. The updates raise the total payload, including end-effector, to 25 and 35…

The UK must commercialise more of its green technology at home if it’s going to make the most of a once-in-a-generation opportunity. PP Control & Automation’s Tony Hague made the rallying call ahead of National Manufacturing Day on September 26th…

To raise awareness of the dangers of supraharmonics in electrical systems, power quality specialist CP Automation will give a technical seminar on how to mitigate the risks of supraharmonics at RAF Cosford Museum, Shropshire, on October 2, 2024. At the…

ABB has signed a joint development agreement with US company Energy Control Technologies (ECT) to co-design and deliver an integrated turbomachinery controls solution which can be configured, operated and maintained within the ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS). …

Shining a spotlight on the key challenges facing UK manufacturers and the ways in which automation can address them, FANUC UK’s annual Open House returns this autumn. Taking place at the company’s UK headquarters in Ansty Park, Coventry on 12-14…

JETCAM recently announced the release of CrossTrack version 5.7 which includes over 140 new features, enhancements and fixes. While many features enhance and extend existing functionality for both composite and sheet metal users, this release  also includes two new modules…

The UK paper industry heavily relies on recovered fibre, constituting approximately 67 per cent of its raw materials. One of the critical challenges limiting the use of recovered fibre is the loss of paper to the recycling system and the…