ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial SCARA robot portfolio with the addition of the IRB 930. The new robot, compromising three variants capable of handling 12 kg and 22 kg payloads, has been designed to meet the demands of new…

By 2030, it is predicted that over 85 million positions will be unfilled across the globe, hampering economic growth and presenting an opportunity for businesses to introduce more automation. Here, Tom Cash, a director of industrial parts supplier, Foxmere, identifies…

The Optimal Group, consisting of Optimal Industrial Automation and Optimal Industrial Technologies, has promoted Eamonn Garry to be Chief Executive Officer and Martin Gadsby to Chairman. In these new roles, the former Operations Director and Vice President will steer the…

The winners of the 2023 WorldSkills UK Industrial Robotics competition, held in conjunction with FANUC UK, have been announced at an awards ceremony in Manchester. Representing the best of the UK’s rising robotics talent, Hannah Currie and Peter O’Neill from…

UR30 is the second in Universal Robots new series of innovative, next generation cobots and is built on the same architecture as the award-winning UR20. Despite its compact size, UR30 offers extraordinary lift, and its superior motion control ensures the…

ABB’s YuMi® cobots are enabling the reshoring of production and helping to address challenges presented by workforce shortages for SUS Corporation, a major supplier of aluminum frames and die-cast aluminum components for the automotive and other manufacturing industries.  “Reshoring is…

Modularity, loop disconnect function, and fault monitoring for signal lines up to SIL 3 in accordance with IEC/EN 61508 – these features are combined in the new M-LB-4000 surge protection system from Pepperl +Fuchs. The devices limit induced transients from…

FANUC UK Managing Director, Tom Bouchier, has this week called on the government and political leaders to develop a cross-party strategy to secure the future of UK manufacturing. Speaking live at the FANUC Open House event in Coventry, he stated:…

Zebra Technologies Corporation , a leading digital solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect data, assets, and people, announced that the Bosch Group is improving the quality of its inspection process and achieving higher production volumes using Zebra’s machine vision solutions to…

Opening its doors to manufacturers of all shapes and sizes, FANUC UK will showcase the future of manufacturing at its annual Open House event in Coventry next week (14-16 Nov 2023, Ansty Park, Coventry). Combining real-world case studies, high-level panel…