Lincolnshire-based automation and electrical engineering specialist Control Freaks Ltd has completed a major office relocation and expansion, opening its new headquarters at Holbeach Technology Park. The move represents a major investment in the company’s operational capability, providing a manufacturing facility six times...

IMI’s Industrial Automation sector announced that Mario Wrase has been appointed to the position of President, Industrial Automation, EMEA. With almost three decades of industry experience, including positions at General Motors and Siemens, Mario joins IMI’s Industrial Automation team from...

As warehouse operations evolve at a rapid pace, traditional health and safety signage is struggling to keep up.  With the rise of automation, robotics and ever-changing layouts, printed and painted signs are proving too rigid for today’s fast-moving environments. Projected...

Industrial automation specialist Festo introduces the OVEH compact vacuum generator, a versatile and innovative End of Arm Tooling (EOAT) solution designed to enhance human-robot collaboration (HRC) and other robotic applications. Featuring integrated sensors and precise valve control, the OVEH joins...

mimic, a Zurich-based robotics company, has raised $16 million in funding led by Elaia, alongside Speedinvest, to deploy its frontier physical AI across industries, enabling robots to handle complex, dexterous tasks that conventional machines cannot. This heavily oversubscribed seed round...

ABB has been selected to supply automation and electrical systems by animal nutrition and health specialist dsm-firmenich, as part of a project to develop a cattle feed additive production facility at Dalry, 40 kilometers west of Glasgow in Scotland, to...

Automation is fast becoming a growth engine for businesses across Europe, with new research from Universal Robots revealing strong optimism about its impact on jobs, productivity, and workforce transformation. The study, based on responses from over 2,000 professionals across eight European countries,...

Sensor expert SICK has unveiled its robust new Visionary AI-Assist for people detection, outdoor collision avoidance and monitoring. The next generation solution combines high-resolution 2D and 3D image processing with a powerful integrated artificial intelligence (AI) chip in a single...

Help celebrate Matara UK Ltd.’s 30th anniversary at this year’s MachineBuilding.Live show on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at National Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on stand 142.  For 30 years, Matara has been both a manufacturer and supplier of pneumatic...

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, announces the launch of its new F1e and F12e hydraulic pumps, specially designed for variable speed drive applications. As the world increasingly turns towards electrification in the pursuit of a...