Integrated control systems are essential to modern industrial automation. Mark Richards, sales manager at Beckhoff Automation UK, explains how manufacturers can unify systems under a single control architecture.

Hygienic manufacturing lines creating products such as biologic drugs, vaccines, specialist pharmaceuticals or carbonated beverages are under constant pressure to deliver repeatable quality while maintaining efficiency and regulatory compliance. While great attention is often paid to ingredients, formulations and production equipment, one often-overlooked process variable frequently has a significant influence on product quality - gas pressure control, as the experts at Burkert explain.

UV curable adhesives give significant manufacturing productivity benefits, curing in seconds when exposed to UV light. With grades certified to ISO 10993 and USP Class VI standards, they are well-matched to the manufacture of medical devices. Taking a holistic view across the entire bonding process will allow you to fully realise their potential, as the experts at Intertronics explain.

The Cyber Resilience Act introduces new requirements for connected digital products. Leuze addresses these requirements through systematic threat analysis, secure sensor architectures, authenticated access and security updates throughout the planned product lifecycle.

Food manufacturing environments present a unique combination of machinery safety and hygiene challenges. Different areas present different requirements. Cleaning regimes, levels of risk, and operator interaction with machinery all influence the type of interlocking solution that may be most suitable, as the experts at Fortress Safety explain.

The new EU Machinery Regulation becomes mandatory from 20 January 2027, with no transition period. What should machine builders be doing now? The experts at Pilz highlight five key actions that can help reduce risk, improve compliance and avoid last-minute surprises.

Getting UPS capacity right means looking beyond the total load figure. Rehlko UPS explains the practical points to check before specifying a system.

Machine builders face significant challenges every time they wire a new machine. As machines pack in more sensors than ever before, that job only gets bigger. Here Mark Richards, sales manager at automation and control specialist, Beckhoff Automation UK & Ireland, explains how machine builders can take the time and the risk out of wiring.

A product that works is one thing. A product the customer trusts enough to buy again - that is true reliability. It sounds simple, but it shapes everything ABB does at its PLC production facility in Hornberg, Germany, as Florian Backfisch, Senior Project Lead Industrial Engineering at ABB, explains.

Artificial intelligence, cloud services and automation are supposed to make engineering more productive. However, for Eplan Vice President Customer Journey Jan Fleming, that is just a part of the challenge. What's crucial is making data usable throughout the entire process, from preliminary planning to operations.