Twelve months after commissioning three Micro-Epsilon thicknessCONTROL systems at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) in Coventry, the systems continue to deliver highly accurate and reliable inline thickness measurement across UKBIC's battery electrode calendering processes.

With less than one hundred days to go until the new EU Machinery Regulation supersedes the Machinery Directive, machine builders must ensure they are ready for the changes. And that includes manufacturers of series machines that are already in production, if those machines will be sold in the EU after 20th January 2027, as By Derek Coulson, compliance specialist at Hold Tech Files, explains.

French company AKEOPLUS has developed a robot cell that automates the application of a two-component sealant to painted large metal parts. Using the MVTec HALCON machine vision software, the system detects the position of the component, calculates the necessary corrections, and thus enables precise sealant application with an accuracy of +/-0.2 mm, across a large working area.

OMRON and OnLogic have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which OMRON will acquire OnLogic. The acquisition brings together industrial automation and edge processing to help customers address data- and AI-intensive applications.

A compact, mobile filling unit developed by mk Technology Group is helping a pharmaceutical manufacturer automate the filling of liquid products, reducing manual intervention while improving process reliability and flexibility.

Goodfellow, which strategically supports the medical, R&D, defence and fast-growing AI sectors is calling on the government to maximise the potential impact of the advanced manufacturing sector.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has officially opened a new training centre in North Tyneside designed to help address skills shortages and build the pipeline of engineering and manufacturing talent available to employers across the North East.

Wednesday, 14th October, MachineBuilding.Live and FoodManufacturing.Live open their doors at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park, for one day only.

UK-based drive electronics supplier, Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) will exhibit its range of motion control products and custom drive system manufacturing capabilities at Machine Building Live, taking place at NAEC Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, on 14 October 2026.

Interroll has officially opened its newly refurbished UK customer experience centre in Kettering, with a sell-out launch event bringing together customers, system integrators, industry partners and Interroll colleagues from across the business.