Kempston Controls has signed a new distribution agreement with Mitsubishi Electric that will enable the distributor to now offer an end-to-end automation solution for customers.

Shibaura Machine is set to exhibit at Automate 2025, taking place May 12–15 in Detroit, Michigan. At booth 3244, the company will demonstrate the complete range of THE series SCARA robots - including live high-speed payload movement with the largest model, the THE1000 - alongside the versatile 6-axis TVM1200.

Amanda Hack, Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire, visited ABB's Drive Service Workshop facility for a wide-ranging discussion around sustainability, circularity, and how to address the UK's widening engineering skills gap.

Automation and control technology specialist, Beckhoff UK, will exhibit at Automation UK, taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena from May 7 to 8, 2025. The company will be on stand B80, demonstrating how its latest innovations in cabinet-free automation and industrial vision can streamline system design and improve flexibility on the factory floor.

2025 marks a significant milestone for BPX, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. To celebrate, BPX has planned a series of activities and events throughout the year with the first event taking place at the end of April at Oulton Hall, close to Leeds.

Smart Manufacturing Week has announced the launch of its educational agenda for 2025, offering an expansive and entirely free programme tailored to address the evolving needs of modern manufacturers and engineers.

Productivity rates in the UK will need to rise if we are to remain a manufacturing force. The time to invest in automation is now, says Oliver Selby, head of sales for FANUC UK and Chair of BARA.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) relies on comprehensive sensor and process data from the field level. At HMI2025, Pepperl+Fuchs, together with Bosch Digital Twins Industries and Syntax, will showcase a joint product that demonstrates how easily aggregated data can be transferred to established cloud platforms such as AWS and MS-Azure.

igus is supporting Plastic Fischer's river cleaning initiative and is financing the collection of plastic waste in Kanpur, India.