Cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems are at the heart of a new, automated system in Germany that enables intelligent sorting of used textiles.

Seamless integration of electrics and pneumatics gives customers major competitive advantages. "Seamless Automation combines our broad-based solution portfolio with end-to-end connectivity and an intuitive digital experience for our customers," explains Frank Notz, Chief Sales Officer at Festo.

In the heart of Roeselare, Belgium, the historic De Sint-Amandskerk was transformed into an immersive museum experience by The Art Hour (Het Kunstuur) in collaboration with Painting with Light (PWL). To facilitate seamless interaction between visitors, art, and the venue, PWL used Brainboxes industrial Ethernet and Remote IO modules for various system functions.

Promoting plant engineering with greater efficiency and speed is the aim of the new technology partnership between Rittal and PULS, concluded at the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg in November 2025.

Purdue University and Rittal and Eplan, sister companies and global leaders in industrial and electrical engineering solutions and automation, have announced a major strategic partnership.

In many production environments, cleaning processes are run conservatively because cleanliness may be hard to verify. The result is frequent cleaning fluid changes, unnecessary downtime, and higher operating costs, all justified in the name of risk reduction. Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Burnside Hydracyl worked with Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, to replace assumption with measurement in its cylinder washing process.

UK automation distributor RARUK Automation has announced a new partnership with Danish company Nord Modules. This collaboration will enable RARUK Automation to offer Nord Modules' complementary autonomous mobile robot (AMR) top modules to its UK customers.

RS Group, a high-service global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, has today announced its acquisition of BPX Group, a specialist distributor of industrial automation and control products. The deal will see BPX become part of the RS Group.