The first ever MachineBuilding.Live exhibition took place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham in October. The day was a successful one for Schaeffler UK and Ewellix UK, both part of the Schaeffler Group.

Following the launch of the UK subsidiary in 2021, and the subsequent move in 2022 to new industrial and office premises, Schmalz UK continues its planned growth strategy with the recent appointment of Neil Turnbull as sales director.

The automotive industry is perhaps the largest employer of automation, using it to provide efficiency and to ensure the accuracy that is an essential part of vehicle reliability. An automotive first-tier manufacturer of forged and machined components trusts Contrinex distance-measuring photoelectric sensors to ensure that the correct gear is fitted in an assembly.

ABB’s YuMi dual-armed cobots are enabling the reshoring of production and helping to address challenges presented by workforce shortages for SUS Corporation, a major supplier of aluminium frames and die-cast aluminium components for the automotive and other manufacturing industries.

WDS Components has been named Regional Winner for the “Small Medium Enterprise (SME) of the Year” in the Northeast, Yorkshire and Humberside category at the prestigious MAKE UK Manufacturing Awards 2023.

CENTA Antriebe Kirschey has marked the 90th birthday of its founder Gerhard Kirschey with a surprise gift at his party. A visionary inventor of industrial couplings, Gerhard received a special acrylic picture of the entire workforce at CENTA’s Haan facility near Dusseldorf, all sending their best wishes.

Based on a comprehensive analysis of the production processes for hexapods, Physik Instrumente (PI) has adapted its production capacities to the sharp increase in demand and is prepared to expand them even further if required.

Klüber Lubrication has won the European Responsible Care Award presented annually by Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. The company was recognised in the category ‘Climate Neutrality’ for its project ‘Climate Protection by Solvent Replacement’ and for its Climate Action Plan.

Under the motto of ‘People, Products, Partnership’, NSK recently hosted the latest edition of its European Distributor Convention. Taking place across 18-21 October 2023, the event attracted most of NSK’s distribution partners from 22 countries across Europe, all keen to learn about new company and product developments.

Leybold UK has been honoured with two prestigious industry awards – “Best Organisation Culture 2023” from the LAB Awards, and “Employer of the Year 2023” from Composites UK. Each award recognised Leybold’s core values of interaction, commitment and innovation, and commitment to making Leybold a Great Place to Work.