Since Autumn 2024, PEAK-System Technik has been part of the HMS Networks Group. Now, in early 2026, it is time for the next logical step in this integration as PEAK visually becomes a product brand of the HMS family.

At Machine Building Live, Lenze marketing and communications manager Marc Vissers discusses how automation can help to address key industry challenges in the coming years, including skilled labour shortages, sustainability and the growing impact of AI.

At Machine Building Live, Protek director Eamonn Talbot highlights the company's range of adhesive dispensing systems for a wide variety of automated bonding applications.

Join HARTING and international technology experts at Industrial Ethernet Week, which takes place on the 25th and 26th February 2026. You'll discover ideas to drive the future of industry via insightful user cases, discussions, talks and tech sessions.

In this workshop at Machine Building Live, Festo field line manager Josh Roberts explores the various stages of maintenance and tools available to both end users and OEMs to leverage AI to increase their OEE.

Rockwell Automation reports that Italian and Swiss household brand Orphea has deployed a new, custom-made end-of-line packaging system, designed by Rockwell Automation and automation specialist Vimco, that will accelerate production, reduce error rates and enable Orphea to expand and scale.

MTC Training is set to expand into the North East with the launch of MTC Training Tyneside, a new training centre offering apprenticeships as well as upskilling and reskilling training programmes.

ReeR Safety's long-standing commitment to protecting people in industrial automation extends well beyond the design of its safety devices. The company has increasingly turned its attention to the environmental footprint of its own operations, examining everything from materials selection to logistics.

At Machine Building Live, SICK UK portfolio sales manager David Hannaby discusses the company's safety offering, including devices that provide intelligent muting. This enables businesses to optimise productivity while still assuring safety.

FANUC UK's vice managing director, Andy Armstrong, has highlighted the importance of sustainability and automation in driving a resilient, smart and globally competitive UK manufacturing sector.