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.

Essentra has been recognised by CDP, the global environmental non-profit, for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forest and water security, securing a place on CDP's respected annual 'A' List.

Reducing energy consumption in industrial environments is today strategic imperative. Whether driven by cost, compliance, or climate goals, energy efficiency projects can deliver substantial returns. In this workshop presented at Machine Building Live, Lenze internal sales manager Connor Bing zooms in 10 top tips to ensure your next energy reduction initiative is a success.

New digital skills courses are aiming to help SME manufacturers in Yorkshire embrace and capitalise on AI to boost productivity and drive growth. Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber is offering fully funded training to help companies develop leadership capability as advanced technologies become increasingly central to competitiveness and innovation.

PI (Physik Instrumente) released a new brochure introducing PI as a long-term OEM partner for cutting-edge solutions in semiconductor, photonics, laser processing, industrial automation, microscopy and life sciences applications.

In hot-dip coating plants, steel strips are coated with molten zinc, zinc alloys and aluminium alloys in a continuous process. Inductive eddy current sensors are used in electromagnetic systems for strip stabilisation. Due to the high speed of the belts, vibrations occur. To minimise this, electromagnetic stabilisation systems from market leader EMG are used, in which 10 to 16 EU40 inductive sensors from Micro-Epsilon are installed.

Due to strict compliance regulations, packaging for medical products must be correctly labeled before it is delivered to customers. Chinese company Shenzhen Jiangrun Xuneng Technology has developed a machine vision solution that automatically reads character codes using OCR. The heart of the application is the standard machine vision software MVTec HALCON.

At Machine Building Live, Pilz Automation Technology sales manager Jason Reed discusses products that will help businesses comply with the Machinery Regulation that will be implemented in 2027, with a demonstration of authentication technology to determine who can gain access to a machine.

Rollon announces the integration of the Interchange Feature on myRollon, its digital platform developed to support engineers and designers throughout all phases of project development. The new functionality enables users to input an existing product code and receive a proposal for the most compatible solution available within Rollon's range.

Normanton-based industry-leading specialist in drive technology, SEW-EURODRIVE UK, has appointed five new team members across business development, health and safety, electronic engineering and customer service.