SolutionsPT, Aveva Select Partner for the UK and Ireland, now offers a new method for purchasing industrial software, with the Aveva Flex subscription enabling companies to unlock the full suite of Aveva’s software.

Henkel has added new topics to its LOCTITE XPLORE e-learning platform, providing ‘An Introduction to Bonding’. Hosted by an endearing cartoon-character called LOC, the five new modules are designed to be entertaining and memorable.

Meeting the needs of the machine building community in an innovative format, MachineBuilding.Live has been announced as a new engineering event, taking place on 4 October 2023.

Carlo Gavazzi UK has appointed Josef Grech as a business development manager for switch products to help meet the demands of the renewable and HVAC markets.

The Volkswagen Group has placed an order with Fanuc for 1,300 robots, demonstrating the strength of its relationship with the leading industrial automation specialist. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Fanuc will supply four VW plants across Europe with a variety of robotic solutions to support production of both Audi and VW models.

The Engineering Network (TEN), publisher of MachineBuilding.net, has announced a new event for October 2023. MachineBuilding.Live takes place on 4 October next year, using an unusual format which one of the company’s founders pioneered with great success almost 20 years ago in another industrial market sector.

SD Products is delighted to announce the beginning of its partnership with Sugatsune Kogyo – a major global supplier of premium precision engineered components.

Rockwell Automation has released the program for its flagship European event, ROKLive EMEA 2022, 24-27 October in Gothenburg, Sweden, with keynote topics focusing on innovation, technology, collaboration and sustainability.

Motion plastics specialist Igus is investing in growing its low cost automation activities and has now acquired a majority stake in robot integrator Commonplace Robotics.

Trio Motion Technology is presenting a host of new automation control capabilities for machine builders at Germany’s SPS exhibition, including a new motion coordinator, servo drive, and industrial PC.