Rubix has announced that Parker Hannifin and SKF are joining the Uptime Index as official partners, supporting the initiative that tracks the health of European manufacturing.

A new guide from Made Smarter is helping manufacturers cut through the noise around artificial intelligence and focus on what actually works on the factory floor. AI Adoption in Manufacturing: A Practical Toolkit from Made Smarter has been developed to support SME leaders navigating one of the most significant technological shifts in decades.

As Power Jacks continues to develop advanced mechanical systems, the need for robust, precisely specified braking solutions has become increasingly important across multiple projects, and this saw the company turn to Mayr.

The WITTENSTEIN group has unveiled its new global website - a platform that delivers a clear, cohesive and internationally consistent presentation of the group's full portfolio, designed to better support customers at every stage of their decision making process.

As manufacturers face increasing demands for speed, precision and reliability, Rollon will showcase how engineered motion systems are solving key industrial automation challenges at Advanced Factories, drawing on recent projects involving heavy robotic handling, high-speed palletising and battery cell production.

Leading engineering distributor R. A. Rodriguez (UK) has expanded its linear technology offering by partnering with Thomson Industries (a Regal Rexnord Brand). Thomson specialises in linear motion technology, including ball screws, electric linear actuators and guide rails.

At Interpack 2026, Lenze will demonstrate how increasing complexity in packaging machinery can be mastered with well-engineered drive solutions, intelligent electrification, and engineering tools that place speed and simplicity at the forefront.

Siemens and Humanoid have announced a landmark milestone in the journey to bring physical AI from vision to industrial reality. Humanoid's HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot, built using the NVIDIA physical AI stack, has been successfully tested in operations at Siemens' electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, performing autonomous logistics tasks.

In February, Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne, took legal action in Germany against Elite Robots' German subsidiary, Elite Robots Deutschland (Elite Robots Germany) for copyright infringement of Universal Robots' software. Now, the Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Elite Robots Germany.

TM Robotics, the official European distribution partner of Japanese robot and injection moulding machine manufacturer Shibaura Machine, has been named the UK and European sales partner for automation specialist, Cornerstone Automation Systems (CASI).