ABB has announced an integration of its ABB Genix Industrial IoT and AI Suite with NVIDIA Omniverse and Microsoft Azure. This integration advances ABB Genix beyond traditional digital twins by delivering immersive, multi-dimensional operational insight.

Schaeffler has won the 2026 HERMES AWARD at the Hannover Messe. The award honours a platform for highly integrated actuators, designed especially for use in the articulation joints of humanoid robots.

Dassault Systemes and OMRON have announced their partnership to bridge the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). This collaboration enables manufacturers and machine builders to design, simulate, and deploy smarter, more flexible, and higher-performing production systems through a unified approach that merges virtual and real environments.

Flex and Teradyne Robotics are expanding their collaboration to accelerate intelligent automation across global manufacturing. Under the expanded relationship, Flex plays a dual role by deploying Teradyne Robotics solutions within its own production facilities while manufacturing key robotics components that enable scalable automation deployments for Teradyne Robotics customers worldwide.

Schneider Electric and Deloitte have announced a collaboration to help customers and clients - from manufacturers and industrial operators to data centre and infrastructure leaders - modernise end-to-end processes across all of their business operations and unlock new opportunities.

Delta showcased its comprehensive portfolio of industrial automation solutions at Hannover Messe 2026, highlighting how its advanced drives, HMI panels, and controller solutions enable smarter manufacturing by improving energy efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability.

Zebra Technologies will bring global perspectives on how today's 'intelligence supercycle' is laying the foundation for the future of manufacturing and economic growth, at Hannover Messe 2026, F40, Hall 15.

For engineers working in machine building and industrial automation, finding the right solution is rarely straightforward. It often means hours of research, multiple supplier conversations and time spent comparing different technologies, approaches and integration strategies. MachineBuilding.North 2026 has been designed to change that.

Thanks to Pilz, Marelli Mako Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticare has achieved a full safety upgrade on an overhead crane with no production downtime, with the retrofit delivered in parallel with ongoing operations. And with no need to lower the crane, less time was required for the modernisation. The crane now benefits from modern fault diagnostics to reduce downtime.

At Machine Building North 2026, Lenze will focus on how machine builders can simplify drive architecture, improve energy efficiency and prepare their machines for future regulatory requirements.