NORD DRIVESYSTEMS was founded on 1 April 1965 by G. A. Kuchenmeister and Gunter Schlicht. Since then, the family business has evolved into an important system provider for mechanical and electronic drive technology with more than 4,800 employees worldwide. This year, the drive specialists celebrate their 60th company anniversary.

ABB Robotics will be holding an Open Day at its Milton Keynes Customer Experience Centre on Thursday, 15 May, highlighting the benefits offered by the latest robotic and machine automation technologies.

Delta is highlighting at Hannover Messe 2025 a versatile set of AI-driven smart manufacturing, energy infrastructure and data centre solutions. These include, the award-winning D-Bot series cobots, featuring advanced cognitive capabilities and integration with NVIDIA Omniverse to develop next-generation digital twins.

CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit organisation that holds the world's largest, most comprehensive dataset on environmental action, has selected Nidec Corporation as a 2024 A List Company.

Siemens and Accenture are significantly advancing their long-standing alliance partnership to help clients reinvent and transform engineering and manufacturing.

igus has announced that a mobile surgical microscope from Prechtl TechSolutions has won the 2025 manus plastic bearing competition. A jury of experts recognised the engineers who used lubrication-free polymer bearings and were able to increase the reliability of the microscope.

During a recent break-in at Apex Dynamics' UK headquarters, two gearboxes were used to smash through a wall at the back of their premises. Although the gearboxes suffered cosmetic damage and won't be sold, they are still going strong. Much like the company itself, which has expanded its UK operations following strong sales in 2024.

Euchner is excited to be sponsoring the flight simulator at MachineBuilding.North, where visitors can test their piloting skills flying a virtual P-38 Lightning twin-engine aircraft known for its distinctive design and precision handling. To add a little friendly competition on the day, Euchner is offering a prize to the top-scoring participant - a free 1-day or 2-day training course at the Euchner Academy in Chesterfield, worth almost £700.

More than 4 million tons of lubricants are produced and consumed in the EU every year. The majority of these lubricants are currently still obtained from fossil raw materials. There is enormous potential for avoiding CO2 emissions in the recovery of high-quality base materials from waste oil. A consortium of research institutes and industrial companies is developing effective recycling technologies for corresponding material cycles. Kluber Lubrication is the only manufacturer of specialty lubricants involved in the project.

Precision drive system specialist maxon has released a new handbook to help engineers select DC motors and drive system products. 'Selection of DC Drives - Guidelines with Calculations' provides a systematic approach to drive selection. The new book also explains the formulae and their relationships to confirm drive system choice.