How could SMC help a UK-based OEM to cut manufacturing costs for an overseas customer? The answer is SMC's global network and its Air Management System - helping manufacturers worldwide adopt its Four Bar Factory principles.

SMC's Business Continuity Plan provides peace of mind for customers by focusing the company's activities around five pillars:

The CuMaster from BOSCHERT is a highly dynamic, high-precision copper punching machine that processes long copper, aluminium and steel bars. The machine manufacturer relies on right-angle planetary gearboxes and right-angle servo gearboxes from STOBER, as well as on the drive specialist's new rack and pinion drives.

Every production line faces the same challenge: different processes rarely run at the same speed. The experts at AdaptTech look at what this can mean in practice, focusing on a recent project.

Hanover Displays, a UK-based manufacturer of passenger information systems for the public transport sector, has reached a major manufacturing milestone: the completion of its 1,000,000th automated quality test of printed circuit boards (PCBs) using Techman collaborative robots from LG Motion.

UK manufacturer Morris Lubricants has reunited with brand ambassador Guy Martin - the popular lorry mechanic, motorbike racer, tractor lover, TV presenter and engineering enthusiast - for a new video series covering the manufacture, filling and distribution of its high-quality range of oils and lubricants.

Siemens is introducing Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite (DTA Onsite), a new on‑premises analytics solution for industrial drive systems. The software enables users to evaluate drive data entirely within their own infrastructure and meet stringent data-sovereignty requirements.

The European robotics community will descend upon Birmingham's International Convention Centre (ICC) in March 2027 for the annual European Robotics Forum (ERF).

Servo drives, motors and PLCs from Inovance have enabled packaging machinery OEM Spiraltech to automate a machine capable of cutting cardboard cores from 60 mm up to 1,250 mm in diameter.

This year's Eplan Next26 marks the premiere of a completely new event format: a global festival for visionaries, decision-makers and users from various industries and engineering.