In today's fast-paced manufacturing environment, the safety of your team and the reliability of your machinery are non-negotiable. At the heart of this safety for industrial electrical equipment lies a crucial standard: EN 60204-1, as the experts at Caltest Instruments explain.

Marc Vissers, marketing and communication manager at Lenze shares why adaptability, collaboration and smart technology are the keys to thriving in today's volatile manufacturing landscape.

According to the experts at FDB Panel Fittings, there can be added value benefits from buying your hardware from a specialist stockist-distributor.

The PPMA Show has always been a snapshot of where the UK's processing and packaging sector is heading. Every September, the innovations on display hint at how factories will look in the years ahead. With the show taking place every year, it's sometimes hard to notice the cumulative impact of these changes over time. But what might we expect to see in a decade from now? Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at automation specialist Beckhoff UK, imagines what we might expect to see if teleported to PPMA 2035.

The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which came into force at the end of 2024, presents companies with the challenge of making their digital products comprehensively secure. The Bosch Rexroth operating system ctrlX OS is already well prepared for the requirements of the CRA and shows how manufacturing companies can future-proof themselves with this solution.

Beth Ragdale, software business manager at automation specialist Beckhoff UK, explains how software-defined motion systems can help manufacturers adapt to SKU demand, improving batch-level control.

WEG is highlighting its expertise in custom drop-in electric motor replacements that match existing footprints and improve performance, providing critical cost and downtime savings for industries like oil and gas and pulp and paper.

As industrial manufacturers look to achieve more with less in 2025, businesses are exploring advanced automation architectures to balance operational efficiency with wider sustainability responsibilities, as Dave Sutton, Schneider Electric's Product Marketing Manager for Industrial Automation, explains.

In the fast-paced world of food packaging, maintaining control over automated lines is paramount to success. Contrinex's versatile C23PA photoelectric sensors provide a wide array of vital tools in managing the complexities of high-volume packing operations and ensuring maximum uptime.

At the end of 2024, the new version of ISO 13855 on the positioning of protective devices on machines was published. The revised version contains amendments and additions to reflect the developments of recent years and the current state of the art. Markus Erdorf, Senior Safety Consultant at Leuze, explains what we need to know about the updated standard.