A specialist delivery team and regional steering group have been appointed to lead Made Smarter South East and support manufacturing and engineering SMEs to adopt cutting-edge manufacturing technologies.

Mitsubishi Electric has signed a partnership agreement with Tramec, a European gearbox manufacturer, to supply gearboxes for Mitsubishi Electric's EM-A synchronous motors.

The cable chains E6, e-skin flat, e-skin soft and easy chain E14 from igus have proven their suitability for dry cleanrooms in long-term tests conducted by the Fraunhofer IPA research institute.

A new design of drone equipped with a six-axis robotic arm can maintain stability for precision tasks, such as maintenance and contact-based inspection. Launching this summer, the AERAS drone is set to reduce work at height accidents and speed up manual tasks. To maintain position even in wind and turbulence, the new drone relies on precision drives from maxon and control algorithms to achieve a dynamic motion response.

An aerospace engineering specialist has tripled in size, launched a new manufacturing division, and expanded internationally after investing in transformative 3D scanning technology, with support from the Made Smarter adoption programme.

Winding is a key process in a range of industries from food and beverage, agriculture and electrical engineering to automotive manufacturing, construction and consumer goods. It enables the production of products as diverse as the safety film in your car windscreen and the battery in your mobile phone. The continual development of this mission critical process has been the guiding principle of Japan's FUJI TEKKO since its foundation in 1954, explains John Browett, general manager of the CC-Link Partner Association Europe.

When a leading kitchen manufacturer was struggling with a series of outdated pneumatic backplates which control their production lines of kitchen cupboard assemblies, it turned to Camozzi Automation.

In May 2025, industrial equipment manufacturer, WEG UK hosted a delegation of 25 senior officials from the Malaysian Government as part of a global leadership programme led by Putra Business School and coordinated by Aston Business School.

Schneider Electric has been ranked the Most Sustainable Corporation in Europe by Corporate Knights, a Canadian media and research company focused on corporate sustainability performance.

In an APAC first, eleven 3D printed valve trims, complete with ABJ soft seat, engineered by IMI have boosted uptime and efficiency at a Chinese power plant at substantially lower cost than a full valve replacement.