An increased focus on automation brings with it a need to deliver control signals and transfer data, so the role of cables and connectors, not to mention associated cable management systems is vital. And you'll find plenty to see and discuss at MachineBuilding.South on 8 July at Sandown Park.

Rubix has announced that LOCTITE, the trusted adhesives, sealants and functional coatings brand from Henkel, is joining Parker Hannifin and SKF as an official partner of the Uptime Index, supporting the initiative that tracks the health of European manufacturing.

Microcapsules containing a reactive two-component adhesive can simplify bonding processes in industry and assembly while improving occupational safety. The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP is looking for partners from industry and research who would like to contribute specific components, carrier materials or assembly processes for application-oriented testing.

In less than a year, the new EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 (MR) supersedes the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (MD) on 20th January 2027. Machine builders must be prepared, including manufacturers of series machines already in production. There is no transition period - the change will, in effect, be overnight. While some machine builders will only need to revise their paperwork, others may have to go much further, as Derek Coulson, compliance specialist at Hold Tech Files, explains.

Inovance has established a new UK business, with an office in Manchester and the appointment of Dominic Bowker as General Manager - UK & Ireland. The global industrial automation specialist's new office in the North-West of England provides technical sales and support services to industry across the UK and Ireland.

CSignum, a leader in subsea wireless communication, turned to Intertronics when developing the EM-2 - a pioneering device that transmits data from beneath the water's surface using electromagnetic (EM) fields.

IDS has provided cameras for the Vision AI Label Reader, which automatically captures and interprets label information regardless of layout, language or code type, improving process reliability, data quality and traceability in goods-in and logistics operations.

In the rail industry, where systems are expected to perform reliably over decades, consistency is as critical as innovation. The long-standing partnership between Titan Enterprises and Grinsty Rail highlights how product design continuity, reliability of supply, and engineering collaboration have supported the performance and longevity of rail de-icing systems.

IMI's Industrial Automation sector has developed a customised PET (polyethylene terephthalate) blowing block solution for Tech-Long, delivering a 10% increase in production capacity while reducing compressed air consumption in PET bottle manufacturing.

Westermo, in partnership with Eviden has won the DB InfraGO Rail Data Transfer Challenge, an innovation program by DB mindbox, the startup hub of Deutsche Bahn Group.