Farnell's new interview series, "Top Tech Voices" asks author, futurologist and techno-optimist Professor Dominik Boesl: What does a future of robotics and automation working alongside human beings actually look like?

Veolia Water Technologies Ireland, a long-established provider of water treatment solutions and services for municipal, industrial, scientific and healthcare markets, recently opened its Life Science Centre of Excellence near Dublin in Ireland. Designed to provide training for internal engineers as well as customers, the new facility is fully equipped with the latest cutting-edge technology for water purification and distillation, including a water analysis system from Burkert.

MachineBuilding.North takes place at the Concorde Centre, Runway Visitor Park, Manchester on Thursday 10 April, and you're invited to pre-register now for a VIP Visitor badge to attend with.

OMRON Corporation has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a globally recognised benchmark that evaluates and ranks companies based on their sustainability performance.

Thomson Industries has announced a significant upgrade to its stepper motor linear actuator (SMLA) online selector tool, adding the ability to include encoders in the design process.

To illustrate how equipment such as the CleanoSpector conducts contaminant and cleanliness inspection within the production process, Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, has released a new white paper, Detection of Organic Contamination on Surfaces by Fluorescence Measurement.

With an output of up to 45,000 rolls per hour, the KGV-H industrial bread roll line from the Austrian manufacturer Koenig sets new performance standards - including a 50 per cent higher throughput than the usual commercial bread roll lines. Koenig chose low-voltage motors from WEG and geared motors from WEG's subsidiary, WEG Gear Systems, to keep the dough moving.

Join HARTING from 25-27 February, get inspired and explore the role of Industrial Ethernet as the foundation for seamless data communication for the All Electric Society. Register now for HARTING Industrial Ethernet Week 2025.

Farnell's new interview series, "Top Tech Voices", kicks off 2025 by asking acknowledged cybersecurity expert, Professor Victoria Baines: What are the most significant emerging cybersecurity threats that businesses should be aware of in 2025?

MSC Industrial has launched a brand-new version of its iconic Big Book catalogue for 2025. The 16th edition of the Big Book is now available to order from the company's website and will be dispatched to customers free of charge. It can also be collected from its trade counter in Wednesbury.