From 1 December, the annual maxon UK and Ireland Advent Calendar will open, giving engineers the daily chance to win a great prize plus entry into the Christmas Eve grand prize draw. Each day until Christmas eve, maxon will give away a laptop backpack, and on Christmas Eve the grand prize draw will take place for a £100 Amazon Voucher.

Smart engineers with great ideas for using plastics are invited to apply for the 12th manus award 2025, the igus award for creative, ambitious and sustainable uses of plastic plain bearings. The competition has a strong sustainability focus, and the winners will receive up to 5,000 euros in prize money.

At MachineBuilding.Live 2024, TEN Editor Mark Simms talks to Mark Bettington, ICT and vision sales leader at Routeco about the company's unified robot control demo, and the integration of robotics into the wider mechatronics space.

Anglia is the recent recipient of Deep Sea Electronics' Supplier Excellence in Sustainability award, which is presented to companies for outstanding commitment to sustainable operating practices.

Renishaw has enabled Cookson Industrial, a UK-based leader in precious metal additive manufacturing (AM), to significantly reduce the cost of 3D printing platinum rhodium, one of the world's most expensive metals.

The popularity of floatation tanks in the UK's Spa and Wellness industry is steadily growing, thanks in part to the success of the elegant 'pod' design that was first developed by i-sopod Float Tanks. Its futuristic shape is an inviting prospect for customers and its innovative design makes it easy and cost effective to maintain. The electrical control unit is housed and protected by customised enclosures from Spelsberg UK.

To help provide insights into adhesives, coatings, sealants and the equipment needed to process them, Intertronics presents its JoinedUpMinute series of videos on technology subjects relating to all aspects of industrial bonding.

Alva Industries, a manufacturer of frameless motors and owner and creator of FiberPrinting technology, has announced the release of a new online product selector tool for its SlimTorq Lite and Max series of slotless precision torque motors.

Farnell has been named as the winner of Waldom ESG Awards 2023 - Regional Distributor EMEA. As the only ESG award in the IP&E Distribution industry, this recognition recognises Farnell's commitment to reducing e-waste by purchasing components that are in perfect condition but would have otherwise ended up in landfill after becoming excess stock for another distributor.

At the 2024 Smart Production Solutions show in Nuremberg, Inovance launched its articulated and SCARA industrial robot ranges in Europe.