Siemens has partnered with the European Space Agency (ESA) by joining its Partnership Initiative for Commercialisation (EPIC) program, offering new opportunities for startups coming out of ESA's Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs).

The company Crytur deals with the design, production and delivery of integrated optoelectronic and optomechanical assemblies. The basic parts of these products are synthetic crystals that the company produces itself. Because the products supplied by Crytur are very demanding in terms of dimensional and shape accuracy, the company is equipped with top-quality measuring machines and gauges from Mitutoyo.

Molex has completed the acquisition of Smiths Interconnect, a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Smiths Group, marking a major milestone in Molex's vision to enable technology that is transforming the future and improving people's lives.

MachineBuilding.North 2026 will provide a powerful platform for innovation, collaboration and practical engineering insight when it takes place at the Concorde Conference Centre in Manchester on Wednesday, 13th May.

Critical infrastructure technology provider Vertiv continues to develop next-generation data centre technology, turning to Yokogawa for precision validation.

Ingersoll Rand is now offering fixed price compressor service contracts, for up to five years, through its network of CompAir- and Gardner Denver-approved distributors.

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has launched its updated and flexible Compressed Air Management certified training programme, which has been accredited by the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE).

Diary date: Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester - Wednesday, 13th May 2026. MachineBuilding.North 2026 is designed to give engineers and manufacturing professionals practical knowledge they can apply immediately in machine building and industrial automation projects.

At TOC Europe 2026, TSUBAKI KABELSCHLEPP will be presenting cable carrier systems for port terminals and container logistics. These will include the TKHP high-performance cable carrier, roller damping and condition monitoring as well as system solutions for shore power systems.

WITTENSTEIN has the necessary expertise to develop holistic drive solutions for its customers. To enhance its position in this field even further, the specialist in cybertronic motion now plans the acquisition of STXI Motion, which will expand its capabilities in electronics and software for electric motors.