Intertronics has named Teresa Arnaud and Ben Swanson as Joint Managing Directors, while Founder and former Managing Director Peter Swanson will stay on as Executive Chair.

At HANNOVER MESSE 2025, the international drive technology and fluid power sector will once again demonstrate its strength and importance as the largest supplier segment of the international engineering business, under the 'Motion and Drives' label. The exhibiting companies will present innovative and intelligent individual components and complete systems across all sectors.

DigiKey announces significant portfolio expansions in the first two quarters of 2024. This includes the addition of more than 150 new suppliers and more than 340,000 new products across its core business, DigiKey Marketplace, and Fulfilled by DigiKey program, including 90,000 new stocking parts with inventory available to sell.

ABB has been commissioned to upgrade one of the turbine control systems at the 1,300 MW Keppel Merlimau Cogen (KMC) combined cycle gas turbine on Jurong Island in Singapore, to improve efficiency and reliability.

In today's interconnected global marketplace, the prevalence of counterfeit products poses a significant threat to industries, including manufacturing. Alarmingly, counterfeit versions of MiniTec's Powerlock fastenings have infiltrated the market, posing significant risks to safety and quality. These imitation products not only misrepresent their origins but also compromise on quality and safety standards.

Fluke Reliability has entered into a formal partnership agreement with Augmentir to integrate their connected worker platform with Fluke Reliability's AI-powered enterprise asset management solution to increase productivity, enhance employee experiences and improve Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) for industrial customers.

A close cooperation between Schaeffler Technologies and Kluber Lubrication has resulted in coordinated product concepts of the next generation. The new wheelset bearing grease Klubersynth BHE 46-403 is certified according to the current specifications of the rail industry.

Rockwell Automation has announced the results of the ninth annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report: Life Sciences Edition. This year's report spotlights the evolution of the life sciences industry, with an emphasis on leveraging emerging technologies to minimise risks, manage supply chains, and enhance workforce potential.

The Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB has developed an autonomous surface vehicle capable of autonomously surveying bodies of water as part of a three-year in-house research project. For this purpose, the river bed is recorded using sonar. Furthermore, the bank areas and surface structures are monitored by an optical system with two integrated industrial cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems.

OMRON will showcase the smarter, faster, more efficient future of manufacturing at this year's Packaging Machinery and Manufacturing (PPMA) Show.