An international pharmaceutical company discovered that an Si124 acoustic camera from Teledyne FLIR is a reliable, fast, and easy-to-use predictive maintenance method for detecting hidden air leaks in the plant area.

Smiths Interconnect, the leading provider of high-reliability connectivity products and solutions serving the aerospace and defence, medical, semiconductor test and industrial markets, has received £1,907,065 in funding from the UK Space Agency through its ‘Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund’ (SCIF).

The first ever MachineBuilding.Live exhibition took place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham in October. The day was a successful one for Schaeffler UK and Ewellix UK, both part of the Schaeffler Group.

When dairy manufacturer Züger Frischkäse looked to optimise its clean-in-place (CIP) system, it turned to sensor specialist Baumer. The result has been considerable savings in water and cleaning media.

SCHURTER is supporting the Formula Racing at UC Davis (FSAE Electric) engineering students for the second year in a row. The USF 1206 fuse was selected to provide safety-critical overcurrent protection in the custom battery pack of the e-car #291.

Following the launch of the UK subsidiary in 2021, and the subsequent move in 2022 to new industrial and office premises, Schmalz UK continues its planned growth strategy with the recent appointment of Neil Turnbull as sales director.

The automotive industry is perhaps the largest employer of automation, using it to provide efficiency and to ensure the accuracy that is an essential part of vehicle reliability. An automotive first-tier manufacturer of forged and machined components trusts Contrinex distance-measuring photoelectric sensors to ensure that the correct gear is fitted in an assembly.

ABB’s YuMi dual-armed cobots are enabling the reshoring of production and helping to address challenges presented by workforce shortages for SUS Corporation, a major supplier of aluminium frames and die-cast aluminium components for the automotive and other manufacturing industries.

WDS Components has been named Regional Winner for the “Small Medium Enterprise (SME) of the Year” in the Northeast, Yorkshire and Humberside category at the prestigious MAKE UK Manufacturing Awards 2023.

Global motor manufacturer, WEG has supplied a slip ring motor for a major carbon capture project at a cement plant in Norway. As the first large-scale carbon capture facility for cement production in the world, it is estimated that this innovative project will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from 2024 – half of the plant’s overall emissions.