A rising wave of data shows just how serious ocean plastic pollution has become. igus is minimising waste plastic and helping remove plastic directly from the ocean.

Siemens Digital Industries Software and CEA-List have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research to further extend and enhance digital twin capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI) and explore greater integration of embedded software on both virtual and hybrid platforms.

FANUC has celebrated a milestone achievement with the production of its one millionth industrial robot. The company, which supplies customers worldwide with a range of CNC systems, robots and production machinery, deployed its first robot back in 1974.

RS has announced an agreement with Fair-Rite Products for the supply of ferrite-based technologies and products.

A new survey from Schaffner reveals continuing uncertainty around the industry’s readiness for the changing EMC regulations regarding the extension of compliance testing of devices down to 9 kHz.

The inaugural MachineBuilding.Live exhibition, held at the National Motorcycle Museum on 4 October, has been hailed as an outstanding success by exhibitors and visitors alike.

A businesses transition from micron-level positioning to nanoscale manipulation, this adds more pressure on machine builders to deliver precise, next generation solutions. This is true in a range of applications – from laser processing and semiconductor fabrication to component assembly and metrology – where nanometres can often be the difference between success and failure, as the experts at Physik Instrumente (PI) explain.

Jeremy Whittingham, industry consultant and member of the Advanced Engineering team highlights the cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with outdated technology and provides manufacturers with insights on mitigating risks.

When a major snack food producer began experiencing repeat failures of the bearings on its cutter lines, a switch to NSK Life-Lube housed bearing units delivered savings in excess of €130,000, primarily thanks to the elimination of lost production.

Schneider Electric is set to expand operations at its site in Leeds. It will invest £7.2 million in a facility upgrade, as well as creating 110 new jobs over the next five years.