When an automated assembly cell, where space is at a premium, required a solution for avoiding collisions between the robot gripper and its surroundings – populated with other assembly and material handling equipment – the designers of the robotic system turned to Contrinex.

Adhesives supplier Intertronics has partnered with Scigrip to distribute its methyl methacrylate structural adhesives (MMAs) in the UK.

Farnell will be hosting its first live Q&A webinar on Industry 4.0 on 6th September 2023 (2pm BST) with presenters from partner organisations Festo, Eaton and Auer Signal.

See Igus at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 20

See Beckhoff at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 43

Ingersoll Rand, manufacturer of compressors, blowers, pumps and vacuum products, will cut emissions by 60% this year at one of its main manufacturing facilities.

A group of seven young people aged between 14 and 16 have spent a week with FANUC UK, gaining valuable hands-on robotics experience as they learnt what it takes to become an automation engineer.

Sewtec Automation, a market leader in bespoke automation for a wide range of industries, has developed an advanced inspection machine for PET bottles that relies on the high performance of Keyence camera sensors to deliver accurate and repeatable results in short cycle times.

To optimise the effectiveness of its dissolved air flotation (DAF) units in water treatment, Siltbuster is trialling an automated valve system with flow control specialist, Bürkert.

Rockwell Automation has announced plans to collaborate with Fork Farms, a Green Bay-based agriculture technology startup company, to build a highly automated, indoor 7,300-square-foot hydroponic vertical farm within Rockwell’s Milwaukee headquarters by summer of 2024.