Purdue University and Rittal and Eplan, sister companies and global leaders in industrial and electrical engineering solutions and automation, have announced a major strategic partnership.

Electro Mechanical Systems (EMS) will exhibit at Medical Technology UK from 11-12 March, 2026, at the Coventry Building Society Arena. From stand 13, EMS will showcase a range of highly precise, miniature motion solutions from FAULHABER for the medical technology industry.

At LogiMAT 2026, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will present its newest developments with which the solution provider enables greater efficiency, reliability and flexibility. To be presented in Stuttgart: the decentralised NORDAC LINK frequency inverter with extended Ethernet and safety functions.

Flir will demonstrate the transformative impact of AI-driven thermal and visual imaging on urban traffic intelligence at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026 (10-13 March), shining the spotlight on solutions that promote safer, more efficient and greener mobility across increasingly complex cityscapes.

In many production environments, cleaning processes are run conservatively because cleanliness may be hard to verify. The result is frequent cleaning fluid changes, unnecessary downtime, and higher operating costs, all justified in the name of risk reduction. Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Burnside Hydracyl worked with Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, to replace assumption with measurement in its cylinder washing process.

Precise monitoring of viscosity during the melting process is crucial for quality assurance in quartz glass production. In this project, a Sensor Technology TorqSense torque transducer (SGR541) was used to enable real-time conclusions to be drawn about material homogeneity, purity and the progress of material bonding.

UK automation distributor RARUK Automation has announced a new partnership with Danish company Nord Modules. This collaboration will enable RARUK Automation to offer Nord Modules' complementary autonomous mobile robot (AMR) top modules to its UK customers.

Delta Electronics has announced that through its subsidiary Delta International Holding, it has acquired Delta Controls Germany. The transaction strengthens Delta's system integration capabilities, generating significant synergies across sales and service channels for its building automation solution business.

One of the latest phySPACE space-certified applications from Phytron has been recently delivered to the University of Bern, Switzerland, where specially engineered stepper motors are used on a high-precision laser-based mass spectrometer scheduled to land near the Moon's south pole in 2029.

RS Group, a high-service global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, has today announced its acquisition of BPX Group, a specialist distributor of industrial automation and control products. The deal will see BPX become part of the RS Group.