Leading engineering distributor R. A. Rodriguez (UK) has expanded its linear technology offering by partnering with Thomson Industries (a Regal Rexnord Brand). Thomson specialises in linear motion technology, including ball screws, electric linear actuators and guide rails.

Mouser Electronics is continuing its sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Competition, which inspires innovation and fosters well-rounded skills in tens of thousands of young people around the world every year.

At Interpack 2026, Lenze will demonstrate how increasing complexity in packaging machinery can be mastered with well-engineered drive solutions, intelligent electrification, and engineering tools that place speed and simplicity at the forefront.

Chevron Phillips Chemical's pursuit to build not just the largest, but the safest ethylene and polyethylene facilities in the world led it to safety management specialist SIS-TECH.

Schneider Electric spotlighted new milestones in its strategic collaboration with Microsoft at Hannover Messe, demonstrating how their combined technologies are enabling manufacturers to modernise operations, accelerate engineering, and strengthen resiliency.

Siemens and Humanoid have announced a landmark milestone in the journey to bring physical AI from vision to industrial reality. Humanoid's HMND 01 wheeled Alpha humanoid robot, built using the NVIDIA physical AI stack, has been successfully tested in operations at Siemens' electronics factory in Erlangen, Germany, performing autonomous logistics tasks.

In February, Teradyne Robotics, a subsidiary of Teradyne, took legal action in Germany against Elite Robots' German subsidiary, Elite Robots Deutschland (Elite Robots Germany) for copyright infringement of Universal Robots' software. Now, the Regional Court of Hamburg has issued a preliminary injunction against Elite Robots Germany.

In the competitive landscape of UK food and beverage manufacturing, the margins between profit and loss are often found in the pipes. As energy costs and sustainability targets tighten, processors are looking to move away from legacy 'timer-based' cleaning regimes in favour of real-time optical sensing. The experts at PLUS Automation take a look at how the SATRON VO is redefining Clean-in-Place (CIP) efficiency.

TM Robotics, the official European distribution partner of Japanese robot and injection moulding machine manufacturer Shibaura Machine, has been named the UK and European sales partner for automation specialist, Cornerstone Automation Systems (CASI).

ABB has announced an integration of its ABB Genix Industrial IoT and AI Suite with NVIDIA Omniverse and Microsoft Azure. This integration advances ABB Genix beyond traditional digital twins by delivering immersive, multi-dimensional operational insight.