Smart engineers with great ideas for using plastics are invited to apply for the 12th manus award 2025, the igus award for creative, ambitious and sustainable uses of plastic plain bearings. The competition has a strong sustainability focus, and the winners will receive up to 5,000 euros in prize money.

Demands on the precision drive system market, covering applications ranging from robotics through to medical implants, continue to push needs in precise control with more compact designs. maxon UK and Ireland's managing director, William Mason, explains how engineering support in the drive system market has developed - and where it's going.

Anglia is the recent recipient of Deep Sea Electronics' Supplier Excellence in Sustainability award, which is presented to companies for outstanding commitment to sustainable operating practices.

The popularity of floatation tanks in the UK's Spa and Wellness industry is steadily growing, thanks in part to the success of the elegant 'pod' design that was first developed by i-sopod Float Tanks. Its futuristic shape is an inviting prospect for customers and its innovative design makes it easy and cost effective to maintain. The electrical control unit is housed and protected by customised enclosures from Spelsberg UK.

The experts at Portescap look at the considerations for design a motion system for medical devices, highlighting different needs for disposable versus reusable products.

To help provide insights into adhesives, coatings, sealants and the equipment needed to process them, Intertronics presents its JoinedUpMinute series of videos on technology subjects relating to all aspects of industrial bonding.

Farnell has been named as the winner of Waldom ESG Awards 2023 - Regional Distributor EMEA. As the only ESG award in the IP&E Distribution industry, this recognition recognises Farnell's commitment to reducing e-waste by purchasing components that are in perfect condition but would have otherwise ended up in landfill after becoming excess stock for another distributor.

Wurth Elektronik expands its proven LED product series WL-SMCW and WL-SMCC with white LEDs in 0603 and 0402 packages. These compact and highly efficient LEDs now allow white signals, front or backlighting to be achieved - without the need for a combination of red, green, and blue - which come very close to the white point in the colour coordinate system.

When a motion control application requires an ultra-compact motor which delivers precision, power and silence in the tiniest package, MOONS' Industries offers the new PTX05 HPM Nano Step Motor which combines a hybrid stepper stator with a PM motor's rotor, all within the sleek form of a high-speed precision micro-BLDC motor.

TR was approached by a global leading EV manufacturer to design and develop a brand new and complex component for its latest model. It needed to work with an experienced partner who could take on the challenge to produce a unique spring and spool solution for its vehicle's central console.