ABB's automation engineering offering is further enhanced with the appointment of Firstco as an ABB Value Provider, becoming the program's first dedicated PLC and SCADA specialist for the UK.

Farnell, in collaboration with Avnet, has announced its upcoming webinar, "Start your IIoT Journey with Seamless Sensor to Cloud Integration", scheduled for 24 July 2024, at 4 p.m. British Summer Time.

Fortress Safety announces the acquisition of Remlive, a company that specialises in electrical safety warning indicators. This strategic move aims to enhance the Fortress product portfolio by integrating Remlive's advanced live circuit detection technology, which helps reduce workplace accidents and improve overall safety.

Schneider Electric will be a key Action Arena participant at MachineBuilding.Live 2024. The event takes place on 2 October at the National Motorcycle Museum, and machine builders are invited to come along and witness groundbreaking technology and innovations that are shaping the future of machine building.

With innovations in the 2D, 3D and AI sectors, the IDS is making waves in the image processing market at VISION 2024. Moreover, IDS is introducing a completely new camera category for monitoring applications and, for the first time, prototypes of a self-developed, cost-effective time-of-flight 3D camera.

To help educate key decision makers, stakeholders and the public about the importance of additive manufacturing (AM), Renishaw has joined the US-based Additive Manufacturing Coalition.

OMRON has been honoured as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators for 2024 by Clarivate, a leading global information service firm. This prestigious ranking acknowledges OMRON's consistent commitment to technology research and innovation, making it one of the world's top 100 organisations in this field. This is the ninth time and eight consecutive year that OMRON has received this recognition.

The acronym EHEDG represents the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group, an autonomous entity dedicated to establishing benchmarks for the hygienic design of equipment used in food processing. In the realm of food safety, EHEDG certification stands as a globally recognised accolade denoting an elevated level of excellence in hygienic design practices, as the experts at Elesa explain.

Sensor technology from Leuze is making an important contribution to an efficient and safe production line process at BMW Group Plant Leipzig.

ABB's PixelPaint technology has been selected by Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), India's leading SUV manufacturer, for its new electric vehicle paint facility. The technology, which uses an award-winning paint head similar to an inkjet printer, will begin serial production in 2025.