Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of ebm-papst. The business, which employs around 650 people, includes intelligent, integrated mechatronic systems in the protective extra-low voltage range and innovative motion control systems.

Machine Building North is delighted to announced Siemens digitalisation business development manager John Mackey as a speaker in the Networking Theatre, discussing the topic of how to ease robot adoption in the UK through the Standard Robot Command Interface.

An engineer visiting the forthcoming FoodManufacturing.Live event on 1 May might cost their company a modest amount in time and travel, but the potential rewards of a morning spent at the event could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Interroll celebrated 65 years of dedication to material flows by presenting the variety and flexibility of its solutions at the LogiMAT trade show in Stuttgart.

Android has emerged as a key operating system for the IoT of the future. Companies that guarantee their customers maximum security and up-to-date devices with first-class support can be certified by Google for its Android Enterprise Partner Program. Pepperl+Fuchs has now acquired Google’s highest certification.

To encourage more young people to get excited about engineering, global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, supports the Technology Club at Blue Coat CEVA Primary School in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

Smart maintenance, low-cost robotics, AI-based online tools: igus is exhibiting a vision of the future. The plastics specialist will showcase future-oriented solutions for the lubrication-free, carbon neutral industry and automation of tomorrow at the Hannover Messe in April.

Kistler Remscheid has now been accredited for traceable on-site calibrations of test systems for friction coefficient measurements. Traceable calibrations adhere to a strict, internationally approved standard. Users can now rely on this standard for friction coefficient testing systems for bolted joints up to 60 kNm.

At a major global blue-chip nickel mine in Australia, authorised Belzona distributor, Rezitech, provided a full turnkey solution to combat corrosion under insulation on an ammonium sulphate feed tank, employing Belzona SuperWrap II.

Schneider Electric has announced that Arrow Electronics has become a new Schneider Electric Elite IT Solutions Provider Partner in Europe.