The automotive industry is perhaps the largest employer of automation, using it to provide efficiency and to ensure the accuracy that is an essential part of vehicle reliability. An automotive first-tier manufacturer of forged and machined components trusts Contrinex distance-measuring photoelectric sensors to ensure that the correct gear is fitted in an assembly.

ABB’s YuMi dual-armed cobots are enabling the reshoring of production and helping to address challenges presented by workforce shortages for SUS Corporation, a major supplier of aluminium frames and die-cast aluminium components for the automotive and other manufacturing industries.

WDS Components has been named Regional Winner for the “Small Medium Enterprise (SME) of the Year” in the Northeast, Yorkshire and Humberside category at the prestigious MAKE UK Manufacturing Awards 2023.

Global motor manufacturer, WEG has supplied a slip ring motor for a major carbon capture project at a cement plant in Norway. As the first large-scale carbon capture facility for cement production in the world, it is estimated that this innovative project will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from 2024 – half of the plant’s overall emissions.

Teledyne FLIR is hosting a webinar on 28 November where you can learn how acoustic leak detection with the FLIR Si124 can benefit the manufacturing industry.

CENTA Antriebe Kirschey has marked the 90th birthday of its founder Gerhard Kirschey with a surprise gift at his party. A visionary inventor of industrial couplings, Gerhard received a special acrylic picture of the entire workforce at CENTA’s Haan facility near Dusseldorf, all sending their best wishes.

Using the newly available Welducation Simulator from Fronius, welders can learn, train and consolidate their welding skills step-by-step under realistic conditions without any risk to safety and with no additional costs for materials, gases, or wear parts.

A good example of robotics specialist Yaskawa’s expansion into new manufacturing applications is the company’s involvement in a state-of-the-art automated robotic painting technical centre in Derby. The centre represents a highly advanced automated painting solution as a result of collaboration between the centre’s owners Peak Contracts, along with Yaskawa and paint supplier Graco.

ABB has launched its new global sustainability initiative, the Real Progress campaign, showcasing the power of technology and expertise to accelerate sustainability while enhancing productivity.

Klüber Lubrication has won the European Responsible Care Award presented annually by Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. The company was recognised in the category ‘Climate Neutrality’ for its project ‘Climate Protection by Solvent Replacement’ and for its Climate Action Plan.