The UK’s largest event for processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots and machine vision systems, the PPMA Show, returns to the NEC, Birmingham from 26-28 September 2023.

The Machine Vision Conference (MVC) returns to the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, from 20-21 June 2023, co-located with the brand new BARA exhibition Automation UK.

Regal Rexnord says its acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion represents an attractive value proposition for both customers and end users. The combined company will offer improved service capability breadth, technology content and domain expertise.

Lohmann has received a silver medal from EcoVadis, a rating organiasation for sustainability and corporate social responsibility, for its commitment to sustainability.

See Phoenix Contact at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 16

Mouser Electronics announces a new global distribution agreement with Innovative Sensor Technology (IST), an industry-leading manufacturer of physical, chemical and biological sensors.

See Igus at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 20

When packaging giant Billerud in Kalix needed a retrofit solution with new energy-efficient circuit breakers when its decades-old switchgear needed new life, it turned to ABB.

Compressed air and fluid power specialist Thorite has made two new appointments to develop its specialist support in electric automation and systems building.

Piab Group has boosted its capabilities in vacuum conveying and in robotics with the acquisitions of Coval and IB Verfahrens- und Anlagentechnik.