At SPS 2024 maxon is presenting a humanoid robot driven by maxon motors. HOPE is an open development robot with full dexterity that brings down the cost of humanoid development. maxon will also unveil a new, compact motor speed controller, plus a new precision gearhead.

Increasingly complex industrial applications place high demands on connector systems, particularly where limited installation space is available. binder, a specialist in circular connectors, is expanding its product portfolio with angled M5 panel mount connectors.

OKW's COMTEC sloping-front plastic enclosures are increasingly being specified for electronic devices with a touch screen or display.

Humanoid robots, designed to operate in close interaction with humans, rely heavily on smooth and controlled joint and limb motion. This makes the selection of the motors that power the axes of motion critical, as the experts at Portescap explain.

Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering, a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market. With this acquisition Siemens strengthens its position as a leading technology company and its leadership in industrial software.

Designed to make life easier for hard-working healthcare professionals, NSK will showcase its latest advances in robotic solutions at Medica 2024. Appearing for the first time in Europe, a motorised stretcher assistance robot will provide the display's centrepiece.

Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the 2025 release of Solid Edge software, bringing new capabilities to its product development software.

Traditional CAD software has its time and place. But when it comes to the creation of electrical schematics, which can be hundreds of pages long and must be accurate, standardised and quick to produce, it simply cannot hold its own, as the experts at EPLAN explain.

Display solutions and embedded systems provider, Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the introduction of a new COM Express Type 10 CPU Module from AAEON, a leading provider of Computer-on-Modules.

Following the successful Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission launch, which included parts printed on a Renishaw RenAM 500 series metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) system, Marc Gardon, AM Applications Manager at global engineering technologies company Renishaw, spoke to the team at aerospace design and manufacturing expert, CiTD.