A new book, Servo Gearbox Secrets 2025, has been published by Apex Dynamics. Providing a unique insight into the critical and growing role of servo gearboxes at the heart of modern motion control, it demystifies the whole topic of servo gearboxes and provides valuable guidance about the process of specifying and applying servo gearboxes.

At SPS 2025 in Nuremberg (25-27 November), drive and automation specialist Lenze will be presenting a comprehensive portfolio for modern mechanical engineering in Hall 7, Stand 391. The focus will be on solutions that help machine manufacturers to sustainably increase productivity and energy efficiency while at the same time meeting the challenges of a shortage of skilled workers, cost pressure and the need for innovation.

At SPS 2025, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will present itself as the solution provider for intelligent drive concepts in smart production. Visitors can experience live how drive systems from NORD can solve any motion task.

Industry-leading specialist in drive technology, SEW-EURODRIVE UK, and global leader in linear motion technology, Rollon, have announced a strategic engineering cooperation, that brings the two companies' complementary product portfolios together for the first time in the UK.

Mouser Electronics announces a distribution agreement with igus, a global leader in industrial and automation products. With over 60 years of design experience and a strong reputation for quality, igus offers a range of technically advanced "motion plastics" designed for Industry 4.0 and 5.0.

Greater efficiency, fewer breakdowns - with these goals in mind, STOBER continues to enhance its predictive maintenance. The drive specialist has also defined several expansion stages - continuously monitoring the drive train and deriving maintenance recommendations based on the analysis of the relevant process and machine data.

Engineers from maxon UK and Ireland will provide precision drive system design advice at Machine Building Live, Stand 103, at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park, on 15 October. The company's engineers will discuss drive system technology with visiting machine builders, explaining how to optimise a machine's motion cycle by enhancing precision and throughput.

It's the final countdown to MachineBuilding.Live, with just two days to go until the show opens its doors at the NAEC Stoneleigh Park on Wednesday 15 October. There's so much to see, so many industry leaders to discuss your projects with, and so many workshops to attend, that it's an event you won't want to miss.

WEG will exhibit at FoodManufacturing.Live 2025, co-located with MachineBuilding.Live, presenting its latest PLC, geared motor range and variable speed drive (VSD) technologies, each designed to improve efficiency and ensure exceptional performance across food, beverage and industrial automation applications.

October 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Low Voltage Variable Speed Drive (LV VSD), which was used in a commercial application for the first time at a sawmill in Finland, in 1975. It was developed in the 1970s by Stromberg, a predecessor to ABB.