Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division UK is urging UK machine builders to act now to ensure that they are ready for the Cyber Resilience Act's (CRA) upcoming vulnerability reporting deadline.

A servo motor can be correctly sized for an application and still produce an axis that performs badly. The experts at motec look at what really limits servo axis performance.

Nabtesco's strain wave gear actuators deliver maximum performance in the smallest of spaces and can be flexibly integrated via plug-and-play. They offer exceptional precision and dynamics combined with high reliability, significantly reducing engineering and integration efforts. This shortens development times and increases efficiency in automation.

Rockwell Automation has announced a new collaboration with Beypilic, one of Turkiye's largest poultry processing companies, to strengthen personnel safety and machine protection at a newly constructed meat processing facility.

Automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK will exhibit at the PPMA Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from September 22-24, 2026. Visitors to Stand F40 will see demonstrations of technologies designed to help machine builders create more compact, flexible and easily adaptable machinery, while giving end users greater freedom to respond to changing production requirements.

Mounting a robot arm on a movable base, known as a 7th axis, adds flexibility, enhances collaboration and provides collision protection. A 7th axis is, however, a high-precision system, and maximising productivity from it requires close consideration of where and how you mount it, and application-specific factors such as the availability of collision detection systems and the number of linear guides used, as the experts at Thomson Industries explain.

TPL Vision introduces the TPL-CONTROL-1, a powerful new external illumination controller that expands the flexibility of machine vision lighting. More than just a controller, the TPL-CONTROL-1 forms the foundation of TPL Vision's new External Control (EC) product family, enabling a wide range of proven illumination products to benefit from advanced, configurable lighting control.

Now available with full support from Mclennan, Applied Motion Products' (AMP) newly launched DIN rail mountable AK series drives offer a choice of open-loop stepper, closed-loop stepper, or full closed-loop servo motion control in a compact feature-rich package in combination with NEMA 11 to NEMA 34 frame motors operating from 24–48 VDC power.

3D vision technology is transforming automation across industries, enabling more accurate detection, measurement, and interaction with real-world environments. But with several different technologies available, choosing the right solution can be challenging. The experts at OEM Automatic guide us through the options.

To simplify installation and reduce assembly time, OEM Automatic now offers a complete assembly service for custom safety edges. Each safety edge is manufactured to the customer's exact specification, providing a ready-to-install solution that eliminates the need for on-site cutting, bonding or wiring.