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HUMANOID ROBOTS

UK humanoid developer will supply 100s of robots to Schaeffler

The UK robotics and AI company, Humanoid, has announced a strategic technology partnership with Schaeffler, which…

HUMANOID MANUFACTURING

Hyundai plans to build 30,000 electric humanoids per year by 2028

The American robot developer Boston Dynamics has started volume manufacturing of its Atlas electric humanoid robot and…

INDUSTRIAL AI

Siemens and Nvidia build Industrial AI OS ‘to reinvent entire industrial chain’

Siemens and the chip-maker Nvidia have expanded their strategic partnership to bring AI (artificial intelligence) into…

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Mitsubishi takes stake in US no-code specialist to ‘overhaul’ manufacturing

Mitsubishi Electric has invested in – and formed a strategic alliance with – the US no-code manufacturing…

ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTICS

ABB buys UK electric failure specialist to boost its maintenance capabilities

ABB is buying the UK-based electrical diagnostics specialist IPEC, to complement its predictive maintenance portfolio. The…

INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Unified SPE and Ethernet-APL standard ‘drives smarter automation’

Four major industrial communications organisations have joined forces to release a document containing key extensions for standardising Single…

UK News more UK News →
UK ROBOTICS

£52m competition will pick who will run the UK’s robotics hubs

The UK government is launching a £52m competition to decide who will run around five Robotics Adoption Hubs…

CABLES

Cable distributor Batt enters administration with 334 jobs at risk

The Kent-based cables distributor, Batt Cables, has entered administration, potentially putting 334 jobs at risk. The company,…

INDUSTRIAL DRIVES

SEW-Eurodrive appoints Andy Turner as its new UK MD

The industrial drives specialist SEW-Eurodrive UK has appointed Andy Turner as its new managing director, succeeding John…

UK AUTOMATION

UK robotics and automation specialist expands into the US

A UK industrial automation specialist, Loop Technology, is expanding into the US with the opening of a…

ASSET RELIABILITY

ITI buys AssetMinder to transform its maintenance activities

The UK systems integrator, ITI Group, has acquired AssetMinder, a Chesterfield-based supplier of IoT condition-based monitoring…

INDUSTRIAL AI

UK industrial AI start-up raises $14m to help it build ‘sentient factories’

The UK industrial AI start-up Matta has raised $14m of funding to help it transform how products…

Technology News more Technology News →
GEARS

Fluid-driven “gears” could out-perform mechanical devices

US researchers have created a gear mechanism that uses fluids, rather than mechanical teeth, to generate rotation. They…

ELECTRIC MOTORS

Rare-earth-free reluctance motors for EVs could be world’s first

A Japanese joint venture between Hitachi, Honda and JIC Capital, has developed an electric motor for electric vehicles…

ROBOTIC SENSING

Start-up attracts $107m to launch all-in-one robotic sensing platform

A US start-up has emerged form stealth with $107m of funding and the mission to give robots and…

PALLETISING

Next-gen palletising demo uses new Siemens digital twin technology

Universal Robots, Siemens and the end-of-arm robotic tooling specialist Robotiq have joined forces to demonstrate…

ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING

‘Make me a chair’: robotic assembly system responds to text requests

US researchers have developed an AI-driven robotic assembly system that builds physical objects requested as text descriptions. It…

DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS

Neural networks halve distance measurement errors

The German sensor-maker Leuze claims that it has been able to cut measurement errors in demanding industrial…

Product News more Product News →
SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATION

Software-defined automation platform available as free download

Flexxbotics, the US specialist in autonomous manufacturing, has made its software-defined automation (SDA) platform available as a…

INDUSTRIAL SIMULATION

Digital twin software ‘brings the industrial metaverse to life’

Siemens has announced a software product that builds industrial metaverse environments, helping organisations to apply industrial AI, simulation…

MACHINE VISION

Plug-and-play platform will speed up development of vision applications

A Norwegian optics specialist has team up with a US imaging system developer to offer a Raspberry-Pi-based platform…

CONDITION MONITORING

Machine monitor works is tough areas where other sensors would fail

The US-based AI-driven predictive maintenance specialist Waites Sensor Technologies has launched a device that monitors the condition…

SERVODRIVES

Wireless real-time servo controller achieves 1ms cycle times over 100m

At last week’s SPS exhibition in Germany, the Chinese industrial automation manufacturer Inovance was previewing a real-time…

SERVODRIVES

Multi-axis servodrives tackle complex, dynamic motion tasks

Lenze has used the 2025 SPS show in Germany to preview a modular multi-axis servodrive that promises…

In Depth more In Depth →
MAGNETIC GEARING

Magnetically geared motors: an attractive option?

If you’re looking for customised industrial drive systems that are energy-efficient, dependable and sustainable, magnetically geared motors offer…

EU LEGISLATION

What does the EU Data Act mean for machine-builders?

A new piece of European legislation, known as the Data Act, has potential implications for machine-builders wanting to…

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

Five forces that are transforming modern manufacturing

Manufacturing faces problems that can’t be solved by small tweaks or improvements. There’s an urgent need for control…

INDUSTRIAL AI

The next leap in industrial-grade AI

Gen AI can read text and images, but struggles with complex industrial data. What if AI could be…

INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE

The next industrial revolution will be written in software

Factories can’t compete on hardware alone anymore, argues Dr Hans Krattenmacher, chief innovation officer at SEW-Eurodrive. He…

MOTOR EFFICIENCY

What are the limits to motor efficiency?

ABB recently set a new world record for industrial motor efficiency of 99.13%. But what’s behind this breakthrough,…

Applied Engineering more Applied Engineering →
VARIABLE-SPEED DRIVES

Low-harmonic drives ensure efficiency of Finnish heat pumps

Two heat pump systems that provide heating and cooling for a pair of pharmaceutical plants in Finland, are…

TRANSFORMERS

UK-engineered transformers support offshore energy operations

The UK transformer manufacturer Electro-Wind is supplying a series of large transformers for a vessel that will…

PANEL BUILDING

EtherNet technology cuts control panel wiring times by 66%

A Brazilian panel-builder has compared traditional wiring practices with a new EtherNet-based alternative, and found that it could…

FOOD PROCESSING

Servos help to create convincing plant-based rivals to meat

A Dutch developer of plant-based meat alternatives is using automation technologies including precision servomotors to create foods that…

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

Dairy milks benefits of AI-driven predictive maintenance

One of Europe’s most modern dairies has implemented an AI-powered predictive maintenance system aimed at ensuring 24/7 operation,…

CAPPING MACHINES

‘Magic’ machine uses linear transport to cap 25,000 cartons an hour

A pilot carton-capping machine installed at a plant in Italy can fit 25,000 caps every hour – almost…

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UK ECONOMY

Uncovering the Budget’s industrial agenda

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI: a path to environmental progress

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Manufacturers: take note from the music industry

UK INDUSTRY

Bridging the academic-industrial gap

INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

UK Industrial Strategy: a potential gamechanger

TRADE AGREEMENTS

Trade deals: a golden opportunity for UK manufacturers

Back to Basics more →
DRIVES APPLICATIONS

Mitigating long cable distances

INDUSTRIAL COUNTERFEITS

Tackling the scourge of counterfeits

VARIABLESPEED DRIVES

What the Cyber Resilience Act means for drives users

ELECTRIC MOTORS

Are you lubricating your motors properly?

SERVICE AGREEMENTS

Why it pays to be proactive

INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS

Has the ‘everything protocol’ finally arrived?

Events more →

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 26

03/02/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Farnborough, UK

The regional event is expected to attract more than 550 exhibitors from a variety of sectors including mechanical…

Hannover Messe 2026

20/04/2026 - 24/04/2026
Location: Hannover, Germany

The industrial mega-show returns to its North German venue and is expected to attract around 4,000 exhibitors (including…

National Manufacturing Summit

26/02/2026 - 26/02/2026
Location: MTC, Coventry, UK

The event brings together leading UK manufacturing and engineering experts to discuss, debate and set the agenda for…