Motors and inverters benefit from £360m manufacturing plan
4 March 2024 Collaborative UK projects to develop advanced motors, inverters and silicon carbide power modules are to receive Government funding as part of a £360m package of… Read More
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Ulster’s £98m ‘factory of future’ will boost industrial innovation
21 June 2023 Plans for a £98m “factory of future” innovation centre for Belfast have been approved by local council. The 10,500m2 Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (Amic) will… Read More
Simulation software uses digital twins to optimise drives
2 May 2023 Siemens has announced simulation software that can be used to engineer and commission variable-speed drives, based on digital twins. The Sinamics DriveSim Advanced software allows… Read More
UK’s £22m National Robotarium launches with Tata tie-up
28 September 2022 The UK’s largest and most advanced r&d facility for robotics and artificial intelligence, the £22.4m National Robotarium, has opened its doors at Heriot-Watt University in… Read More
Delta buys Universal Instruments to boost smart manufacturing
5 January 2022 The Taiwanese automation manufacturer Delta Electronics is buying US-based Universal Instruments Corporation and its worldwide operations for around $88.9m. Universal specialises in precision automation systems… Read More
TE Connectivity acquires Phoenix Contact safety relays
22 December 2021 TE Connectivity has acquired Phoenix Contact’s force-guided narrow safety relay (NSR) technology as part of a long-term partnership agreement between the companies. TE will assume… Read More
Advanced Engineering show returns to NEC after two years
12 October 2021 The Advanced Engineering UK show will return to the NEC, Birmingham on 3 and 4 November, 2021 for the first time in almost two years. Read More
Government injects £65m into robots, batteries and health
11 September 2020 The UK government has announced a £65m cash boost for three key technologies that could transform people’s lives – robots, high-tech batteries and advanced healthcare… Read More
Rochdale advanced machinery institute wins £50k funding
13 August 2020 Plans to create an Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, have been brought a step closer after securing £50,000 early-stage funding… Read More
Foresight Williams doubles investment in UK cobot start-up
28 July 2020 The Foresight Williams Technology EIS fund is investing a further £1.45m in the UK collaborative robotics start-up Inovo Robotics to accelerate its growth and help… Read More
