ABB invests $280m in European robotics hub in Sweden
13 September 2023 ABB is investing $280m to build a new state-of-the-art ABB Robotics European Campus in Västerås, Sweden, which will serve as a robotics hub for Europe… Read More
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WEG’s Algerian JV plant will make up to 1m motors a year
2 March 2023 WEG, the Brazilian-headquartered motors and drives manufacturer, has established a new company and production facility in Algeria, North Africa, with the capacity to produce one… Read More
PI invests $60m to boost production and ease supply chains
9 May 2022 The precision motion control specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) is investing almost $60m in locations around the world to boost productivity, expand production capacity and optimise… Read More
1,350kg-capacity AMRs are first to offer IP52 protection
13 August 2021 Danish-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), which claims to be the global market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has launched a pair of AMRs which… Read More
Mitsubishi sets up UK support network for larger drives
23 November 2020 Mitsubishi Electric UK is setting up a network of Drive Solutions Centres (DSCs) to support large-capacity low- and medium-voltage VSDs (variable-speed drives). Initial partners in… Read More
WEG completes multimillion Euro expansion in Austria
21 October 2020 WEG has completed a multimillion Euro expansion of its Centre of Excellence for Drive Development at its Watt Drive geared motor subsidiary in Austria. Watt… Read More
UK industry cuts spending with no sign of V-shaped recovery
21 September 2020 Britain’s manufacturers have slashed investment in a battle to stay afloat, despite improvements in output and orders, according to a survey by the manufacturers’ organisation,… Read More
Superconducting motor uses solid-state cooling
9 April 2018 At the upcoming Hannover Fair, Festo will be demonstrating a superconducting claw-pole motor with solid-state cooling. Details are sketchy, but the company says that the… Read More
WEG invests €30m to build its biggest European plant
12 December 2017 The Brazilian motor manufacturer WEG has invested more than €30m to build a new plant in Portugal where it will produce standard and customised low-voltage… Read More
Fanuc’s £19m HQ brings UK activities under one roof
22 May 2017 Fanuc has brought all of its UK activities – robotics, machine tools and factory automation – together in a purpose-built headquarters in Coventry which has… Read More
