21 March 2024 Siemens is buying the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of the German fans and mechatronic systems manufacturer, ebm-papst, for an undisclosed sum. The business, which… Read More
27 February 2024 A new organisation has been launched to champion the uptake of automation in UK manufacturing. Called the UK Automation Forum, it brings together industry experts,… Read More
26 February 2024 The German engineering group Schaeffler has joined forces with two Korean organisations – the robot developer Rainbow Robotics, and the Korea Electronics… Read More
21 February 2024 Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious programme to make it a global leader in robotics and industrial automation. It has set up a company… Read More
14 February 2024 The British electric motor developer and manufacturer, Saietta, has abandoned plans to manufacture electrical steering pumps at a former ZF Automotive plant in Sunderland. It… Read More
7 February 2024 Senseye, the UK-based condition monitoring specialist acquired by Siemens in 2022, has added a generative AI (artificial intelligence) function to its predictive maintenance Software-as-a-Service (SaaS),… Read More
29 January 2024 A variable-speed drive is the first industrial product to be certified for use in the US after some of the required tests were conducted using… Read More
11 January 2024 ABB is buying the Swiss AI-based AMR navigation specialist Sevensense, for an undisclosed sum. ABB, which has had a minority stake in Sevensense since 2021,… Read More
8 January 2024 British manufacturers are viewing the UK as a more competitive place to locate their activities than they did 12 months ago, with an growing number… Read More
8 January 2024 The Scottish engineering services provider Edwin James Group has bought Burton-on-Trent-based Automated Control Solutions Holdings and its subsidiaries Automated Control Solutions and ACS Electrical Engineering… Read More
