25 June 2026 The Chinese automation giant Inovance has set up a UK business, with an office in Manchester, to provide service and support to customers in… Read More
19 May 2026 Mitsubishi Electric has announced a new generation of 1.2kV IGBT (insulated gate bipolar transistor) modules that, it says, will reduce power losses by up… Read More
19 August 2025 A UK pioneer in GaN (gallium nitride) motor-drive technology has announced a test platform which demonstrates how the technology can transform the performance of robot… Read More
1 July 2025 Siemens has completed its acquisition of ebm-papst‘s Industrial Drive Technology (IDT) division, which was announced in March 2024. Siemens says the acquisition… Read More
4 March 2025 ABB Motion is making a strategic investment in a US-based AI start-up, UptimeAI, with the aim of transforming how industrial customers manage the… Read More
10 April 2024 The Welsh drives-maker Invertek Drives has produced its three millionth VSD (variable-speed drive) just three years after hitting the two-million mark. The company, part of Sumitomo… Read More
25 March 2024 Sprint Electric, the UK drives developer, has won funding worth around £300,000 from Innovate UK to support the development of larger versions of its “groundbreaking”… Read More
15 March 2024 The Japanese motor-maker Nidec and the US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners are reported to be in a bidding battle to acquire Innomotics, the… Read More
11 March 2024 Invertek Drives has launched two compact-frame HVAC-R drives aimed at OEMs who are having to move to R290 (propane) and R744 (CO2) refrigerants, as well… Read More
1 March 2024 The Chinese motor manufacturer Moons Industries has set up a UK subsidiary based in Reading, Berkshire. Moons, founded in 1994, claims to be one of… Read More
