SPS show is cancelled as Bavaria tightens Covid restrictions
19 November 2021 The SPS automation show, which was due to take place next week in Nuremberg, Germany, has been cancelled following the announcement by the Bavarian prime… Read More
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19 November 2021 
Siemens and ABB quit SPS as German Covid cases soar
18 November 2021 With Covid-19 infection rates hitting an all-time high in Germany, several major exhibitors at next week’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg – including Siemens, ABB,… Read More
Nord aims to double the size of its UK business
21 October 2019 The geared motors and drives specialist Nord Gear is aiming to almost double the size of its UK business to around £30m in the five… Read More
Timken buys Beka to become automated lubrication number 2
16 September 2019 The US-based Timken Company is buying the German automated lubrication specialist, Beka Lubrication, for around $165m. The acquisition will make Timken the world’s second-largest producer… Read More
UK manufacturers are among the keenest to adopt 5G
13 June 2019 UK manufacturers are among the keenest to adopt 5G technologies, according to a survey of 800 industrial company executives and 150 telecoms executives in 12… Read More
Nidec takes 70% stake in German gearbox manufacturer, Desch
1 February 2019 The Japanese motors and drives giant Nidec is acquiring a 70% stake in the German precision gearbox and drive component manufacturer, Desch Antriebstechnik, and its… Read More
Global robot sales soar by 29% to hit a new record
25 June 2018 Global sales of industrial robots soared by 29% last year to hit a new record of 380,550, according to preliminary statistics released by the International… Read More
Emerson buys Aventics for €527m, to create $1.5bn giant
17 May 2018 Emerson is buying Bosch Rexroth’s former pneumatics business, now known as Aventics, for €527m in cash from its current owner, the German-Scandinavian investor, Triton, which… Read More
Production transport system is ‘first’ to handle batches of one
8 December 2017 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, ABB’s recently-acquired subsidiary, B&R Automation, unveiled an “intelligent” transport system designed to bring new levels of… Read More
PI acquires 80% of Israeli motion control specialist, ACS
26 January 2017 The motion control and nanopositioning systems specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) has acquired 80% of ACS Motion Control, the Israeli developer and manufacturer of controllers and… Read More
