SPS IPC Drives 2016 Exclusive Show Report
6 January 2017 Once again, the SPS IPC Drives automation and motion engineering mega-show, held every November in Nuremberg, Germany, proved to be a bellwether for the state… Read More
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6 January 2017 
PI invests €13m in a technology centre in Germany
8 April 2016 The precision motion and nanopositioning specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) is investing €13m to build a new technology centre at its global headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany. Read More
Global project uses Internet to pinpoint and manage tools
27 February 2015 Three companies, located on different continents, are collaborating on a project that is using the industrial Internet to track the presence of items on factory… Read More
Modular blocks will slash software development ‘by 67%’
15 October 2014 At next month’s SPS IPC Drives trade show in Germany, the Austrian automation manufacturer B&R will unveil a modular engineering software system that, it claims,… Read More
Euro-zone manufacturing recovery slows down
1 July 2014 The recovery in the Euro-zone manufacturing sector appears to be losing momentum, despite a twelfth successive month of recovery in June. According to the latest… Read More
Germany leads Eurozone industry back to growth
3 February 2014 In January, the Eurozone manufacturing sector recorded its strongest rate of expansion since May 2011, according to latest Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index). Read More
SPS IPC Drives 2013 exclusive show report
6 January 2014 If the recent SPS IPC Drives show is an accurate indicator, the automation industry appears to be shaking off the effects of the recession and… Read More
Distributed processing cuts I/O cycle times to 1µs
2 December 2013 At the recent SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, the Austrian automation manufacturer B&R unveiled a technology which, it claims, can reduce industrial automation cycle… Read More
SEW aims to be global leader in industrial gearboxes
21 October 2013 The German industrial motion giant SEW-Eurodrive has set itself the goal of becoming the global market-leader in large industrial gearboxes within ten years. It currently… Read More
Elevator drives and motors promise smoother rides
17 October 2013 At the Interlift elevator show in Germany, Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer – sister companies in Emerson Industrial Automation – have previewed new ranges of variable speed… Read More
