3 March 2026 RS Group is buying the Leicester-headquartered distributor of industrial automation and control products, BPX Group, for £27m, plus a possible additional £3m linked to… Read More
25 February 2026 Revenues from the German robotics and automation sector will probably decline by a further 5.1% this year, following a 7% decline last year, according to… Read More
24 February 2026 Rockwell Automation has opened a customer experience centre in Bologna, Italy, to help machine-builders and end-users from across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and… Read More
13 February 2026 Schneider Electric claims to have developed industry’s first open, software‑defined DCS (distributed control system). Called EcoStruxure Foxboro Software Defined Automation (SDA), the platform… Read More
10 February 2026 Phoenix Contact has launched a hardware-independent, software controller based on its PLCnext technology. It predicts that Virtual PLCnext Control, which allows flexible automation… Read More
6 February 2026 Phoenix Contact has announced a new way of tackling the challenge of integrating a variety of signals in small, decentralised control cabinets, and connecting… Read More
5 February 2026 The UK outsourced manufacturing specialist PP Control & Automation has announced a major acquisition drive aimed at hitting a record £40m in sales in… Read More
2 February 2026 Schneider Electric has appointed David Hall as president of its UK and Ireland (UK&I) region, succeeding Kelly Becker who has held the position for… Read More
30 January 2026 Festo has announced a servodrive that combines motion control and safety functions in a compact device. The CMMT-AS-MP-S3 drive is designed to simplify… Read More
28 January 2026 Binder has announced M8 flange connectors with a solder connection that enable simple, manual wiring – for example, in customised builds, small production… Read More
