23 September 2022 Following its acquisition last year of the Spanish autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer Asti Mobile Robotics, ABB Robotics is rebranding its AMR portfolio under the… Read More
25 October 2019 The Japanese robot-maker Toshiba Machine is changing its name to Shibaura Machine from 1 April 2020. The change reflects the company’s separation from the Toshiba… Read More
21 October 2019 One year after the venture capital company Triton Partners bought SKF Motion Technologies for $310m, it has relaunched the business with a new name and… Read More
25 February 2019 After representing UK manufacturers for more than 120 years, the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) has relaunched itself under the new name, Make UK. It says… Read More
5 February 2019 The annual SPS IPC Drives show in Germany is probably the world’s largest exhibition dedicated to developments in automation. We look at some of the… Read More
12 November 2018 The organisers of the German automation megashow, SPS IPC Drives, have announced that the event will be changing its name to SPS – Smart Production… Read More
5 November 2018 Control Techniques has revived the Commander name and green colour for a new family of general-purpose variable-speed drives (VSDs) that will make their debut at… Read More
25 October 2017 Pentair plc is spinning off its electrical activities – including the Schroff, Hoffman, Caddy, Erico, Raychem and Tracer brands – into a new company to… Read More
23 July 2015 The UK automation distributor Vipa has changed its name to Gapp Automation, reflecting the wide range of products and services from a variety of manufacturers… Read More
10 June 2015 The Exico name is returning to the UK motors and inverters market after an absence of ten years. Jerry Hodek who ran the business previously,… Read More
