13 August 2026 The German engineering plastics specialist igus has unveiled an electrically-powered bicycle (e-bike) made of 50% plastic, derived from recycled fishing nets. The recycled plastics… Read More
15 September 2025 German researchers have embarked on a three-year project to develop concepts for the design of sustainable rotors for electric motors. The “Kreisläufer” project brings… Read More
6 March 2025 ABB Motion’s Drive Products division has invested an undisclosed sum in the US-based circular manufacturing company Molg, to help it to optimise the… Read More
7 January 2025 The Austrian motor-maker Elin has launched its first synchronous reluctance motor with water-jacket cooling. The motor, which achieves efficiency levels of IE4 or IE5… Read More
11 October 2024 ABB Robotics is collaborating with, and investing in, a US start-up called Molg to create robotic microfactories that will recover and recycle disused… Read More
16 May 2024 The UK government is backing a manufacturing research hub that will use robots, smart automation and AI to create a sustainable circular manufacturing ecosystem. The… Read More
4 January 2024 A consortium of German organisations, led by Schaeffler, is developing techniques that will allow electric motor components to be re-used at the end of the… Read More
30 March 2021 A London-based start-up called Recycleye has teamed up with the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to develop a vision-guided robotic picker that can sort through… Read More
11 June 2020 A group of UK companies, including Bentley Motors and the electric motor developer Advanced Electric Machines Research, have embarked on a £2.6m project to develop… Read More
3 February 2020 The German engineering plastics specialist igus has invested £4m in a company that is building a first-of-its-kind plant in Cheshire, UK, that will recycle plastic… Read More
