When bakery industry machine supplier Wymbs Engineering set about upgrading an existing design for improved productivity, it set actuator supplier Ewellix a challenge: to deliver a motion solution that would enable the new generation machine to operate a third faster than the previous one.

PI UK has opened invitations to its final event of 2024, focusing on the future of industrial networks. The event will be held at Statham Lodge Hotel, Lymm, on 14 November, from 9:30 to 3:30.

Rockwell Automation will present its latest solutions designed to support manufacturers with innovative technologies across artificial intelligence, digital engineering, cybersecurity and sustainability at SPS 2024.

The Workshop Programme at MachineBuilding.Live 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, was expanded to include a series of Machinery Safety Masterclass talks. Here, David Dearden, director at Euchner UK, explores a case study from a major retailer's distribution centre, highlighting improvements from electronic key exchange systems and networked safety hardware.

MachineBuilding.Live 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, included a world-class Workshop Programme. Here, Matthew Harris, business development manager at Lenze UK, unveils a new motor driven roller technology that could address key challenges in conveying and logistics.

WEG has agreed to form a collaborative partnership with Applied Maintenance Technology (AMT) to promote and use its wireless WEGscan monitoring system in the UK.

The Workshop Programme at MachineBuilding.Live 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, was expanded to include a series of Machinery Safety Masterclass talks. Here, Jason Reed, account manager at Pilz, speaks on keeping machinery safe in a digital world, offering advice on protecting industrial automation and control systems against manipulation and keeping them secure from the outside world.

Producing several million sustainable beverage cans per hour across its European plants, a can manufacturer needed to avoid unplanned machine downtime. Turning to Schaeffler's OPTIME condition monitoring solution has helped to prevent 360 hours of downtime.

MachineBuilding.Live 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, included a world-class Workshop Programme. Here, SICK UK's Charlie Walker, digital solutions consultant, and David Hannaby, market product manager, look at how sensors provide the foundation for the next step in the digital journey.

Emerson will exhibit its latest Floor to Cloud packaging solutions at PACK EXPO Chicago. Advancing the boundless future of automation, Emerson factory automation solutions and its Floor to Cloud approach empower smarter packaging lines and more efficient processes that make it possible for manufacturers to continuously improve plant productivity, sustainability and safety.