New research by ABB, in collaboration with Sapio Research, has surveyed nearly 2,400 global businesses to gain insight into the state of the market around energy efficiency, sustainability, digitalisation, and the key role played by electric motors.

In times of great challenges, it is crucial for machine manufacturers to strengthen their resilience and develop new competitive advantages. At SPS in Nuremberg, Lenze will be showcasing solutions that OEMs can use to sustainably increase their productivity and efficiency despite a lack of resources, IT expertise, high costs and pressure to innovate.

Rubix has obtained an EcoVadis gold medal for the third year in a row. This reflects the company's continuing progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics.

In a secondary packaging operation, bags of products like confectionery are often 'shingled', a process of layering them into a cardboard shipping box in alternating overlapped layers. Photoelectric sensors with background-suppression from Contrinex have provided a reliable means of checking the correct quantity of bags in each box.

Food safety and contaminant inspection specialist Fortress Technology has won its second award for its digital testing solutions at the recent Automate UK Awards 2024.

Afag is now officially part of Emerson. As a result, Afag's feeding and handling solutions will be integrated into Emerson's extensive automation portfolio. All content on Afag.com, including product documentation, data and certificates, will be migrated to Emerson.com under the AVENTICS brand.

Pepperl+Fuchs has joined the new IGEL (provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces) Ready program as a technology partner. Pepperl+Fuchs offers a seamless thin client portfolio from control rooms up to hazardous areas Zone 1/21.

One of the largest premium flour and ingredient companies in North America, Ardent Mills, recently implemented automatic testing on several of its conveyor Fortress Technology metal detectors. A number of the company's packaging lines are now also using digital reporting to enhance efficiency, food safety and traceability.

Mitsubishi Electric has introduced the integration of Iconics and EcoAdviser platforms, a solution designed to revolutionise energy management with Artificial Intelligence capabilities. This combination is set to drive operational efficiency, sustainability and significant cost savings for businesses across various sectors.

At SPS 2024, NORD will focus on energy efficiency, IE5+ motor technology and decentralised drive electronics with new functional safety features. In addition, flexible and intelligent frequency inverters and the updated NORDCON software will be presented.