The expansion of specialist event organiser and online/magazine publisher The Engineering Network (TEN) continues with news of the appointment of a new Sales Executive. Matt Webster has joined the team and reports to the company's Group Sales Manager Sidney Hamilton-Williams.

Automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK will exhibit at the PPMA Show at the NEC, Birmingham from 24-26 September, 2024. The company will be on stand F40, showcasing how machine builders and control engineers can implement modular, flexible layouts in their machinery and setups.

Schneider Electric is investing £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. More than 200 jobs will be created to meet the increased demand for electrical equipment to drive the UK's move to cleaner energy.

Drive specialist NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will present its comprehensive product portfolio and its packaging industry expertise at Fachpack in Nuremberg, presenting tailor-made, economical and sustainable drive solutions for all stages in the packaging process - primary, secondary or end-of-line packaging.

Rubix has released its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report. The fourth annual ESG report from the company reconfirms its commitment to supporting Europe's green industrial transition and to helping its customers in meeting their own ESG ambitions.

ABB has signed an agreement to acquire Fodisch Group, a leading developer of advanced measurement and analytical solutions for the energy and industrial sectors. The acquisition enhances ABB's offering in continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS).

OVALO has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabtesco Europe since 2017. Now Nabtesco is taking the next step, and integrating the sales and marketing activities of OVALO into its business, saying that the bundling of competences generates valuable synergies and opens up new potentials for customers.

The plastics industry is preparing for a potential ban of fluoropolymers, or PFAS, a group of versatile polymers that have many industrial applications. igus has increased R&D resources for developing viable non-PFAS solutions, and is working with customers in automotive, medical, packaging and other industries, to find fully tested alternative materials if required.

At MachineBuilding.Live, Carlton Thermal Systems (CTS) will be showcasing EVCO, Sensit temperature sensors, Zoppas Heaters and Comet measuring instruments.

Tsubaki is presenting its range of long life, durable chains for the packaging industry at the PPMA Show, Birmingham, 24-26 September 2024. Tsubaki will show its gripper chains for form, fill, and vacuum seal wrapping applications, as well as specialist chains for long-life when lubrication cannot be applied, and corrosive environments.