Installing a robotic pick-and-place and integrated conveyor solution has increased productivity for a pharmaceutical manufacturer while maintaining regulatory compliance. Combining a vision system optimised for accuracy that assures end-to-end traceability, a single controller from Trio manages both the robot and conveyor axes, increasing reliability for the end user.

See Omron at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 44

Atlas Copco has acquired Maziak Compressor Services, a UK distributor of air compressors, nitrogen generators and process cooling equipment and a provider of related services and support.

Cyber SecureOT 2023, from industrial IT solutions partner, SolutionsPT, will take place on 21 June at the Leicester Marriott Hotel conference facility and is set to bring together more than 100 IT and OT managers from across UK industry to hear about the latest developments in industrial cyber security.

CKF has successfully completed its latest ingredients handling system for a brand leading global confectioner. The new system utilises the latest technology in measured, ingredient handling.

As part of its campaign to inspire the next generation of robotics engineers, automation experts Fanuc UK will showcase a suite of education-themed initiatives at the first ever Automation UK event (stand B14, 20-21 June 2023, Coventry).

When EmTech Hatchery Systems needed solenoid valves to ensure consistent and accurate reliable air regulation in its hatcheries, it turned to Bürkert.

See KEB Automation at MachineBuilding.Live, 4 October 2023, on stand 51

TFC has added to its portfolio of services and products with the acquisition of EAP Seals. This move strengthens TFC’s position as a leading provider of vendor managed inventory (VMI) solutions and technical engineering products. 

The hunt to find the UK’s best engineer guitar player will culminate in the Guitar Legends competition at Manufacturing and Engineering Week 2023 s at Birmingham’s NEC from 7-8 June 2023.