As part of Siemens' Future of Automation innovations, the company is excited to showcase SIMATIC Robot Pick AI at MachineBuilding.North.

Providing high precision - and a weighing capacity range of 1kg to 200kg - test and measurement expert HBK has launched an upgraded version of its SP4M load cell series, including a model featuring an IO-Link interface - SP4Mi.

Beckhoff has announced the launch of TwinCAT Runtime for Linux, opening up new application possibilities for real-time control. Several TwinCAT Runtimes can now be executed on a single industrial PC for the first time, enabling users to combine different system parts on one large computer.

The new versions of the NearFi couplers from Phoenix Contact make it possible to double the range for wireless data transmission. In addition, they provide double the power for automatic current compensation or the forwarding of two electrically isolated voltages (US/UA) with parallel connection.

Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Mx-Series electric pallet labeller - the Mx350i-eP. The new, electrically driven pallet labeller boasts a suite of smart technological enhancements that allow for safer operation and improved efficiency while reducing overall energy and air consumption compared with traditional pneumatic technology.

Potential failures of bearings on conveyors can be identified utilising thermal imaging cameras. However, a more recent approach is to utilise acoustic imaging cameras, such as the FLIR Si2 LD, which can provide a much earlier warning signal when it comes to bearing failures.

If your processing application requires pressure, temperature or conductivity sensing, or perhaps a combination of all of these critical measurement and monitoring functions, sensor specialist Baumer offers the benefits of its 50 Series.

Emerson has introduced DeltaV Edge Environment 2.0, the newest version of its edge technology for delivering OT applications and contextualised control data anywhere in the enterprise.

Stephen Hayes, managing director of automation and control specialist, Beckhoff UK, explains how automation can help food and beverage manufacturers cater to the low- and no-alcohol market.

2025 is the year humanity is expected to start transitioning into a new era called the 'Autonomous Society.' This evolution, rooted in the predictions of the SINIC Theory, marks the next phase in how society, science and technology interact. Here Tom Cash, director at automation parts supplier Foxmere, explains the technologies of 2025 that will help to move humanity from 'Optimisation Society' to 'Autonomous Society.'