As automation continues to change the world, companies are being ranked according to their level of innovation – and each new idea puts them a step ahead of their competitors.

By protecting the design, development and production of technology with a patent, companies not only see huge commercial benefit...

SICK has added the Flexi Compact to its portfolio of industry-leading safety controllers, featuring a modular, compact and scalable design that focuses on space saving, responsive performance and ease of use.

The continued growth of new VSD Contract Partnerships and Electrical Projects has led to the acquisition of Lothian and Borders Electrical by Quantum Controls, forming Q Electrical Industrial Services.

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is to trial a purpose-built private 5G network aimed at helping manufacturers boost productivity.

Equipment rentals are increasingly helping companies overcome the hurdle of finding investment capital to fund development and verification projects.

Exclusive manufacturer of California rice products, Farmers’ Rice Cooperative (FRC), produce on average 750,000 packs of rice per month in 26 different variations, 51 different packaging options and 43 different size options.

TF Automation has recently delivered a new machine to long-standing customer, Genesis Patterns, which has automated a time-consuming and problematic manual process.

Over the last thirty years Genesis Patterns has grown into one of the leading suppliers of sampling products to the flooring industry.

As industry recovers from the Covid pandemic businesses will face renewed challenges as production ramps up again. The skills shortage has not gone away, if anything it will have worsened, making the availability of machine automation more pressing. To help meet these challenges, XYZ Machine Tools has created an automation and machine package that will provide a cost-effective route to maximising productivity.

Warehousing and logistics labour crisis follows Brexit exodus of over 250,000 EU citizens from the UK