ABB, Phoenix Contact, WSCAD and the enclosure specialist, häwa – have demonstrated what they claim is the world’s control ...

Schneider Electric claims to have developed industry’s first open, software‑defined DCS (distributed control system). Called ...

W H Shoebridge & Sons, the East Midlands electric motors business established more than a century ago, has been sold to Ipswich-based Boardley & Roberts for an undisclosed sum. Shoebridge was formed ...

Phoenix Contact has launched a hardware-independent, software controller based on its PLCnext technology. It predicts that Virtual PLCnext Control, which allows flexible automation functions to be ...

The Canadian machine vision specialist LMI Technologies has announced a “new class” of industrial 2D vision systems that incorporate Nvidia’s Orin NX edge-native AI, resulting in integrated vision ...

Phoenix Contact has announced a new way of tackling the challenge of integrating a variety of signals in small, decentralised ...

Flir has announced a MWIR (mid-wave infrared) thermal imaging system for continuous monitoring of industrial automation, ...

The UK outsourced manufacturing specialist PP Control & Automation has announced a major acquisition drive aimed at hitting a record £40m in sales in 2026, and £100m within four years. The growth will ...

As copper prices hit record highs, engineers are reassessing whether aluminium is now a more attractive option for some winding applications. Steve Hughes, managing director of REO UK, examines the ...

Infinitum, the US developer of air-core motors with PCB stators, has unveiled a high-efficiency integrated fan system that, ...

ABB’s IE6 Hyper-Efficiency SynRM motors are available in ratings from 110–450kW ABB has announced that it is now offering its magnet-free synchronous reluctance motors in IE6 efficiency versions as ...

Wheeled robots such as Rainbow Robotics’ RB-Y1 will have a greater chance of success than walking machines, according to Gartner Fewer than 100 humanoid robot developers will progress beyond ...