Ishida Europe will return to SNACKEX in Lisbon, Portugal, to showcase its latest innovations in weighing, packing and quality control. Exhibiting alongside its industrial food equipment partner, Heat and Control, Ishida will demonstrate how its latest CCW-AS multihead weigher, INSPIRA Rotary Bagmaker, compact Auto Splice solution and TSC-AS inline seal tester can help snack manufacturers boost speed, quality and overall line efficiency.

With energy prices rising due to ongoing disruption to global supply chains, Mitsubishi Electric is urging UK manufacturers to take immediate steps to manage their energy usage. As a result of recent market volatility, higher energy costs for the UK's manufacturing industry are expected over.

MachineBuilding.North 2026 will provide a powerful platform for innovation, collaboration and practical engineering insight when it takes place at the Concorde Conference Centre in Manchester on Wednesday, 13th May.

Ingersoll Rand is now offering fixed price compressor service contracts, for up to five years, through its network of CompAir- and Gardner Denver-approved distributors.

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has launched its updated and flexible Compressed Air Management certified training programme, which has been accredited by the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE).

Diary date: Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester - Wednesday, 13th May 2026. MachineBuilding.North 2026 is designed to give engineers and manufacturing professionals practical knowledge they can apply immediately in machine building and industrial automation projects.

WEG has been named Supplier of the Year at the 2026 Pump Industry Awards. Organised by the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), the awards celebrate excellence and innovation across the UK pump sector.

Siemens is introducing Drivetrain Analyzer Onsite (DTA Onsite), a new on‑premises analytics solution for industrial drive systems. The software enables users to evaluate drive data entirely within their own infrastructure and meet stringent data-sovereignty requirements.

The European robotics community will descend upon Birmingham's International Convention Centre (ICC) in March 2027 for the annual European Robotics Forum (ERF).