Exhibitors of the leading exhibition automatica look ahead to the coming years with great confidence - despite economic challenges. Expectations for the future economic development of the industry even reached an all-time high in 2025.

Speaking at Food Manufacturing Live, PLUS Automation managing director Mark Weymouth explains how unique sensing solutions can help food and beverage manufacturers save money and reduce waste.

PLUS Automation managing director Mark Weymouth discusses hygienic sensors for food processing applications, looking in particular at optical sensors from Satron which can drive huge cost savings in, for example, CIP applications, with payback periods in as little as two weeks to two months.

Rockwell Automation reports that THG Nutrition, home to Myprotein - the world's largest online sports nutrition brand - has selected the Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to drive operational excellence, support rapid growth and unify its manufacturing processes across multiple sites.

Faced with stringent cleaning requirements and the use of harsh disinfecting chemicals, a food processing company needed a cleaning solution that was both effective and reliable. To address this challenge, the company partnered with Membracon - an OEM - and IMI to develop a bespoke machine cleaning system, ensuring food processing equipment could be efficiently cleaned after each production shift.

With Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 just around the corner, Mike Wilson, Chief Automation Officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, argues that robotics innovation is key to productivity, resilience and long-term packaging sector growth - and why a cultural shift is long overdue.

Continuous Process Solutions has been shortlisted for SME of the Year at the Signature Awards Birmingham, a prestigious programme celebrating excellence across the business-to-business sector and the professional services community.

A global provider of flow wrapping machines has significantly improved its programming capabilities following a comprehensive training exercise with Mitsubishi Electric Automation Systems Division, UK.

KFT Food Machinery develops high-performance slicing equipment used in some of the food industry's most demanding production environments. When the company needed a way to support ultra-fast, multi-axis motion control in its slicer range, it turned to CC-Link IE TSN - the open industrial Ethernet technology from the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA).

Rockwell Automation has announced the latest season of its award-winning ROKStudios video series, featuring exclusive interviews with customers, partners and other thought leaders on digitalisation, sustainability and the evolving role of automation in shaping the future of industrial operations.