Zebra Technologies will set out how manufacturers can work toward modern manufacturing plant operations as workforce and technology trends combine to create new opportunities and tests to remain competitive at Smart Factory Expo, 5-6 June.

With a wide range of gearbox products built for washdown environments, food handling, above food line and beverage production applications, Apex Dynamics will be exhibiting at Automation UK 2024 to promote its solutions and industry-leading service.

Organised by Kent-based The Engineering Network (TEN), MachineBuilding.Live has been expanded to accommodate almost 160 exhibitors this year when the event opens on 2nd October. There has been a near 50% jump in the number of exhibitors compared to the inaugural event last year.

EAO will be showcasing its latest industrial switches at Machine Building Live, including its new Series 82 food grade switches constructed with 316L stainless steel, sealed to IP67 and with integrated rear sealed M12 connector or with overmoulded cables for easy installation in machinery.

Preparations for the 2024 PPMA Show are well underway in readiness for when the doors open at the NEC in Birmingham from 24-26 September 2024. This three-day event is the largest of its kind in the UK, attracting over 300 world-class brands showcasing their state-of-the-art processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots and machine vision systems to an expected audience of over 8,000 visitors.

A new report commissioned by Mitsubishi Electric has found a 'disconnect' between the UK manufacturing sector's views on volatile energy pricing and action taken on-site to address these concerns.

WAGO and Radiflow have entered into a partnership, combining their competencies to strengthen resilience against potential cyber threats and make the OT networks of critical infrastructure and industrial environments as secure as possible.

Smart Factory Expo, part of Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week 2024, will host the Made Smarter Innovation Showcase at this year's event bringing the latest bleeding edge industrial technology to Birmingham's NEC on 5-6 June.

CKF's latest standard robotic palletising system is now operational at Vandemoortele - a leading European food group that manufactures and sells high quality food products. The new standard palletiser is one in a range of Standard Palletising cells offered by CKF and has been installed in the company's Worcester plant.