CKF Systems has started the installation of another Robotic Central Palletising system for a world leading snack manufacturer at one of the company’s large state-of-the-art, modern facilities, building further on the company’s 25-year strong working relationship.

The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly visible and tangible. The awareness and urgency for sustainable action have increased. With the Green Line, SCHURTER offers sustainable products. And this in the usual high SCHURTER quality.

The organisers of the PPMA Show say the event has once again been a triumph, with thousands of visitors filling hall 5 at the NEC Birmingham, ready to scale up their businesses.

FANUC has celebrated a milestone achievement with the production of its one millionth industrial robot. The company, which supplies customers worldwide with a range of CNC systems, robots and production machinery, deployed its first robot back in 1974.

RS has announced an agreement with Fair-Rite Products for the supply of ferrite-based technologies and products.

When a major snack food producer began experiencing repeat failures of the bearings on its cutter lines, a switch to NSK Life-Lube housed bearing units delivered savings in excess of €130,000, primarily thanks to the elimination of lost production.

Brückner Maschinenbau is using specially adapted optoNCDT ILR2250-100 laser distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon to measure the fill levels of bulk goods in dusty storage silos.

ABB in India is leading the way in sustainable and responsible resource consumption in manufacturing after achieving water positivity ratings and Mission to Zero status for one of its factories in Nashik.

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A group of seven young people aged between 14 and 16 have spent a week with FANUC UK, gaining valuable hands-on robotics experience as they learnt what it takes to become an automation engineer.