As industrial manufacturers look to achieve more with less in 2025, businesses are exploring advanced automation architectures to balance operational efficiency with wider sustainability responsibilities, as Dave Sutton, Schneider Electric's Product Marketing Manager for Industrial Automation, explains.

Minebea Intec is expanding the MiNexx product family, combining precision, connectivity and ease of use. Under the slogan "Our Innoweightion. Your Progress." the company is presenting three new, high-performance weighing indicators as the centrepiece and a new state-of-the-art MiNexx 3000 floor scale.

The upcoming FoodManufacturing.Live event in October, which also includes MachineBuilding.Live, provides the ideal platform for sensor specialist Baumer to promote its ever-expanding range of industry leading sensors and encoders.

GEMU plastic diaphragm valves are approved for use in any drinking water application in Germany with immediate effect. The basis for this is the successful examination and certification by the independent certification body OFI CERT in accordance with the current specifications of the German environmental protection agency (UBA).

In the fast-paced world of food packaging, maintaining control over automated lines is paramount to success. Contrinex's versatile C23PA photoelectric sensors provide a wide array of vital tools in managing the complexities of high-volume packing operations and ensuring maximum uptime.

The technology surrounding vertical farming has the potential to provide advanced support to farmers who want to make an impact in food sustainability, and Louise Liddiard, Key Account Manager - CPG Segment (Food and Bev) at Schneider Electric, explains.

For decades, threaded fasteners have been treated as necessary but forgettable components to be hidden, covered, or sealed. Now, a revolutionary new product is challenging that notion and redefining what a fastener can be. Enter the F-head screw, from Flush Fasteners - a bold evolution in fastening technology for industries where performance and aesthetics matter.

Logistics plays an important role in efficiency for a wide range of facilities, requiring a digital transformation journey that links data with other critical information, as Victoria Swift, Segment Marketing Manager, Logistics at Schneider Electric explains.

Atlas Copco has launched its upgraded TCX series of industrial chillers, developed to meet the precise cooling demands of the food and beverage production sector. The enhanced range now uses R32 refrigerant, which has a significantly lower Global Warming Potential (GWP) than previous-generation refrigerants. Combined with advanced cooling technology and superior energy efficiency, the upgraded TCX chillers enable manufacturers to maintain product quality, reduce operational costs and lower their environmental impact.

Shifting consumer expectations mean food manufacturers must adapt not only their formulations, but their equipment too. Here, Chris Johnson, managing director at SMB Bearings, explains why the smallest components, like industrial bearings, are playing a bigger role in food safety and compliance.