Bauer Gear Motor has teamed up with pump manufacturer Allweiler to reduce the energy usage of eccentric screw pumps installed at the Stendal wastewater treatment plant in Germany, by fitting highly efficient permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs).

When automated depowdering equipment manufacturer, Solukon, needed space-saving and robust drive components for its range of depowdering systems, it turned to motion control equipment specialist Stober.

SolutionsPT, Aveva Select Partner for the UK and Ireland, now offers a new method for purchasing industrial software, with the Aveva Flex subscription enabling companies to unlock the full suite of Aveva’s software.

Henkel has added new topics to its LOCTITE XPLORE e-learning platform, providing ‘An Introduction to Bonding’. Hosted by an endearing cartoon-character called LOC, the five new modules are designed to be entertaining and memorable.

Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik has opened a new production centre for micromechatronics at its headquarters in Ortenburg, Germany, to meet growing demand for miniaturised mechatronic systems for semiconductor machine construction and aerospace applications.

Igus will exhibit the world’s first all-plastic urban bicycle at The Engineering Design Show from 12-13 October. The bike was first launched at Hannover Messe on 30th May.

Rugged 600 Series inductive sensors from Contrinex are playing a key role at the UK’s busiest container ports on their container handling cranes, being trusted to prevent the crane’s carriage from travelling outside preset limits.

Carlo Gavazzi UK has appointed Josef Grech as a business development manager for switch products to help meet the demands of the renewable and HVAC markets.

The Volkswagen Group has placed an order with Fanuc for 1,300 robots, demonstrating the strength of its relationship with the leading industrial automation specialist. Throughout 2022 and 2023, Fanuc will supply four VW plants across Europe with a variety of robotic solutions to support production of both Audi and VW models.

The Engineering Network (TEN), publisher of MachineBuilding.net, has announced a new event for October 2023. MachineBuilding.Live takes place on 4 October next year, using an unusual format which one of the company’s founders pioneered with great success almost 20 years ago in another industrial market sector.