TAG Active, a designer of obstacle course activity games, has been commissioned by Center Parcs to gamify the Adventure Nets at Longleat Forest holiday village. With a format that has been rolled out at venues worldwide, players tag a wristband against an illuminated RFID transponder to score points. At Longleat, Adventure Nets are set high in the trees, so TAG Active's electronics are protected in a durable, rain-proof enclosure from Spelsberg that prevents condensation.

Motion control specialist Aerotech is significantly expanding its capacity at its Furth site. In addition to setting up a state-of-the-art laser laboratory, assembly of controls and drive products will also take place there in future.

Laura Mathews, an acclaimed artist and designer who builds animal sculptures and puppets, has chosen precision components from Accu within her most ambitious project to date; building the Big LBX Dragon.

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.

IDS Imaging Development Systems sales manager Neil Sandhu provides an introduction to the company, and highlights its of imaging modules and associated software, used in a host of applications from inspection and microscopy to traffic systems and more.

For ambitious UK businesses, the US market presents immense opportunities, but also a complex set of challenges. In this workshop at Machine Building Live, Allentra founder Ian Collins offers a glimpse into what a successful US market entry truly requires.

Industrial Security not only includes the protection of data, but at the same time also guarantees the integrity of safety functions and measures, as Pilz sales manager Jason Reed explains in this workshop presented at Machine Building Live.

Anglia Components has entered into an enhanced franchise agreement with STMicroelectronics, extending its authorised sales territory to include the Nordic and Baltic regions. This strategic development reflects STMicroelectronics' confidence in Anglia's ability to drive market growth in these territories.

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.

Flir thermal cameras are helping scientists at the University of Sussex in the UK to undertake groundbreaking stress studies in great apes.