Motion29 founder Steve Fisher discusses the company's industrial connectivity range, as well as LED lighting (including ATEX products) for machines to indicate status and enhance safety. Typical applications for the company's components include industrial automation, food manufacturing and automotive manufacture.

B&R Industrial Automation managing director, Andy Norcliffe, discusses the company's ACOPOS 6D transport system which uses magnetically levitating shuttles to carry products and materials to processing stations, eliminating mechanical wear, and speeding up transit times.

Binder UK sales director, Graham Ellis, discusses the company's M12 and M16 connectors which are used in variety of automation applications, including for sensors and actuators, data transmission, voltage and power supply, and solenoid valves.

Speaking at MachineBuilding.North, Neil March, product specialist at Beckhoff Automation UK, describes how the MX-System enables you to achieve completely control cabinet-free automation of machines and systems.

The SIG300 from SICK is a masterpiece of an IO-Link master which is 'invisible' for the customer; meaning that it simply works reliably and without large integration efforts right out of the box.

The machinery safety landscape is ever evolving bringing with it a raft of changes to current legislation to cope with issues such as increasing digitisation and flexibility requirements. Speaking at MachineBuilding.North, Pilz machinery safety specialist Alex Bryce summarises the changes.

After investing in the Fisnar F4403N ADVANCE Benchtop Dispensing robot from adhesives and dispensing specialist Intertronics, J-TEQ EMS Solutions achieved a full return on investment within a year, streamlining PCB masking, cutting waste and freeing up staff for higher-value tasks.

Newrotex uses spider silk as a dissolvable scaffold to bridge nerve gaps up to 20 cm - offering a scalable alternative to autografts. Harvested via a precision winding system co-developed with maxon, the company's ironless DC motors, gearboxes and controllers ensure medical-grade silk quality. The resulting implant, Silk Axons, supports axon regrowth and dissolves after healing.

MiniTec UK is best known for its aluminium profile systems used in everything from desks and assembly benches to conveyor systems. But every so often, a project comes along that lets the company showcase just how versatile its modular system really is - and this golf ball sorting machine was exactly that.