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Interested in who's doing what, where and when? This is the part of Controls Drives & Automation for you. Appointments, acquisitions, mergers and awards are all covered in this section

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02 November 2026

JUNGHEINRICH AND Italian warehouse automation and intralogistics specialist Automha are entering into a strategic partnership. Together, the two companies have developed a two-way pallet shuttle for high-density pallet storage.

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06 November 2026

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION specialist TM Robotics has expanded its partnership with Shibaura Machine LWB GmbH to include vertical injection moulding machines for rubber and elastomer applications.

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26 October 2026

SIEMENS AND Invertek Drives have announced a formal partnership, building on nearly five years of collaboration in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) technologies.

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02 November 2026

AUTOMATE UK has announced the evolution of established trade associations the PPMA Panel, BARA and UKIVA into core facets of the organisation as it continues its pioneering work throughout the manufacturing industry.

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02 November 2026

OMRON CORPORATION and OnLogic, a global innovator in industrial and rugged edge computing solutions, have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which OMRON will acquire 100% of OnLogic.

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05 November 2026

UK-BASED AI and robotics company, Humanoid is expanding its collaboration with NVIDIA to build the computing foundation for a new generation of AI-powered humanoid robots.

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05 January 2026

ALAIN DILWORTH, one of the original architects of the Made Smarter Adoption programme, has been awarded an MBE for services to business growth and digitalisation in the King’s New Year Honours List.

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08 January 2026

PLATFORM FOR automation sourcing HowToRobot has announced a strategic capital investment from Holman, a global automotive services leader, as part of the company’s Series A round.

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23 February 2026

ABB HAS signed an agreement to acquire Netcontrol, a provider of electrical grid automation solutions for power utilities and critical infrastructure operators. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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15 January 2026

DEMATIC AND Hai Robotics have signed a formal agreement valid across Europe to work together as integration partners in warehousing automation solutions. The aim of the partnership is to offer customers across Europe an even wider range of efficient and flexible automation solutions.

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29 January 2026

THE MANUFACTURING Technology Centre (MTC) has announced the inaugural cohort of its Automation and Robotics Technology Accelerator (AURA) Programme – a new initiative designed to help companies commercialise their robotic solutions more quickly, strengthening the UK’s advanced manufacturing sector.

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17 February 2026

RAPID ENERGY, a specialist provider of rapid-response and mission-critical temperature-control hire solutions, has announced a strategic investment from Baird Capital, the global private equity arm of Baird.

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09 March 2026

ELECTRONIC COMPONENT distributor, Anglia Components, is actively advising customers of anticipated supply constraints in the market. The company is warning that the market is flipping from a downward price trend with most components available ex-stock, to an upward price trend and extending lead times.

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17 December 2025

BRITAIN'S MANUFACTURERS have seen a positive end to the year with output growth remaining positive on the back of a strong performance from UK orders according to the Make UK/BDO Q4 Manufacturing Outlook survey.

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15 September 2025

LEADER IN the digital transformation of energy management and automation, Schneider Electric, has officially opened its new state-of-the-art smart plant in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with full site commissioning targeted by year end.

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