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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TECHNOLOGY COMPANY Siemens and leading machine tools and laser manufacturer TRUMPF have announced a partnership that aims to elevate industrial production by harnessing advanced digital manufacturing solutions. The collaboration joins Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio with TRUMPF's renowned machine-building and software expertise.

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THE NEW World Robotics 2025 statistics on industrial robots showed 542,076 robots installed in 2024 - more than double the number 10 years ago. Annual installations topped 500,000 units for the fourth straight year. Asia accounted for 74% of new deployments in 2024, compared with 16% in Europe and 9% in the Americas.

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MAKE UK has appointed Rt Hon Robert Halfon as its new Executive Director responsible for Policy Membership and External Affairs. He replaces Ben Fletcher who has left to take up a Chief Executive role with another trade body.

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MADE SMARTER, the movement accelerating the digital transformation of SME manufacturers, has reached a landmark – funding its 400th technology adoption project in the North West.

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GLOBAL LEADER in risk management and enterprise asset management, ABS Consulting has announced a strategic collaboration with Ultimo, IFS company and provider of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software.

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MARKING A significant step in Comau’s journey to expand its capabilities and market presence in the rapidly growing logistics and warehouse automation sector, the company has completed its acquisition of Automha, an Italian company specialising in warehousing and automated intralogistics systems.

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TOM BOUCHIER, managing director of factory automation specialist FANUC UK and FANUC Ireland, will additionally take on the role of Northern Europe Co-ordinator, Vice President FANUC Europe, from 1 September 2025.

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AI-AUGMENTED enterprise asset management (EAM) software company, Ultimo has acquired FSI, a US-based category leader in healthcare facilities and healthcare technology management software. This acquisition marks Ultimo’s second in the US, its third overall since 2024, and reflects its strategic commitment to the region’s long-term growth.

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ACCORDING TO analysis of ONS data by FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, the value of UK manufacturing output grew to £155.8bn in Q2 2025, up 1.5% (£3.8bn) from the same period in 2024, driven primarily by a 5.8% (£1.8bn) increase in the value of output from the automotive, aerospace and transport equipment sector.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC has acquired Nozomi Networks, a global leader in the provision of Operational Technology (OT) security solutions.

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GLOBAL MANUFACTURER of motors and drive technology, WEG has been named Supplier of the Year at the 2025 Pump Industry Awards, organised by the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA).

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THE PULS-Wiferion CW1000 autonomous mobile robot wireless charging system, which enables uninterrupted supply of power for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots (AMRs) has been voted Product of the Year 2025 in the Automation, Digitalization, and Connectivity category by readers of INDUSTRIAL Production magazine.

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ABB HAS introduced ABB Ability Industrial Knowledge Vault, a generative AI-driven solution designed to solve the growing challenge of knowledge loss in industrial environments.

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BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC and productivity crisis can only be solved if we have a highly skilled workforce, embedded in the latest technologies and equipped with the skills to use them effectively, according to Make UK.

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