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 an analysis of ONS data by FourJaw Manufacturing Analyticshe 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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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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Taking place 7-8 May at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Automation UK will bring together leading manufacturers and suppliers of automation, robotics and vision technology

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SOFTING INDUSTRIAL Automation has acquired 100% of the shares in Delta Logic Automatisierungstechnik, strengthening its position as a leading provider of communication solutions for industrial automation and expanding its portfolio with powerful products for PC-to-PLC communication.

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Radwell International, a global specialist in industrial spare parts, repairs, maintenance and obsolescence solutions, has installed a Robotics Testing Centre of Excellence at its facilities in Blackburn, UK, to ensure the highest level of quality control for spare parts.

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ABB HAS been awarded a major contract by Vitens – the largest water supply company in the Netherlands, providing 340 billion litres of drinking water annually to six million customers – to develop a new process automation system.

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DISTRIBUTOR OF products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance and repair, Farnell has been recognised as TDK’s best-performing global distributor for fiscal year 2024.

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