NEW RESEARCH from IMI’s Industrial Automation sector has revealed strong industry support for the UK government's ten-year industrial strategy, which prioritises energy efficiency and sustainability. Its recent poll of engineering and manufacturing companies confirms that these issues are central to improving system performance and driving business growth.

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IN APRIL MACH 2026 will open its doors at the NEC, Birmingham to over 30,000 members of the manufacturing community – bringing together buyers, sellers, specifiers and designers.

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MATTA, AN industrial AI spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has raised $14M in funding to transform how products are designed and manufactured. The seed round was led by Lakestar alongside investors Giant Ventures – which led the pre-seed – RedSeed VC, InMotion Ventures, 1st Kind (Peugeot family), Unruly Capital, and Boost VC, with grant support from Innovate UK and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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DIGITAL CATAPULT has named five startups that will join its accelerator programme to improve industrial supply chain resilience in the defence industry and drive the practical application of deep tech innovation to equip the sector to be future ready.

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ENGINEERING SKILLS charity, Enginuity has announced the launch of The Policy Centre for Supply Chain and SMEs, a major new initiative to ensure that the collective voice of the UK's SMEs and the supply chain is heard, understood, and acted upon at the highest levels of national policymaking.

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Stratasys is strengthening its additive manufacturing (AM) industry leadership position by investing in and establishing a key business collaboration with industrial metal 3D printing company, Tritone Technologies.

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FOLLOWING THE announcement of the divestment of its Robotics division to SoftBank Group, ABB is transitioning the Machine Automation division – formerly part of the Robotics & Discrete Automation business area – into the Process Automation business area. The transition will take effect in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has announced plans to build a new greenfield manufacturing site in Southeastern Wisconsin. The project marks the next step in the company’s previously announced $2 billion investment in plants, digital infrastructure, and talent to grow share, build resilience, and expand margins over the next five years. The facility has the potential to be Rockwell’s largest manufacturing campus globally, with a significant footprint and the flexibility to scale operations.

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OMRON HAS announced the launch of the FHV7-AI Detection Camera, which combines advanced AI-driven inspection capabilities with a simplified, step-by-step user interface and a compact, all-in-one design – reducing engineering time and overall cost of ownership.

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TO MEET growing demand for food and cleanroom applications, FANUC has unveiled the latest model in its LR Mate industrial robot range.

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