AUTOMATION AND control technology specialist Beckhoff UK will exhibit at the PPMA Show at the NEC in Birmingham from September 22 to 24, 2026. Visitors to Stand F40 will see demonstrations of technologies designed to help machine builders create more compact, flexible and easily adaptable machinery, while giving end users greater freedom to respond to changing production requirements.
IN RESPONSE to the growing demand for sustainable solutions, Phoenix Contact is launching a comprehensive portfolio of sustainable marking materials for industrial identification.
ORAFOL FRESNEL Optics has intelligently automated the quality inspection of over 1.5 million optical lenses, using bespoke inspection systems powered by Zebra’s AI machine vision solution.
LEADING PROVIDER of automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems, Teradyne has announced a strategic investment in Bright Machines, a next-generation manufacturer bringing AI and data centre infrastructure production to the edge, in order to advance AI infrastructure manufacturing.
INTELLIGENT POWER management company Eaton has signed an agreement to acquire COL Group from Oaktree Private Equity. COL Group is a leader in medium-voltage electrical distribution solutions, including SF₆-free switchgear, grid automation technologies and modular power systems.
WITH THE new PTCB TM2 two-position thermal-magnetic device circuit breakers, Phoenix Contact is providing a state-of-the-art solution for high operational safety in insulated systems. The narrow width and ability to bridge to the Clipline complete terminal block range enable quick and easy integration into existing systems.
NEW FROM ifm, the PF15 series flush G1/2 pressure sensor with integrated display is engineered to monitor processes with highly viscous or abrasive media directly on the system. The new PF15 series combines a robust ceramic measuring cell with an integral display and parameter setting, giving process and plant engineers immediate visibility at the measuring point.
NEW FROM Epson, Contourjet is a direct-to-shape printing system which combines Epson’s inkjet technology with its robotics technology. The offering is intended to helps customers to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact in their decoration processes, while enabling a wide range of design expression.
HELPING TO to stabilise large, thin-walled parts with individually configurable stiffening structures, thus reducing thermally induced deformation in powder-based 3D printing, CoreTechnologie (CT) has introduced a new automatic Stiffener function in its 4D_Additive 1.8 software.
