Emerson has opened a new facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland, equipped with engineering, development and manufacturing resources for sensor, mechanical, electronics and software design for the company’s gas analysis portfolio.

Research undertaken by Schneider Electric and Omdia has found that, while digital transformation is critical to business strategy, many industrial process organisations are still not ready.

Control Engineering Europe reports on some of the highlights of the forthcoming PPMA Total show, which is taking place from 27-29 September at the NEC in Birmingham, in the UK.

Suzanne Gill spoke with Sachin Mathur, director of software and control at Rockwell Automation about the digital transformation of manufacturing operations, which has accelerated in recent years in response to a series of unprecedented challenges – including Covid-19, global conflicts, and supply chain disruptions.

The ProIQ project, sees Fraunhofer IPM joining forces with partners from the fields of industry and research to develop technologies for adaptive production of precision components.

Major standards development and end user organisations serving the process automation industry have announced ongoing collaboration work on the specification for a standardised Process Automation Device Information Model (PA-DIM), with the goal of optimising the management of data from field devices in process automation environment.

As automation becomes the new normal for businesses, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are increasingly finding applications in the mobile robotics ecosystem, according to GlobalData.

A new study from Sage reveals advances in technology and innovation as being the biggest driver of Circular Economy (CE) strategies in manufacturing and distribution.

We are pleased to able to invite you to register to attend Appetite for Engineering conference on 13 October at the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry. 

ABB’s IRB 390 FlexPacker industrial Delta robot, designed for ultra-fast packing, has been chosen for a Red Dot Product Design Award.

Join us at Appetite for Engineering 2022, on 13th October at the MTC in Coventry, where we will be discussing the challenges and solutions surrounding food production in a changing world. 

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory is calling upon businesses within the oil & gas industry to take advantage of funding offered by Innovate UK as part of its Analysis for Innovators (A4I) programme.

Made Smarter, the movement connecting UK manufacturing industries to digital tools, has conducted a survey of 200 SME manufacturers in the North West of England. The results highlighted how the last two years affected them, and their approach to digitalisation and their priorities going forward. 

CommScope is collaborating with Microsoft to create a converged private wireless network solution, enabling new low-latency and mobile applications for industrial manufacturing.

According to new research, published by Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, and Siemens, manufacturers have moved the decarbonisation of their businesses up the priority ladder despite unprecedented economic challenges, with eight-in-ten companies saying it is now of high or medium importance.

A report from IDTechEx takes a look at the opportunities for sensors imitating the human nose. 

The industrial robot market is embarking on a new phase of development. Robot vendors are widening the scope of their offer, targeting new application scenarios by offering machines of increased versatility, according to a report from Interact Analysis.

The factory is on track to achieve carbon neutrality this year – eight years ahead of its original target. The has deployed a range of sustainable solutions for energy generation and demand with support from Siemens' energy and performance services business, Smart Infrastructure.

TÜV SÜD UK has appointed Darren Hugheston-Roberts as the new head of its machinery safety division. 

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, and ABB have entered into a partnership to identify how to improve the energy efficiency of cooling and ventilation systems used for lab experiments at its site close to Geneva, Switzerland.