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drivesncontrols. com > almost-all-uk-manufacturers-now-regard-digital-transformation-as-essential

Almost all UK manufacturers regard digital transformation as "essential

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (482+ words) Rockwell UK MD Phil Hadfield: UK manufacturers are moving beyond experimentation The vast majority (87%) of UK manufacturers now regard digital transformation as essential, with 48% identifying AI as the technology with the greatest operational impact. The figures come from Rockwell Automation's…...

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drivesncontrols. com > hybrid-device-connects-servomotors-and-drives-using-just-one-cable

Hybrid device connects servomotors and drives using just one cable

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (302+ words) The German connector manufacturer binder has launched a new generation of hybrid connectors for industrial automation. The B23 series combines power supply and shielded data transmission in a compact connector, allowing servomotor and drive systems to be connected using just one…...

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drivesncontrols. com > uk-firm-secures-5m-to-deploy-1000-robotic-systems-in-food-sector

UK firm secures "5m to deploy 1, 000 robotic systems in the food sector

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (259+ words) OAL MD Jake Norman: traditional automation is too large or inflexible The UK robotics and automation specialist, OAL, has secured a "5m innovation loan from Innovate UK to deploy more than 1, 000 robotic systems to tackle labour shortages in the food manufacturing…...

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drivesncontrols. com > esco-buys-megger-for-2-35bn-to-merge-with-doble-engineering

Esco buys Megger for $2. 35bn to merge with Doble Engineering

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) The combined organisation's products and services will include test equipment for motors, batteries, cables, circuit breakers, relays and transformers, as well as on-line monitoring systems, and data analytics for electrical utilities. "This transformational transaction will expand our scale and international…...

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drivesncontrols. com > becker-moves-from-uk-to-be-president-of-schneider-in-north-america

Becker moves from UK to be president of Schneider in N America

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (259+ words) Drives&Controls Becker moves from UK to be president of Schneider in N America Kelly Becker has been named president of Schneider's Electric North America operations, with effect from 1 July, 2026. For the past five years, she has been responsible for…...

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drivesncontrols. com > schaeffler-wins-hermes-award-for-actuator-tailor-made-for-humanoids

Schaeffler wins Hermes Award for actuator tailor-made for humanoids

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (268+ words) The German motion technology company Schaeffler has won this year's Hermes Award for a scalable, integrated actuator technology that it has developed especially for use in humanoid robot joints. The award, which is made by an independent jury at the…...

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drivesncontrols. com > motors-with-magnetic-bearings-will-run-maintenance-free-for-20-years

Motors with magnetic bearings will run maintenance-free for 20 years - Drives&Controls

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (572+ words) The Brazilian motor-maker WEG, has reached an agreement with Spin Drive, the Finnish supplier of active magnetic bearing (AMB) systems, to integrate Spin Drive's AMB and Io T condition-monitoring technologies into WEG motors to create oil-free drives that can operate…...

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drivesncontrols. com > manufacturing-control-is-shifting-from-systems-to-platforms

Manufacturing control is shifting from systems to platforms

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (415+ words) Manufacturers are no longer struggling with a lack of data, they are struggling with fragmented control. Platforms like Plex are redefining how production, quality, and business systems operate as a single, continuous environment. Manufacturing has reached a point where incremental…...

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drivesncontrols. com > europe-has-worlds-highest-robot-density-but-asia-is-growing-faster

Europe has world's highest robot density, but Asia is growing faster

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (245+ words) Western Europe has the highest concentration of industrial robots of any region of the world " with 267 robots per 10, 000 manufacturing employees " according to figures just released by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) for 2024. This puts Europe ahead of North America…...

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drivesncontrols. com > nsk-plans-to-close-newark-bearings-plant-with-the-possible-loss-of-220-jobs

NSK plans to close UK bearings plant with the possible loss of 220 jobs

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (497+ words) The Japanese-owned bearings manufacturer NSK Europe has announced plans to close its Newark, Nottinghamshire, plant in the UK which makes industrial bearings, linear guide sliders and self-lubricating bearings. It says that all 220 jobs associated with manufacturing at the site are…...

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