Jon Hughes
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Alfa Laval is supporting GA Petfoods’ advanced production processes for premium pet food. The partnership centres on heat transfer and separation technologies designed to maximise fresh meat inclusion, improve process efficiency, and enhance flavour and nutritional control in dry pet food manufacturing.
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Arnold Magnetic Technologies has secured a long-term Western rare earth supply agreement. The deal with Less Common Metals and Solvay underpins access to critical materials for advanced permanent magnets, as aerospace, defence, automotive, and energy manufacturers push harder on supply chain resilience and material traceability.
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Xaar has launched a new white paper on braille printing. Presented at Labelexpo Asia and Packaging Europe’s Digital Print for Packaging Conference, the paper details how high-viscosity digital inkjet enables compliant, high-build braille and tactile embellishment at production speeds, supporting accessibility, regulation, and premium packaging requirements.
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Nexans will supply 66 kV wind farm accessories in Suffolk. ScottishPower Renewables has selected Nexans for East Anglia THREE, with 66 kV connectors and terminations supporting electrical continuity from turbine nacelles to the offshore platform, around 69 km off the Suffolk coast.
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ABB has expanded electrification and automation at Aitik mine. The upgrade supports Boliden’s tailings dam expansion at Sweden’s largest open-pit copper mine, using modular e-houses, switchgear, drives, and ABB Ability System 800xA to improve monitoring, safety, and uptime.
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Corvus Energy has secured a record battery contract for Scotland. Remontowa Shipbuilding has ordered Corvus systems for seven fully electric CMAL ferries, each fitted with a 5.7 MWh Dolphin NxtGen ESS, with deliveries staged from 2026 to 2028.
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FANUC is partnering with NVIDIA to push industrial robotics. The deal brings NVIDIA Jetson compute, Isaac Sim digital-twin simulation, and FANUC support for ROS 2 and Python, positioning “physical AI” — perception, reasoning, and adaptive control — as a production-ready tool.
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The TRA has opened UK probes into imported boom lifts. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations were initiated on 19 December 2025, covering boom lifts with a maximum working height of 6 m or more, as UK producers allege unfairly priced and subsidised imports.
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IPS has agreed to acquire TechPro to expand power services. The deal adds a group of specialist companies and a higher concentration of NETA-certified technicians, strengthening lifecycle support for mission-critical power systems across data centres, utilities, and industrial facilities in North America.
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Control Freaks says UK demand is filling its new headquarters. The Lincolnshire automation specialist has moved to Holbeach Technology Park to expand manufacturing, testing, and systems integration, but says orders now run into summer 2026, leaving limited near-term project capacity.
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