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  • Yunex Traffic secures new Bournemouth headquarters

    Yunex Traffic has secured a new Bournemouth headquarters site. The facility will bring office, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics functions together as the company leaves its former Poole base.


  • DLMS and OpenADR link grid-edge standards

    DLMS and OpenADR are moving closer at the grid edge. A new liaison agreement aims to connect smart meter data models with standardised flexibility signalling for demand response, DER programmes, and consumer energy services.


  • ASRock introduces AI-assisted IEC 61499 engineering tool

    ASRock Industrial has introduced an AI-assisted IEC 61499 engineering tool. AiUAC Copilot is intended to convert control specifications into deployable logic and reduce manual engineering effort.


  • Desoutter and CSD to demonstrate integrated assembly at MACH

    Desoutter and CSD will demonstrate integrated assembly at MACH 2026. Live handling, fastening, and robot-based demonstrations will show how manual support systems and automated tooling can be combined on production lines.


  • Vertiv acquires BMarko to expand infrastructure capacity

    Vertiv has acquired BMarko Structures in the US. The deal adds structural fabrication capacity to Vertiv’s Infrastructure Solutions business as AI data centre projects demand faster delivery.


  • Cooling upgrades stall as F-gas pressure mounts

    Aggreko says cooling compliance risks are rising across manufacturing plants. Its latest UK survey points to a sector squeezed by ageing equipment, tighter F-gas rules, and difficulty funding replacements.


  • Safran motor deal speeds electric trainer certification

    H55 has chosen Safran for Bristell’s certified electric powertrain programme. The agreement brings Safran’s ENGINeUS motor into the B23 Energic and sharpens the certification path for light electric trainers.


  • Instantor pushes flame-free ACR joins at IRAC

    Instantor is taking its R-Press ACR range to Dublin show. At IRAC 2026, the company will pitch flame-free, 48 bar press fittings and its new IT2030 tool to refrigeration and heat pump contractors.


  • TNA targets faster high-mix confectionery lines

    TNA is targeting faster, cleaner, more flexible confectionery output globally. Its interpack 2026 preview centres on mogul upgrades aimed at cutting changeover time, reducing giveaway, and tightening process control across high-mix gummy and jelly lines.


  • Jansen headframe swap cuts installation time

    Mammoet has completed a fast-track headframe replacement at Jansen mine. The heavy-lift specialist installed a 2,090-tonne replacement structure using modular fabrication, SPMTs, and extensive ground-preparation work.