Manufacturing
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Xaar has launched Versatex Black for variable data printing. The printbar is designed to add high-definition 1D and 2D codes to analogue label presses and finishing lines, supporting traceability, compliance, serialisation, authentication, and supply chain tracking applications.
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Amcor has launched a 38 mm handle for PET containers. The development targets large-format water and non-carbonated beverage packaging, with weight savings against the 48 mm version.
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Comau and Omron Robotics have agreed an automation collaboration worldwide. The partnership will focus on electronics, semiconductors, medical manufacturing, light industry, and intralogistics.
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Amcor has hosted Jess Asato MP at its Beccles site. The visit highlighted apprenticeships, local manufacturing employment, and packaging regulation affecting the UK and EU.
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Leguan is adding fully electric drivetrains across all-terrain spider lifts. The Finnish manufacturer will launch OptiTemp-powered versions of its 170, 195, 225, and 265 models at APEX 2026 in Maastricht.
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ABB will invest $200 million in European medium-voltage manufacturing capacity. The programme will expand switchgear, breaker, relay, vacuum interrupter, and grid automation production across Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Poland.
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MGS will use Interplas to underline its post-buyout expansion plans.
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3D Prod has acquired Sculpteo, returning it to French ownership. The combined additive manufacturing group will operate across prototyping, one-off production, and industrial-scale manufacturing, with a target of €20 million revenue by 2027.
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TNA has introduced robag Quantum for high-speed snack packaging lines. The next-generation VFFS system is designed to increase output per tube, reduce line complexity, and support higher-throughput food production without adding unnecessary machinery.
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Fluke says predictive maintenance adoption has doubled among UK manufacturers. The survey records a sharp move away from reactive maintenance, while identifying workforce capability as the main barrier to converting digital investment into measurable operational improvement.
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