Leading HVAC specialist, Jet Environmental, has appointed Chris Ludwig as their new technical manager. Bringing nearly 25 years of extensive experience in the HVAC industry, Chris will help further strengthen Jet Environmental’s expertise in innovative and sustainable design. His appointment started on 2 January. With a mechanical engineering degree and a career spanning roles at…

BPI Asset Advisory is managing the online auction of premium sheet metal machinery and commercial vehicles following the liquidation of Major Sheet Metals Ltd. For over 30 years, Major Sheet Metals Ltd. specialised in fabricating bespoke industrial and domestic products, operating from Batley, West Yorkshire, and supplying customers across the UK. As part of the…
Emerson has released the latest stage of its next-generation AVENTICS™ Series XV pneumatic valve systems with new flow rates, configurations, accessories, UL certifications and more. These updates give original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) greater design flexibility and scalability to precisely configure valves when engineering handling systems and automation solutions. After successfully launching the AVENTICS Series XV03…
If you are a machine builder or system integrator, you need to be aware of the new EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 that entered into force on 17 August 2023 and has been applied since 18 February 2024. This will not affect every machine builder and system integrator but read on to find out if the…

Sensor specification is an important consideration when choosing process monitoring and control equipment. However, in the following article, Juhani Lehto from Vaisala explains why the quality of a sensor can be difficult to determine from a spec sheet alone. The cost of high-end sensors can be negligible in comparison with the processes and assets that…

Up to 2 million jobs across the UK can be secured bringing £100m to UK local towns and cities across the country But Govt needs to review electricity costs if businesses are to move forward Electrify Industry, powered by Make UK, launched last night in the Houses of Parliament when some of Britain’s most…
Manufacturers need to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) or risk missing out on transformational business benefits, members of South East-based METALL (The Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Alliance) heard at their latest meeting. AI expert Vincent Murphy, founder of Brainstorm, demonstrated how readily available AI tools can transform business processes, including product design, materials science, supply chain…
Stand B70, Automation UK, 7-8 May 2025, CBS Arena, Coventry FANUC UK will continue its campaign to increase awareness of robotics, automation and engineering among young people with a suite of education-themed demonstrations at this year’s Automation UK event (7-8 May 2025, CBS Arena, Coventry). Key to ensuring the UK remains competitive on the international…

Mitsubishi Electric has unveiled an enhanced suite of life cycle management solutions to help production plants achieve high quality and sustainable performance by maintaining key production assets, managing automation obsolescence, minimising downtime and developing people. The comprehensive range of packaged life cycle management services includes 24/7 service contracts, robot maintenance contracts, system health checks, obsolescence…

OPmobility, a world leader in sustainable mobility, is adopting Teamcenter X, the cloud-enabled Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio OPmobility will use Teamcenter as its single backbone, helping to optimize work efficiency and project lead-times and contribute to the transformation of the product design processes in a rapidly changing automotive industry…