Manufacturing
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Emerson has launched a configurable ultrasonic welding platform for manufacturers. The modular Branson Polaris system is designed to scale from trials to automated manufacturing lines.
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Hexagon has updated EDGECAM to speed CNC program verification workflows. The release adds faster simulation rewind, browser-based 3D playback for operators, and natural-language assistance inside the CAM environment.
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Leeds manufacturers are being urged to nominate emerging engineering talent. The awards arrive as employers step up recruitment, mentoring, and outreach across a region still grappling with persistent skills shortages.
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Schneider and Microsoft are extending industrial AI into engineering workflows. The companies are using Hannover Messe to show how AI agents, simulation, and software-defined automation can accelerate factory changeovers and commissioning.
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Instro says sponsored AI trials are now moving into rollout. Measured gains at Colchester, Poeton, and Star Micronics suggest manufacturers can cut search, support, and decision times without full data replacement projects.
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Pepperl+Fuchs broadens code reading coverage for faster automated traceability tasks. The new CleverReader targets packaging, logistics, and microelectronics where speed, compactness, and direct part marking support increasingly overlap.
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Team UK names engineering contenders for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 competition. Mechatronics, additive manufacturing, CAD, renewable energy, and electrical installation are among the disciplines carrying UK industrial hopes this September.
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Schneider survey points to a widening factory AI readiness gap. Consumer goods producers expect heavier losses from downtime and inefficiency, even as most still struggle with data, legacy systems, and skills.
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Amcor is expanding industrial film printing capacity in the Netherlands. A new flexographic line at Hardenberg is due to begin commissioning this summer and lift output by up to 6,000 tonnes a year for European industrial and agricultural packaging markets.
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Dassault brings virtual twin technology into natural cosmetics development workflows. Its new deal with Groupe Rocher aims to reduce physical formulation trials, model skin-active interactions earlier, and shorten development timelines for plant-based beauty products.
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