Automation
TURCK Expands Sensor Portfolio with Configurable IO-Link Ring Sensors
Wednesday, 19 August 2026

TURCK has expanded its sensor portfolio with a new range of inductive IO-Link ring sensors designed for the reliable detection of small metal parts.

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Robotics
BMW develops software for humanoid robotics in component production
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

BMW Group Plant Landshut is taking on central software development tasks for AI-supported robotics in component production.

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Industry 4.0 / IOT
The real bottleneck in agentic AI is not the model, it is the handoff
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Manufacturers have spent the past two years proving that agentic AI can work on the factory floor.

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Automation
Introducing PcVue 17: Optimise Energy. Maximise Performance. Secure the Infrastructure.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026

ARC Informatique, publisher of the SCADA/BMS PcVue platform, announces PcVue 17, a major release addressing critical systems challenges: energy efficiency, operational performance, and cybersecurit

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General
Curiosity drives New Zealand's plastics industry’s rising stars
Wednesday, 19 August 2026

From teenage gaming to programming automation robots and helping to create operating guides for multi-million-dollar machinery, curiosity has transformed the career of this year’s New Zealand's Pla

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Equipment
Kardex showcases AutoStore innovations and launches new PortScale in New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Kardex unveiled its new SmartWorkStation, combining its Intuitive Picking Assistant (IPA) with the new PortScale precision weighing solution, at CeMAT Australia 2026.

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Motors & Drives
Technidrive eliminates gearbox failures in demanding asphalt dryer application
Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Asphalt production places extreme demands on rotating equipment. At the heart of the process is the dryer drum, where reliable drive performance is essential to maintaining production.

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Motors & Drives
Nord extends functional safety of its drive electronics
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Extensive safety upgrade for NORDAC ON: the most recent product family of decentralised frequency inverters from Nord Drivesystems receives new functional safety features.

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Automation
Safeguarding critical medical research through cold chain
Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Managing biological samples requires strict temperature control, with research materials stored across a range of environments from standard laboratory refrigeration through to ultra-low temperature and cryogenic freezers.

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Automation
TURCK Australia New Zealand reaches for great heights under new leadership
Wednesday, 05 August 2026
When Geoff Thorp stepped into the role of Managing Director at TURCK Australia New Zealand in July 2025, he inherited a business with a strong reputation, a loyal customer base and more than two...
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Automation
Why Smart Factories Need Smarter Safety Systems
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
In the world of modern manufacturing, machine safety is no longer limited to physical barriers and emergency stops.
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Automation
Tackling leakage in an era of “weather whiplash”
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
With drought and flooding increasingly arriving in quick succession, water companies need leakage strategies that can adapt just as quickly.
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Energy Efficiency
HRS Unicus Series – When thorough mixing needs to be gentle
Wednesday, 05 August 2026
Scraped surface heat exchangers (SSHEs) are widely recognised as the best solution for heat transfer applications – such as pasteurisation, cooling or sterilisation – involving thick and viscous food...
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Energy Efficiency
Making the most of your energy :The benefits of waste heat recovery~
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
As manufacturing facilities look to reduce emissions, many focus on large-scale changes such as switching energy sources or installing new equipment.
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Energy Efficiency
Fricy food trend needs reliable processing equipment
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
For manufacturers, the fricy trend presents two key challenges in terms of processing. The first is that the importance of flavour and texture in these (sometimes novel) foodstuffs means that it is...
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