The European Green Deal – and the pump sector

25 March, 2020

Striving to be the first carbon neutral continent by 2050 is undoubtedly the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To achieve this, the European Commission has developed its Green Deal – an ambitious package of measures designed to enable people and businesses to transition into a green and sustainable future. Measures accompanied with an initial roadmap of key policies range from substantially cutting emissions, to investing in cutting-edge research and innovation, to preserving Europe’s natural environment.

Hydrotechnik UK expands test rig design and manufacturing facilities at its Nottingham premises

19 March, 2020

In the face of Brexit, Hydrotechnik UK is continuing to invest in its facilities with a 1600 sq ft state-of-the-art test rig manufacturing workshop.

IMH brings 35 years of hydraulic engineering expertise to Port of Blyth

10 March, 2020

Industrial and Marine Hydraulics (IMH) has opened a new facility at the Port of Blyth, UK which is equipped to provide full onsite service and inspection operations.

The industry’s main event

03 March, 2020

Fluid Power & Systems and Air-Tech (Compressed Air, Generators and Pneumatics), are set to take place again at the NEC, Birmingham from 25 to 27 January 2021. Fluid Power & Systems is the only event in the UK that is 100% focused on a comprehensive range of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, together with products that facilitate better electro-mechanic system design and application for improved process automation, control, monitoring and analytics.

ATC Italia customers visit AirTAC International Group’s factory

27 February, 2020

A group of ATC Italia’s customers visited the factory of AirTAC International Group in Ningbo, China recently. This trip was organised in order to allow ATC Italia customers to experience the dynamics of a factory that produces around 80 million pneumatic components every year.

Linde Hydraulics opens new plant in China

20 February, 2020

In an official ceremony, Linde Hydraulics GmbH & Co. KG opened its newly built production plant in Weifang, China. The global project team took only two years for completion from concept to opening of this 36,000m2 facility which encompasses an administration building along with 25,000m2 production halls.

Shepherd Hydraulics & Pneumatics secures environmental accreditation for river protection

18 February, 2020

An Alfreton-based hydraulic hose supplier has achieved River-Friendly Business accreditation for its work to protect watercourses.

Eaton reaches agreement to sell its Hydraulics business for $3.3 billion

14 February, 2020

Power management company Eaton has entered into an agreement to sell its Hydraulics business to Danish industrial company Danfoss A/S for $3.3 billion in cash. This represents a 13.2 multiple of 2019 EBITDA.

Flotec appoints new marketing manager

06 February, 2020

UK Loughborough-based Flotec, supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic solutions to rail and wider industry, welcomes Barry Michael Aldridge to its team.

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. heads back to its roots

30 January, 2020

Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. will change its corporate name to Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd. from 1 April 2020. TM Robotics, the official distributor of Toshiba Machine robots for EMEA, North and South America and Australia, will continue to supply the company’s wide range of six-axis, SCARA and Cartesian robots through its distributor network.

BCAS supports new UK-based supply chain development platform

23 January, 2020

BCAS, the UK’s only trade association for the compressed air industry, has entered into a partnership with Reshoring UK, a new platform designed to connect manufacturers and suppliers across the UK’s engineering market.

Bosch Rexroth staff hope to raise more than £2000 during a charity bike ride

15 January, 2020

Bosch Rexroth takes Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously and allows its associates time off work to support good causes either by giving their time in the community supporting local projects and schools or in fund raising activities.

The Virtual Engineering Centre expands digital talent pool

08 January, 2020

Centre of digital engineering technology integration, the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), has appointed its first graduate intern as part of its drive to expand its team of digital engineers.

Trident Hydraulics expands as part of ambitious growth plans

02 January, 2020

Trident Hydraulics, the designer, builder and supplier of complete hydraulic systems and circuits for use in a range of sectors, has built a new bespoke unit near its existing building in Southam, Warwickshire after purchasing a half-acre site in Southam with the support of Yorkshire Bank.

Ecovacs Robotics presents AI research paper at IROS 2019

20 December, 2019

Ecovacs Robotics presented a paper on its 3D Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) in service robotics technology at the IROS 2019 conference. In this paper, researchers at the AI Institute (Nanjing, China) of Ecovacs Robotics detailed their research results on an application of semi-supervised learning algorithms based on deep learning for 3D SLAM in the company's household service robots. The paper is claimed to be the industry's first research publication relevant to this technology.