Rockwell Automation launches Corporate Responsibility Report

22 July, 2020

Rockwell Automation has launched its annual Corporate Responsibility Report (CRR), highlighting the company’s efforts during 2019. The CRR reflects Rockwell Automation’s commitment to placing corporate responsibility and sustainability practices at the core of its approach to customers, employees and communities.

Vydraulics acquires Doedijns Group International

20 July, 2020

The Belgium/Dutch Vydraulics Group has acquired Doedijns Group International. The acquisition includes the following parts of DGI: Doedijns, specialist in system solutions in the field of hydraulics and supplier of high quality hydraulic, pneumatic and electro mechanical control components; Sypack, provider of helifueling systems; and Koppen & Lethem, supplier of high quality hydraulic and electro mechanical control components.

AirTAC European Headquarter continues to operate unphased by the pandemic

15 July, 2020

During this challenging period ATC Italia, the European headquarters of AirTAC International Group, reports that it has continued to have the full support of its mother company, enabling it to continue to respond quickly to customer orders and enquiries and to ship goods within a quick timeline throughout Europe.

IMH signs distributor agreement and brings high-pressure hydraulic technology to the Port of Blyth

13 July, 2020

Industrial and Marine Hydraulics (IMH) can now offer an even wider range of hydraulic solutions to customers, due to a new agreement with SPX Flow.

ELGi Compressors expands pan-European footprint

10 July, 2020

ELGi Compressors Europe, a subsidiary of ELGi Equipments Ltd, is strengthening its pan-European presence. Following the inauguration of its new European headquarters in Belgium, ELGi Compressors has made significant investments in growing its leadership team, expanding the sales and service organisation and product portfolio and consolidating its channel footprint across the region.

BPMA enlists two new members

08 July, 2020

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment – has further increased its membership to a record complement of 94 companies.

Burley Hydraulics secures funding to support the business during pandemic

06 July, 2020

Cambridgeshire based Burley Hydraulics, which supplies a wide range of hydraulic components and services, has secured funding from Santander UK and the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS). The business will use the funding to support its 10 employees and maintain the business during the coronavirus pandemic.

InVMA strikes an alliance with Senseye

02 July, 2020

InVMA, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology specialist and PTC Partner, has signed a partnership agreement with Senseye, the industrial software company specialising in predictive maintenance.

Moog and Voith established a strategic business alliance

29 June, 2020

Moog Inc. and the global technology company Voith Group – both developers, manufacturers and suppliers of hydraulic, electric and hybrid drive solutions, have signed the contracts to form the joint venture HMS – Hybrid Motion Solutions GmbH based in Rutesheim, Germany.

Talking Industry

25 June, 2020

DFA Media, the publisher of Hydraulics & Pneumatics and its sister magazines Drives & Controls, Smart Machines and Factories and Plant & Works Engineering, is proud to announce Talking Industry, a new series of live digitally broadcast panel discussions with leading experts from the industrial, automation and manufacturing sectors.

UK manufacturing gets public vote of confidence

23 June, 2020

The UK public stands firmly behind the manufacturing sector to support the UK and protect the NHS through coronavirus and into the future, according to research conducted among 2000 adults by Populus for industrial communications firm Cadence Innovation Marketing,

Manufacturers urged to recognise and celebrate successes of the sector

17 June, 2020

Now in its 12th year, the esteemed Make UK awards acknowledge and reward the extraordinary work of the UK manufacturing sector. The 2020 Make UK Awards seek to recognise leading lights within the manufacturing industry, looking for those apprentices and businesses that have made significant contributions across the industry.

VentilatorChallengeUK marks two months of success

10 June, 2020

VentilatorChallengeUK, the consortium of UK aerospace, automotive and medical businesses that has come together to produce at-scale medical ventilators for the NHS, celebrated two-months since it was formed.

Stress Engineering Services. and RPS develop Sustainability Scorecard

08 June, 2020

Stress Engineering Services, Inc (SES), the consulting engineering services and solutions provider, has developed a sustainability scorecard with RPS, the global professional services firm, to assess the emissions, carbon footprint and environmental impact of systems, sub-systems and facilities in the upstream, downstream and midstream sectors, in addition to manufacturing plants, power plants, wastewater systems and processing systems.

How to make on-shoring work - a competitive strategy

02 June, 2020

Mark Kelly, managing director of West Yorkshire based Fleming Seals and Polymers Limited (FSP) who are specialist design & manufacturers of components in high performance plastics including injection moulding, cast polyurethane, machines components, filled PTFE and sealing solutions, shares his experience of the benefits of an on-shoring programme and the change in direction FSP has taken since he bought the business two years ago.