Precision engineering screw supplier Accu is bringing a thrilling, exciting and engineering-driven combat robotics tournament with FightFest to Smart Manufacturing Week held at the NEC in Birmingham on 3-4 June.

Desoutter Industrial Tools will collaborate with bespoke process equipment manufacturer CSD Automation to deliver engaging, hands-on demonstrations of advanced assembly solutions at MACH 2026. The exhibition will see Desoutter's technology integrated across CSD's stand in the Automation and Robotics Zone.

Accu is celebrating the success of Northumbrian adventurer and sailor Adam Waugh, who recently completed a 28,000-nautical-mile journey across some of the world's most formidable oceans in a 19-foot yacht he built in his garden shed.

ABB Robotics will be demonstrating a range of advanced automation technologies at MACH 2026, highlighting how manufacturers can boost productivity, improve flexibility and accelerate digital transformation through more autonomous and versatile robotics (AVR).

MachineBuilding.North 2026 will provide a powerful platform for innovation, collaboration and practical engineering insight when it takes place at the Concorde Conference Centre in Manchester on Wednesday, 13th May.

Diary date: Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester - Wednesday, 13th May 2026. MachineBuilding.North 2026 is designed to give engineers and manufacturing professionals practical knowledge they can apply immediately in machine building and industrial automation projects.

Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Burnside Hydracyl contacted Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, to help replace assumption with measurement in its cylinder washing process. Implementing quantitative cleanliness verification with the SITA Cleanospector resulted in Burnside cutting costs by €7,500 per washer per year, improving manufacturing throughput, and supporting compliance with ISO 4406:2021.

At the WZL final conference at RWTH Aachen, Lohmann was recognised for its innovation management excellence under the theme "Driving Innovation".

SPIROL is proud to announce that it has received the 2025 Supplier Excellence Recognition Award from Caterpillar Inc. This prestigious award recognises suppliers who demonstrate world-class performance and a sustained commitment to quality, delivery, and operational excellence.