Around the Industry

Farnell has expanded its predictive maintenance offerings to help customers in the manufacturing sector find the best solutions.

RS Components has partnered with HMS Networks, a leader in industrial information and communication technology, to significantly expand its industrial equipment networking solutions offering.

Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement with Senseye, an Industry 4.0 company specialising in artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance.

Sustainable and ethical procurement has emerged as a business pressure in RS Components’ 2021 Indirect Procurement Report ‘From Disruption to Recovery’.

Seaward has linked up with Durham University’s Engineering Department in a partnership that sees undergraduate students as part of a project team to develop new processing technology, which could eventually be incorporated in future designs of the firm’s electronic test and measurement instruments.

Digi-Key has signed a distribution partnership with Siemens covering a wide range of automation and control products.

Factory Tomorrow,” is a new video series, released by Digi-Key, focused on advancements in industrial automation.

Farnell has been named as high service distributor for Mountz Torque (Mountz), a manufacturer of torque and calibration tools.

Small-scale production has its advantages, allowing for agile and flexible production and facilitating product customisation. However, once products are perfected and processes optimised, manufacturers might wish to scale up and reach a truly global customer base. Here Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, shares three tips for manufacturers who want to expand their operations.

A project led by Electrocomponents which uses robotics for non-destructive testing (NDT) petrochemical storage tanks has entered its validation stage.