Around the Industry

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.  

Fluke Reliability is partnering with RS Components (RS) to provide eMaint computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) software to RS’ customers.

In 1964, Günter and Margret Blase founded a small business called igus in their garage in Cologne-Mülheim, Germany. Fast forward to 2021 and the company is a global brand, supplying customers worldwide with lubrication-free and maintenance-free motion plastics, robots and cable assemblies. The company is now celebrating the founding couple’s joint 90th birthday.

A Birmingham-headquartered engineering firm has accelerated its strategic growth with several senior appointments. And the move coincides with an overall boost in employment which has seen the business employ over 50 new employees since the start of the year. The multi-disciplined adi Group, which covers a broad range of sectors including aerospace and defence, automotive, food and beverage and manufacturing markets, has recently taken on twelve new senior figures at the company, bolstering its +30 divisional offering.