Connectivity - Automation Features

Fast growth of humanoid robots in the automotive and logistics industries

Historically, the automotive and logistics sectors have led the charge in adopting automation and robotics, ranging from mobile robots and industrial arms to collaborative robots. Now, in a similar trend, automotive OEMs and warehouse operators are once again taking the lead, this time with humanoid robots.

Tension builds trust: Neat narratives don’t build credibility, honest ones do
- Automation
- (30/07/2025)
PR has become reliant on templates. Press releases follow fixed patterns, while blogs and LinkedIn posts often stick to familiar formats that prioritise structure over originality. Here, Richard Stone, Founder of Stone Junction, argues that technical storytelling needs less formatting and more creative tension to truly resonate with the audiences that matter. .
Electroplating firms face rising environmental scrutiny – how one UK company is turning compliance into a competitive advantage
- Energy Efficiency
- (18/07/2025)
The electroplating industry stands at a crossroads. Increased regulatory pressure, stricter environmental laws, and the escalating urgency of industrial pollution have compelled many firms to cease operations. Yet, BEP Surface Technologies is proving that sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand. .

It’s a kind of magic machine: Beckhoff helps Tetra Pak’s packaging solutions earn “magic” status
- Automation
- (17/07/2025)
In Modena, Italy, a software-enabled, highly efficient capping machine has been dubbed the “magic machine.
A game changer in machine tool automation
- Robotics
- (14/07/2025)
Gaining competitiveness is a priority for manufacturers and users of machine tools in Europe. This goal goes hand in hand with embracing digitalisation and achieving Industry 5.0. Automatic tool changers (ATC) play a role in this. .

Virtualisation: The next step in substation evolution
- Software - Cloud / Edge / Big Data
- (04/07/2025)
The energy industry is rapidly evolving to meet the demands of a digital, decentralised, and decarbonised future.
The chemical sector’s productivity puzzle: Why tech investments are outpacing labour approaches
- AI - Machine Learning
- (04/07/2025)
Chemical companies are on course to be affected by waves of retirement, with around 30 percent of employees in the industry being 50 years of age or over and are due to retire within the next decade or so.