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MEPCA delivers the latest automation and robotics news for the UK manufacturing sector, covering industrial automation, robotics technology, smart factories, and innovation.

Robotics & Automation

Atlas Copco Unifies Joining Technologies for Automotive Manufacturing

James Burke -
As UK vehicle manufacturers accelerate toward smarter, more connected production environments, they face a critical industry challenge: how to simplify increasingly complex and often siloed automation systems, whilst meeting stringent new cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.
Robotics & Automation

Delta Electronics Opens New Automation & Robotics Centre in Stuttgart, Germany

Oliver Batt -
Delta, a global leader in power management and smart green solutions, officially opened its new Automation & Robotics Center in Stuttgart, Germany, reinforcing its commitment to advancing intelligent robotics and supporting the digital transformation of manufacturing across Europe.
Robotics & Automation

Loop Technology Accelerates Aerospace Manufacturing with FANUC M-2000 Robot

Oliver Batt -
Loop Technology, a leading UK specialist in industrial automation, robotics and machine vision systems, is helping reshape the future of aerospace manufacturing through its innovative FibreLINE platform, powered by the FANUC M-2000 industrial robot.
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Dürr Introduces the EcoRS Generation 2 Robot Platform

Oliver Batt -
With the EcoRS Generation 2, Dürr is introducing a new robot platform for a variety of paint shop applications.
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Robots Revolutionise Potato Box Printing

Xhulio -
Automation through robotics is a trend being seen in almost every industry. In the timber industry, pallet and box producers are benefitting from the efficiency and quality improvements provided by this level of automation, as demonstrated here by Timbermark, the industrial inkjet specialist.
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Does Automation Still Continue to Serve Society?

James Burke -
As manufacturers accelerate their adoption of AI, robotics and intelligent automation, OMRON Europe President and CEO Virendra Shelar is urging industry to keep its focus on a fundamental question: what real problem is the technology solving?
Robotics & Automation

The UK’s Investment Mindset Problem

Xhulio -
The UK doesn't have a robotics problem, it has an investment mindset problem, argues Oliver Selby, BARA Chairperson and Head of Sales at FANUC UK.
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Robotics and Automation in the Food Industry: Where It Works and How to Start

James Burke -
Where robots and automation pay back in food manufacturing, from end of line palletising to primary processing, and how a producer should approach a first project.
Robotics & Automation

Robotics Australia Group and HowToRobot Launch National Platform to Lift Australia’s Automation Adoption

James Burke -
Robotics Australia Group, the national peak body for robotics, automation and physical AI, and HowToRobot, the global validation system for physical automation, today announced a country-wide partnership to accelerate automation adoption across Australian industry.
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Slow Adoption, Faster Acceleration

Xhulio -
Nikesh Mistry, Sector Head of Industrial Automation & Test and Measurement, GAMBICA, argues that the UK's slow adoption of robotics might prove to be an advantage in disguise.
Robotics & Automation

Endoline Automation Broadens Robotics Capability Ahead of PPMA – Stand D90

James Burke -
Endoline Automation is expanding its robotics capability, enabling manufacturers to access an even broader range of end-of-line automation solutions tailored to their individual production requirements.
Robotics & Automation

DigiKey and Engineering Influencer Shawn Hymel to Host Webinar and Video Series on Reinforcement Learning with Balance Bots

James Burke -
DigiKey, the global distribution leader of electronic components and automation products, is hosting a webinar with Shawn Hymel: “Train a balance bot with reinforcement learning,” scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at 10 a.m. CDT.
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