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18 Sep 2026

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Dual-lens thermal imaging •

Deep tech solutions set to maintain the UK’s offshore wind success •

Industrial control and protection devices •

Industrial control and protection devices •

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Affordable, high-bandwidth communication for small satellites •

Affordable, high-bandwidth communication for small satellites •

Enabling industrial innovation with continuity •

Enabling industrial innovation with continuity •

Modernising legacy control systems •

Robotics & Automation more Robotics & Automation →

paint shop applications robot platform

Durr unveils EcoRS Generation 2 Robot Platform

New robot platform for sealing applications

AI automation and digital transformation

LtoR - Dr Ann Mulhaney (University of Salford), Alain Dilworth (Made Smarter) and Sharron Watson (The Awning Company)

Digital leadership programme

Bosch Rexroth digital automation digitalisation

Digital Automation

Where hydraulics meets digital automation

Maintenance more Maintenance →

durability and reliability engineers

Sensors to insights - HBK opens registration for Technology Days

Sensors to insights

dew point technology hazardous locations

Vaisala transmitter-display connects to dew point or relative humidity probes with intrinsically safe 4-20 mA output for parameters such as dew point temperature, ppm moisture or absolute moisture

Intrinsically safe dew point instrument

asset tracking digitalisation RFID

Asset tracking

Powering smarter asset tracking

Machines & Machine Building more Machines & Machine Building →

assembly lines automotive manufacturing

Desoutter: The missing link in mixed powertrain manufacturing

Connected fastening systems

advanced manufacturing sector banking deal

NCMT secures £13.5m NatWest funding to drive advanced manufacturing growth

Driving advanced manufacturing growth

intralogistics IO-Link master

Multiprotocol IO-Link Master for Scalable Automation from ifm electronic

Multiprotocol IO-Link master for scalable automation

IIOT, Data & Communications more IIOT, Data & Communications →

IoT nodes smart sensors

NeoCortec showcases ultra low-power and scalable NeoMesh wireless network technology for IoT applications at The Things Conference 2026

Ultra low-power and scalable NeoMesh wireless network technology

AI Compressed Air data analysis digitalisation

Atlas Copco

How data and AI are reshaping the next generation of connected compressors

5g AI digitalisation

Digital Catapult

Innovate UK backs Digital Catapult to build UK’s neutral assurance capability for private 5G networks

Sensors & Vision more Sensors & Vision →

listening equipment marine mammal behaviour

New smart tech to capture large scale marine mammal behaviour in the Celtic Sea

State of the art listening equipment

durability and reliability engineers

Sensors to insights - HBK opens registration for Technology Days

Sensors to insights

abrasive media monitor processes pressure sensor

ifm Launches Flush G1/2 Pressure Sensor with Display for Viscous and Abrasive Media

Pressure sensor with display for viscous and abrasive media

Safety & Security more Safety & Security →

cybersecurity growing challenge for manufacturers

David Bean - Mitsubishi Electric

Strengthening supply chain cybersecurity

cyber security support growing threat

Jessica Armitage, Programme Manager, Made Smarter Yorkshire and Humber

Made Smarter launches £400k cyber security drive to protect Yorkshire manufacturers

fire and rescue sector high-risk environments

HIKMICRO Launches FP31 Thermal Imager for Fire and Rescue

Thermal imager for fire and rescue services