HYGIENE AND health company Essity has developed the 'Tork Site Safety Guide for Manufacturing' to share best practices. [Read More]

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC has announced the appointment of Mark Yeeles as Vice President of Industrial Automation in the UK and Ireland. Yeeles, will take over from Martin Walder, who will move into a new European role, overseeing Industrial Automation Transformation in Europe. [Read More]

A NEW children's book has been launched just in time for Christmas. Collaboration between forklift manufacturer Combilift and award-winning Irish author Emer Conlon has resulted in "The Forklifts and their Secret Superpowers", which depicts the main Combilift products as cartoon characters. Innovation has been a hallmark of Combilift and this has now been extended to capture children's imaginations. [Read More]

OPERATING EQUIPMENT in potentially explosive atmospheres comes with a certain amount of responsibility, not least to use correctly designed components that have the features necessary for the environment. When maintenance and repairs are required, it is important that operators understand what is expected of them to ensure continued safety and reliability. Karl Metcalfe, Technical Support for the AEMT, looks at the knowledge and responsibilities that are expected when it comes to managing electric motors in zoned areas. [Read More]

RS COMPONENTS (RS) has appointed Emma Botfield to the role of Regional Managing Director, UK and Ireland. Botfield will report to Pete Malpas, who is now President EMEA at RS. [Read More]

OFFERING A more compact and powerful electromagnetic overband magnet, leading designer and manufacturer of magnetic separators, eddy current separators and electrostatic separators, Bunting, has launched the new ElectroMax-Plus. [Read More]

COMPACT, ECONOMIC and quick to install, SICK’s CQF16 capacitive level sensor has been developed to provide a universal, non-contact solution wherever the fill level of water-based liquids must be detected in non-metallic vessels, tanks or pipes. [Read More]

WITH THIS year’s PPMA show postponed, ABB has created a virtual exhibition stand to demonstrate its latest products and solutions for processing and packaging applications. [Read More]