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3M COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS DIVISION A £ 70m global investment is set to help boost production capacity for 3M Commercial Solutions Division ’ s clients in the UK .

SOURCE ENGINEERING Matrix goes back to Source to manufacture its innovative seating structure for wheelchair users

AUDI The Audi Q4 e-tron : in its transition to electromobility , Audi is turning to synergies within the whole group

LASTBASIC Digital prototyping platform allows ordinary inventor to turn mental health tech idea into a reality

FANUC The key role of systems integrators in delivering automation

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Formulating innovation in chemical handling

ELEMENT LOGIC Deflating five myths around warehouse automation and robotics

BRITISH SUGAR World Class Sugar Producer Creates Factory of the Future with Infor EAM

BAUER GEAR MOTOR GMBH Eliminating the heat dissipation challenges of hygienic motors

PORTESCAP Tailoring the motor to the application through appropriate coil selection

RENISHAW Machine tool probing increases productivity for Australian machine shop