September 2024 www.drivesncontrols.com 8 n NEWS THE GERMAN SENSOR MANUFACTURER Sick has formed a joint venture with the Swiss measurement specialist Endress+Hauser covering decarbonisation technologies for process applications. The JV is part of a wider strategic partnership between the companies aimed at supporting the sustainable transformation of the process sector. The deal will see around 800 employees in Sick’s sales and service operation for process automation being transferred to Endress+Hauser. The new announcement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two companies in October 2023, which stated their intent to jointly market and develop Sick’s analyser and gas flow meter technologies. They say their portfolios are complementary, allowing them to offer process industry customers a broader range of technologies and services, and a higher pace of innovation. The new joint venture will develop and produce process-related systems for decarbonisation. Sick and Endress+Hauser will each hold a 50% stake in the JV. Sick will contribute its Cleaner Industries production plants, as well as around 730 employees from various sites in Germany, to the JV, which is expected to start operations at the end of this year, providing that it receives approval from the relevant authorities. Until then, there will be no changes for the companies’ process automation customers. Sick’s core business in factory and logistics automation, which accounts for more than 80% of its sales, will not be affected by the partnership, and will benefit from a stronger focus, according to the company. “Our aspiration is to drive the sustainable transformation of the process industry and to support our customers in leveraging the opportunities presented by decarbonisation,” says Sick chairman, Dr Mats Gökstorp. “This strategic partnership opens up opportunities for growth and development for Sick and Endress+Hauser,” adds E+H CEO, Dr Peter Selder. “We are taking this path because by collaborating and networking we can achieve more together in a reasonable amount of time than either side could on its own.” Around 800 Sick employees focusing on Cleaner Industries will transfer to Endress+Hauser sales centres. Sick and E+H form venture to target the process sector Shaping the future of process automation: Sick chairman Dr Mats Gökstorp (left), with Endress+Hauser CEO, Dr Peter Selders UK investor buys NSK bearings biz EVENTS PPMA Show 24–26 September, 2024 NEC, Birmingham The UK's largest event for processing equipment, packaging machinery, industrial robots and machine vision systems is expected to attract more than 370 exhibitors. The show, organised by Automate UK, will include demonstrations of labelling, filling, packaging, processing, robotics, automation and industrial vision systems. www.ppmashow.co.uk MachineBuilding.Live 2 October, 2024 National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham The organisers are promising “the largest array of machine-building technical experts ever assembled in one place at one time in the UK”. The oneday event includes free breakfast to those arriving before 11am, as well as a free pass to visit the Motorcycle Museum. www.machinebuilding.live Engineering Design Show 9-10 October, 2024 Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Billed as “the UK’s biggest show dedicated to mechanical, electronics and embedded design,” the event gives visitors access to the latest products, services and innovations in the sector. More than 200 exhibitors are expected, and the show includes a free conference and workshops. www.engineeringdesignshow.co.uk Advanced Engineering 2024 30–31 October, 2024 NEC, Birmingham Advanced Engineering UK returns to the NEC, showcasing innovation from the UK’s manufacturing and engineering sector. More than 85% of the available floor space has already taken. In 2023, more than 400 companies exhibited at the show, with a further 202 at the colocated Lab Innovations event. www.advancedengineeringuk.com SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2024 12-14 November, 2024 Nuremberg, Germany The German automation mega-show is expected to attract around 1,200 exhibitors to its 16 exhibition halls, covering a total area of 125,000m2. Last year’s show drew more than 50,000 visitors. The event spans the spectrum of smart and digital automation, from simple sensors to intelligent systems, offering a vision of a digitalised industrial world. https://sps.mesago.com/events/en.html THE JAPANESE bearings-maker NSK has sold its German Neuweg Fertigung subsidiary to a British investor, Stephen Lord (who has become CEO). Two existing employees, Willi Castro Santanella and Dominik Szell, are now chief financial officer and chief operating officer, respectively. The terms of the deal have not been released. Neuweg specialises in producing small quantities of high-quality rolling bearings. It will be run independently but will continue to work with NSK. Neuweg was founded in 1954 by an agricultural machinery manufacturer and was taken over by NSK in 1990. It produces about three million ball bearings annually, specialising in double-row ball bearings. The company has focused on flexible production of rolling bearing for applications such as agricultural machinery, elevators, sports cars, pumps and compressors. Neuweg develops and manufactures double-row angular contact bearings, as well as fourpoint contact bearings. The new CEO Stephen Lord, has extensive experience in international management. “Our aim is to build on the strong foundation of NSK and utilise the heritage and technical excellence of the Munderkingen plant to expand our global reach,” he says. “Our focus will be on expanding the product portfolio and further improving our efficiency, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and reliability,” adds Szell.
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