The Ecodesign Regulations have worked, but are we chasing the wrong kind of efficiency?

Thomas Marks, Director General, AEMT

Thomas Marks, Director General, AEMT, the association of electrical and mechanical trades, poses an important question. Should industry focus its efforts on further increasing motor efficiency? To answer this, Thomas will draw from the recent contribution to the government PIR review, insights from motor manufacturers, distributors and repair specialists to understand how regulations are working in practice. Ultimately, unlocking the biggest opportunities for energy and carbon savings may sit beyond motor efficiency ratings alone.

W22 Prime - Redefining the Future of Industrial Motor Efficiency

Dan Griffiths, Operations Manager & Product Manager Low Voltage Automation, WEG

The presentation will explore how WEG has combined proven induction motor architecture with advanced design enhancements to deliver IE4 and IE5 performance while maintaining the robustness, simplicity, and global compatibility expected from standard industrial motors. With features such as multi-voltage capability ,star-delta starting, direct-online starting, VSD compatibility, and a globally harmonised platform, the W22 Prime is positioned as a truly “one product, world solution.”

W22 Prime represents a major step forward in motor technology, delivering efficiency levels up to IE5 across an exceptionally broad platform—from 0.12 kW to 1,000 kW and frame sizes 63 to 450—making ultra‑premium efficiency accessible across a far wider range of industrial applications than previously possible.

Changing the face for control

Steve Schiller, Business Unit Manager - IDEC EMEA 

Jim Cooper, MD - APEM UK

With the increasing need for data and system visualisation, even on smaller equipment, Steve & Jim will showcase the IDEC FT series PLC+HMI. Providing an integrated platform of programmable logic control (the PLC) with a super bright PCAP touch panel (the HMI). They will be discussing its features, benefits to the user and the most common applications.

RUBIX Acquires ERIKS - What does this mean for stakeholders?

Vince McGurk, CEO, Rubix, UK, Ireland and Iceland

Vince will outline how the ERIKS UKI acquisition has established Rubix as the largest industrial distributor in the market, and what this means for suppliers, customers, and the wider sector. He’ll set out the improved offer for manufacturers, from the extended range of products and services to the increased depth of specialist knowledge and technical expertise. And he’ll explain how Rubix helps to solve manufacturing and processing challenges right across the UK. 

How modern AI vision and advanced code reading are transforming production lines

Neil Harvey, Vision System Specialist, OMRON

Stuart Coulton, UK & I Marketing Manager, OMRON

Neil and Stuart Coulton will be exploring how modern AI vision and advanced code reading are transforming inspection, traceability and quality assurance on production lines. Neil and Stuart will explain how AI vision detects hard-to-find objects and enables reliable end-to-end traceability – and how, in 90% of applications, systems can be deployed in under two minutes with no vision engineer or integration project required. Drawing on real applications across food & beverage, home & personal care and pharma packaging, they'll show how maintenance teams can take ownership of advanced vision from day one.