CNPC Kunlun Manufacturing and Kunlun Capital will hold 60% of a new joint venture for industrial embodied-intelligence robot solutions, with Unitree and Beijing Fanjie Intelligence each holding 20%, as disclosed in a Beijing merger notice on November 4, 2026.

China Petroleum Group Kunlun Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Unitree Technology Co., Ltd., and Beijing Fanjie Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to establish a joint venture focused on industrial embodied intelligent robot solutions. Kunlun Manufacturing and its affiliate will hold 60%, Unitree and Fanjie each 20%.

Yamazaki Mazak and ABEJA announced a joint development agreement on October 16, 2026, to implement physical AI on manufacturing floors, including AI agents for machining optimization, production scheduling, and robot behavior learning, with commercialization targeted by end of fiscal 2028.

Packaging distributor Zeus Group and packaging machinery firm Engelmann & Buckham formed a partnership to deliver an end-to-end packaging automation and consumables solution.

Ranpak expanded its partnership with Medline Industries, with Medline deploying Ranpak's Cut'it EVO right-sizing machine and Form'it case erector in its high-volume outbound operations.

Warehouse-robotics provider Exotec and E80 Group announced a strategic partnership to combine Exotec's Skypod AS/RS with E80's pallet-handling systems into one automation ecosystem. The joint offering will initially target CPG and grocery customers.

Flowtech Fluidpower has become the first UK wholesale distributor for SMC Corporation (UK), giving customers access to a wide range of SMC standard fluid control and automation parts shipped from Flowtech's Skelmersdale facility.

Fanuc UK worked with London-based Recycleye to deploy AI vision with Fanuc LR Mate robots for sorting dry mixed recyclables, reporting up to 12% higher sorting accuracy and up to 10% higher line output.

Europe Technologies built a semi-automated pilot assembly line for LivingPackets' The Box packaging in Nantes, and the partnership continues with planned mass-production lines of 500,000 to 1 million units a year.

Valmet and thyssenkrupp Industries India signed a cooperation agreement to sell and distribute process automation systems for the energy sector.

Eastern Controls, Inc. expanded its authorized representation of SICK to cover Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and New York, building on its existing western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio territories.

South African valve and pump maker Paltech signed a distribution partnership with Schneider Electric, effective 1 May 2023, making it the sole OEM official distributor of Schneider automation instrumentation in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Baker Hughes is collaborating with C3 AI, Accenture and Microsoft on industrial asset management solutions and will explore decarbonization and emissions management offerings.

ABB Robotics agreed to collaborate with California-based Zume by integrating and installing more than 1,000 molded fiber manufacturing cells with up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer sites worldwide over five years. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ABB Robotics signed an agreement to collaborate with California-based Zume, supplying robotic cells to install over 1,000 molded fiber manufacturing cells with up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer sites worldwide over five years. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal was announced on November 19, 2021.

ABB Robotics will supply robotic molded fibre manufacturing cells to Zume, installing more than 1,000 cells and up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer sites worldwide over five years. The collaboration aims to produce compostable packaging as an alternative to single-use plastic.

Zume has signed a deal with ABB to supply robotic cells for its molded fiber packaging production worldwide. ABB will install more than 1,000 manufacturing cells with up to 2,000 robots over five years. Financial details were not disclosed.

ABB Robotics signed a framework agreement with California-based Zume to supply robotic cells for molded fiber packaging production. ABB will install more than 1,000 manufacturing cells with up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer sites over five years. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Rawson/Industrial Controls, an ERIKS company, announced an agreement with Emerson Industrial Automation & Controls expanding their partnership.

Emerson and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas are joining forces to develop digital technologies and software. The collaboration was announced on August 6, 2020.

GE Digital and SIG, a packaging systems provider for food and beverage, announced a strategic partnership in which SIG will deploy Predix Asset Performance Management and ServiceMax across more than 400 customer factories worldwide.

Sealed Air selected PTC's ThingWorx platform to improve operational efficiency across its value chain and connect plant assets.

Integrated Power Services (IPS), a motor and generator repair and distribution provider, signed a partnership with Gefran Drives and Motion Control Group to offer drive and motion control products and services in North America. The agreement was announced on June 14, 2017.

Graphic Packaging International will supply a QuikFlex 2100 beverage cartoning machine to City Brewing Company's Memphis, Tennessee packing site. The variety pack line adds 9.5 million cases a year to the plant's 50 million case capacity.

Valmet signed a value-added reseller agreement with Consulta Enterprises for power and process industry automation, covering India, UAE, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.