IMI plc

IMI plc is a diversified engineering group whose Norgren business supplies automation and material-handling components. The Norgren portfolio includes grippers, suction cups, vacuum equipment, carbon-fibre structures, finger tooling and tool changers used to construct robot end-of-arm systems for industrial production.

Facts

Segment: Actuation And Motion Control
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 1862
Website: https://www.imiplc.com/

Supply

Rapid Fusion - Outbound - actuation and motion control - Rapid Fusion's Medusa system uses IMI ball screws as part of its industrial motion stack - source: rapidfusion.co.uk

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Market context

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Timeline

2026-05-14 - Product Launch - IMI expands NEON range for non-hazardous industrial monitoring - The non-Ex pressure and temperature sensor variants retained the sensing, wireless-connectivity and battery-life capabilities of the existing NEON range. IMI combined the sensors with SolidRed analytics and LoRaWAN infrastructure for device management, asset… - source: processautomation.imiplc.com
2025-07-15 - Executive Hire - IMI appoints Tarak Chhaya to lead Industrial Automation - Chhaya moved into the sector-president role after serving as IMI's Regional President for APAC and India in Industrial Automation. He had worked at IMI since 2016 and previously held executive positions at GE Oil & Gas across Asia, the Middle East and… - source: imiplc.com
2024-10-16 - Partnership - IMI names Paragon exclusive North American nuclear representative - Paragon became IMI's exclusive representative for nuclear-industry valves, actuators and vent silencers across North America. The agreement covered support for legacy nuclear-plant valves as well as equipment for next-generation reactors, including small… - source: processautomation.imiplc.com

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Relations

Paragon Energy Solutions - Exclusive North American Nuclear Representative - IMI appointed Paragon Energy Solutions as its exclusive North American representative for valves and related nuclear-industry equipment.

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