Installing a Mitsubishi Electric automation upgrade has halved Denby Pottery’s clay manufacturing times and cut lost production.
The automation upgrda has empowered the…
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Using IoT to identify profitable products and customers
For manufacturers profits are under pressure from both ends of the supply chain. On one side, material, labour and…
Fast HFFS machine using Omron AI
High quality sealing has become more challenging as the industry moves to sustainable packaging. It is due the move to thinner plastic…
Benefiting from IIot plant modernisation
IIot plant modernisation
If you are in the fortunate position of developing a ‘green field’ manufacturing plant, digitisation is the obvious way forward. But for most companies, this is not the case. It is more…
Linear actuators offering soft-land capability
Electric cylinder actuators offer a high-speed, compact and price competitive alternative to pneumatic cylinders. Products from leading manufacturer SMAC also use moving coil technology to give the added advantage of a patented soft-land capability.
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Packaging automation trends
Like many other industries, the packaging sector constantly adapts to market requirements. Factors affecting packaging automation include new regulations, skills shortages and digital transformation. Innovative companies are turning these challenges into opportunities through new…
UK PLC market sees continued growth
Despite an increasing number of alternatives, the UK PLC market continues to thrive according to trade organisation Gambica, despite competition from IPCs. Just why this is, and the direction of the market is considered…
