Research by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) into the world robotics market raises interesting questions about their use in the UK. In the table of production robots, density per 10,000 workers by country,…
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UKCA Marking: Do you know enough about the new standard?
For better or worse the UK leaves the EU on 31st December 2020 at the end of the transition period. This will have a significant impact on electrical standards, certification, CE marking, and UKCA…
Hacking Attacks on UK Manufacturers Increasing
Hardly a week goes by without a well-known company admitting to a data security breach. Besides an increase in number, the style of hacking attacks is also changing, putting many manufacturers in the hackers’…
Capex-Free Funding Alternatives for Energy Saving Projects
Energy and sustainability projects are gaining momentum amongst corporate leaders, but managers still need a solid rationale to get financial approval. In this article, we tackle this matter and explain, with the help of…
IoT Gaining Momentum in 2020: Schneider Electric Survey Says
The 2020 Schneider Electric IoT survey of 3000 business leaders in 12 countries shows 70% see IoT gaining momentum and making good business sense. Altogether, it offers new ways of improving productivity…
Energy Business Case: What will it take to get yours approved?
Research by Schneider Electric shows energy and sustainability project funding relies more on the energy business case than capital availability. The question is, which of the many investment priorities…
Manufacturing Data: How to harness it quickly
Industry 4.0 promises to bring manufacturing to the next level by creating ever more efficient processes. But none of this can happen without a network system that ensures timely delivery of manufacturing data to…
The Revolution of Mainstream Additive Manufacturing
You can argue that there are many life changing technologies and electronics must be one of these: another is additive manufacturing (3D printing). Whatever you think you know about additive manufacturing, you probably have…
Smart Visualisation offers Manufacturing Transformation
As industry adopts smarter machines, the role of the operator will also change supported through smart visualisation tools. In this article, we take a look at how smart visualisation offers manufacturing transformation.
Change will also…
Growth of Digital Twins in Manufacturing Automation
Digital twinning is an interesting technology gaining momentum in applications across a wide range of industries and organisations. It enables planners to improve plant and equipment utilisation with the aid of digital models (twins)…
Securing IIoT Deployments is Critical
Connectivity is at the heart of Industry 4.0 and IIoT implementations, and securing IIoT deployments from cyber-attacks is critical to this. A successful cyber-attack on an IIoT system can result in the loss of…
Phoenix Contact joins growing CC-Link IE TSN Support
Mitsubishi Electric is releasing its first 102 factory automation products compatible with the CC-Link IE TSN next-generation industrial open network. Increasingly, many third-party makers are also joining them. Phoenix…
Integrating Manual Assembly Cells into Factory Automation Systems
For many businesses, manual assembly continues for form an important part of their production. These sub-assemblies can be an integral part of the final product, so it is essential they are correctly assembled. Integrating…
Machine learning enhances Manufacturing Productivity
Introducing artificial intelligence to your manufacturing is not about robotic workers, but the introduction of machine learning to improve performance. Major advances in situational awareness developed from AI used in
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Self-Driving Cars: Safety, Security & Ethics lessons to be learnt
At first glance, you may think self-driving cars and industrial automation do not have much in common. However, there are many lessons for industry in general to benefit from the massive levels of investment…
e-Golf headliner fitted by a robot as standard at Gläserne Manufaktur
The Gläserne Manufaktur (Transparent Factory) is a Volkswagen manufacturing location in Dresden. One of its roles is proving new systems before rolling them out to production sites. One recent trial involved…
Stretching 3D printing into an artform
A project at the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) is looking into a new approach to 3D printing. The emphasis is on stretching 3D printing by meaningful expression, not simple accurate piece-part reproduction…
Acheiving profitable reliability from IIoT
Finding ways to improve operational profitability is not a new topic. If you have not already started down this road, there will be opportunities wherever you look. But if you have been working on…
CC-Link IE TSN Specification Released
The CC-Link Partner Association has announced the CC-Link IE TSN specification. It is the next generation network based on the current CC-Link IE Industrial Ethernet. Development meets future market demands for…
BSI Agrees Standards Policy for the UK on leaving the EU
On 23rd November 2018, the General Assemblies of the European Standards Organisations CEN and CENELEC approved a plan that secures British Standards Institution’s (BSI) full membership post-Brexit. BSI welcomes these decisions as a pragmatic…