The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives has grown over the last few years. For the most part we do not notice or consider that AI is behind it. Whether people…
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Self Driving Robots collaborate in Life Sciences
Automation lends itself to the manufacture of mass produced disposable medical devices and the bulk processing of samples. The main reasons for this are speed and repeatability, and removing contamination risks in a clean…
Robot Vision Systems Advance Automotive Application
The growing use of robots in manufacturing is understandable. They offer incomparable combinations of speed, strength and agility. However they have no intellect and only operate in tightly choreographed ways programmed for them. Sick…
Automated Thread Checking Solution for Automotive Manufacturing
Automotive industry parts and assembly quality standards have moved from sigma level sampling to zero defect requirements. As for example automated thread checking. Achieving these more stringent manufacturing results can be through a combination…
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…
Data as a Currency: Expect New Business Models to Grow
For many years business models in automation have been very similar. However, their foundation is based on assumptions that IIot will probably make invalid. Schneider Electric sees that with the digitisation of plants…
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 energy costs are increasing. On the other, customers want smaller batch sizes, faster deliveries and…
Omron AI Temperature Control: Fast HFFS Machine
High quality sealing has become more challenging as the packaging industry moves to become more sustainable. This is due to the move to thinner plastic films, multilayer packaging and recyclable eco-films. The great news…
Soft-land Capability Linear Actuators as Standard
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 & Artificial Intelligance in Robots
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…
Omron vision for Digitalised Machine Automation
Omron Automation has produced a positioning paper outlining its view of digitalised machine automation. It considers the core technologies needed to realise a smart digitalised manufacturing infrastructure.
The fourth industrial revolution will be a convergence…
High-speed Container Capping with SMAC’s LAR Series Actuators
Is the lack of high-speed container capping a production bottleneck you could do without? SMAC manufactures a unique range of precision electric moving coil actuators. They are unique in that force, position and speed…
Manufacturing Lighthouses Show Industry the Way
Manufacturers have tried for years to develop a computer network standard for interconnecting devices from various manufacturers (remember MAP?). Now things are different: IoT is providing the underlying platform. Markedly, equipment and device makers…
European Engine Plant adopts Gigabit open Ethernet
In seeking to increase productivity at their engine and power transmission manufacturing plant in Poland, the management had several priorities. Firstly, to increase production line availability, secondly to improve the data transparency. Finally they…
EcoStruxure Machine Expert: Intuitive Automation
EcoStruxure is the Schneider Electric open IoT systems to help organisations compete in the coming digital economy. Within EcoStruxure, Machine Expert is an intuitive software solution for simplifying machine automation. It provides all the…
High-speed Bottling Rejection gets Soft-landing
Reliably rejecting damaged containers is paramount to bottling operations. If a damaged container, especially a glass one, gets through the system it could become a high liability. This can be costly in both money…
Robot Deburring of Components Improves Quality and Output
When a car buyer makes the decision to buy a vehicle made by a premium manufacturer, it is not only the performance and design of the vehicle that must be right but also the…
Light Guided Operator Assembly Systems help Eliminate Picking Mistakes
Despite an increase in the use of robots for assembly work, many applications are simply not suitable for assembly by machine. For many producers, manual assembly is the only practicable solution. However, by introducing…
Enhancing IoT Security in Manufacturing Sites
Omron Corporation and Cisco are collaborating to enhance the IoT security of manufacturing sites. Under the collaboration Omron will integrate Cisco’s leading networking and security technology into Omron programmable logic controllers (PLCs)….
Cybersecurity in UK Manufacturing: IT and OT Convergence
Cybersecurity in UK manufacturing is already an issue. Cyber attacks are becoming more prevalent and increasingly sophisticated. Attackers may find a backdoor into your system months before anyone realises-if they ever do. Identification may…