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Four Key Technology Trends in Pharmaceutical Production

Driven by consumer demand, regulation, skills availability and digital transformation, the pharmaceutical production sector adapts quickly to change. In this blog article, we take a look at Four Key Technology Trends in Pharmaceutical Production.

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0 Comments | January 14, 2021

You need to consider Mitsubishi Electric’s new E800 Inverter Drives

From one of the world’s leading manufacturers of VSDs comes Mitsubishi Electric’s new E800 inverter drives, a game-changing machinery drive for the new automation era. Designed for IIoT and smart machines, it handles multiple…

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0 Comments | December 3, 2020

Mitsubishi Smart Plus brings excellent AI benefits to robot users

The pace of development in small production robots is accelerating as new functionality simplifies both integration and operation. The most significant of these is the embedding of artificial intelligence in robotics systems like Smart…

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0 Comments | November 5, 2020

How to transform your food production business

New smart factory automation tools are providing food production lines with faster, more reliable, and cleaner production capacity. With the advent of smart machines and commercial AI, factories could soon make their own production…

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One Comment | September 10, 2020

What can we expect from AI in Automation and Control?

The term artificial intelligence covers the science of intelligence generated by machines attempting to mimic the cognitive functions of humans. It is already widely used in our everyday lives and has enormous potential to…

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0 Comments | July 16, 2020

What happened to the promise of AI in Manufacturing?

McKinsey recently forecast that the global market for AI-based services, software and hardware will grow by up to 25% annually, but does AI live up to the hype? Where are all the self-driving cars…

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0 Comments | June 18, 2020

OT and IT Convergence at the Edge of Manufacturing

OT and IT convergence addresses one of many challenges of manufacturers engineers for connecting shop floor operational technology (OT) with information technology (IT) infrastructure. At one time, complete separation existed between operational and information…

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0 Comments | March 5, 2020

Edge, Fog & Cloud Computing Clarified

The digitisation of manufacturing will have a huge impact on organisational growth and profitability in ways not yet clear. More data offers a better understanding about production process and gives…

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0 Comments | December 5, 2019

Edge Computing delivering Operational Intelligence

In an increasingly competitive business environment, producers need flexibility, increased productivity, the capability to improve efficiency and reduce downtime. Mitsubishi’s Chris Evans argues that meeting these requirements needs a focus on connected production systems,…

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0 Comments | August 22, 2019

Transforming IIoT Big Data into a Usable Currency

Industry 4.0 and IIot are largely about connectivity of equipment and devices to improve the way we work. In this article, we look at transforming IIoT big data into a usable currency.

In manufacturing the…

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0 Comments | August 8, 2019

Importance of AI to Manufacturing clear says study

It is vital not to underestimate the importance of AI to manufacturing says a recent report by Accenture. Their study across sixteen industries indicates that amongst those benefiting most will be…

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0 Comments | June 27, 2019

AI in Factories: Using it to Improve Productivity

Applications using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in factories to improve productivity are growing. Behind this are several factors from availability of smart machines, greater processing capabilities, increased access to sensor data.

The drive to Industry…

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0 Comments | June 20, 2019

Developing & Implementing AI tools for Automation

Implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in a business or product is complex and requires considerable understand and investment. However, the rewards are also likely to be significant too. Research from Global market Insights suggests…

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0 Comments | June 13, 2019

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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0 Comments | June 6, 2019

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…

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0 Comments | May 23, 2019

Will AI deliver tangible value from big data?

The Internet of Things (IoT) changes everything at record speed. It is said that 90 percent of the data in the world has been generated in the last two years. The latest estimate is…

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0 Comments | May 16, 2019

Technology Transfer from Autonomous Cars

Across the world we are spending billions of dollars a year developing technology for self-driving or autonomous cars. The attractions of fully automatic vehicles are clear. Most road accidents (maybe as high as 90%)…

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0 Comments | May 9, 2019

Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing

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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0 Comments | May 2, 2019

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…

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0 Comments | April 18, 2019

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…

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0 Comments | January 24, 2019
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