Omron Automation says about 70% of unexpected production stoppages are due to component failure, with proximity sensors accounting for most of them. The Omron E2E NEXT Series of proximity sensors…
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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’…
Blockchains: In manufacturing and not heard of them?
IoT and Industry 4 are creating data on an unimaginable scale and it needs new tools to handle and extract information. One of these will be blockchains. If you have not heard of blockchains…
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…
Why a Cloud-based SCADA Solution is Key to your Success
Making sound business investment decisions is often about making choices and selecting a SCADA package is no exception. By adding a secure cloud-based SCADA app to their MAPS SCADA software Mitsubishi Electric simplifies decision…
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…
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…
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%)…
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…
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 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…
How do XIOT Cloud Connected Sensors work?
One of the unusual features of Telemecanique Sensors self-powered XIOT cloud connected sensors is they work outside of buildings. Indoor wireless sensor applications are not new, but now users can use them outdoors with…
