Manufacturers face significant challenges such as labour shortages and production downtimes that impact productivity and efficiency. Despite this, and aside from the automotive industry, UK producers seem unwilling to embrace robotics into their manufacturing….
Manufacturing Efficiency Articles
Rewind Time in Your Factory? OMRON NX5 Makes it Possible!
Imagine this: your production line grinds to a halt, and you’re scrambling to identify the problem. Hours tick by, tempers flare, and valuable production time is lost. Sound familiar? What if there was a…
3D Simulation Software will revolutionise UK Manufacturing
The integration of 3D simulation software and cobots (collaborative robots) will revolutionise manufacturing in the UK. They address key challenges like labour shortages, productivity levels and improving quality faced by engineers in optimising their…
How AI and IIoT in predictive maintenance reduces factory downtime costs
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the importance and practical approach to using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and AIfor predictive maintenance operations in factories. Moreover, how this approach can reduce the…
Aveva: How does Schneider Electric’s acquisition of it benefit customers?
Earlier this year, Schneider Electric announced the acquisition of Cambridge based industrial software and engineering company Aveva. Valued at over £10bn, AVEVA’s software drives efficiency and reduces costs for over 20,000 customers worldwide….
Advantech Condition Monitoring of Transmission Components
Transmission elements like linear motion guides, ball splines, and ball screws have many applications in automation. From surgical robotic arms to aircraft landing gear and mass rapid transport mechanisms, they are precision instruments. Advantech…
Remote Maintenance Services are Simpler with EcoStruxure
Remote maintenance services for OEMs are a way for them to access and diagnose issues with their equipment, without the need for a technician to be on-site. EcoStruxure remote monitoring software, provides the machine…
Plastic Extrusion Machines benefit from AC Drive Update
Most older plastic extrusion machines were driven by DC drives, but few new ones nowadays do. What has driven this change are new generations of high performing AC motors and VSDs. Using AC drives…
