Research shows that 80% of UK manufacturing leaders understand the benefits of investing in innovative technologies and adopting data-driven technologies. Pivotal to this and Industry 4.0 is the collection and use of plant…
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Virtual Workflows & How they Transform Customer Retention for OEMs
According to Scneider Electric, virtual workflows can transform OEM projects and help them deliver and retain more business at lower costs.
These days, industrial OEMs and end customers face unprecedented challenges. Consumers expect a high…
Integrating digitisation into Manufacturing Execution Systems
Over time, producers invest in manufacturing automation to improve the quality of their goods at competitive prices. Having improved their operations, when is the right time to bear the expense of displacing the existing…
The Power of EcoStruxure Asset Advisor
Nestlé pioneered the concept of soluble coffee, and sixty percent of their soluble coffee production comes from a single factory. At their Nescafé plant in Toluca, Mexico, one million jars of coffee roll off…
What is the new Sick Monitoring Box all about?
Unplanned downtime is by its nature unpredictable, as well as expensive. For many producers, it results in lost production, scrap materials, missed deadlines and emergency repairs. One way to help predict problems is by…
Where Schneider Electric leads, will others follow?
Most end users rely on more than one automation supplier to build a solution and the need for cost-effective interoperability and integration is strong. Obstacles like the lack of openness of hardware technologies and…
How Edge Processing Leverages IIoT Production Data
Deploying edge processing for efficient data management boosts responsiveness, productivity, and flexibility on the factory floor. It is the key to enhanced IIoT competitiveness and ensuring the successful deployment of modern automation systems.
Jeremy Shinton,…
Getting Closer To Robots Improves Safety & Productivity
Over recent years, robots have simplified social distancing and allowed manufacturers to protect human operators whilst maintaining high production throughput. However, getting closer to robots can…
How to Improve Energy Savings and Productivity Together
According to ABB Drives, there are some 10 million electric motors driving production within the UK. They are by far the biggest users of electricity in industry, so controlling…
Five Reasons Cobots Boost Production for Big Businesses
There are many tasks where robots can increase productivity and precision whilst relieving operators from heavy and repetitive tasks. Cobots boost production by being able to work alongside human operators collaboratively.
The scope of…
Biomass Automation Doubles Returns for Roana Farm
Maximising the use of agricultural by-products reduces waste and improves sustainability. Other advantages include reducing a businesses environmental impact and maximising an important profit opportunity. Thus, farm Roana invested in a biomass automation plant…
Enabling Motor Management to Improve Energy Efficiency
Electric motors consume around 60% of the electricity used in manufacturing industries, and for heavy industries, this number increased up to 90%. Yet Schneider Electric believes modern motor management principles are not applied to…
Digital Services Offered by OEMs: EcoStruxure Machine Adviser Helps
For machine builders and OEM’s planning to offer digital services to their customers, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Machine Advisor platform could hold the answer. EcoStruxure can help track, monitor and…
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.
How Hybrid Motor Starters can Benefit your Multi Motor Applications
Electric motors are critical for the operation of every business, and ensuring their reliable operation is essential. Hybrid motor starters offer advanced motor protection for increased productivity and reliability. They have…
Smart Controllers make Machines easier to Build and Sell
Machine builders are finding it hard to remain competitive and need to find ways to capture new markets. Moreover, with more competition from abroad, they need to differentiate their offering in ways customers find…
How to Remove the Burden of a Legacy PLC System
However good your legacy PLC system, there comes a time when it is no longer fit for purpose. Improvements become more difficult to make, reliability declines and spares are either expensive or no longer…
Guided Operator Solutions Picking System for Error Free Assembly
Mitsubishi Electric is offering a new version of its Guided Operator Solutions (GOS) for ensuring error-free assembly tasks. The self-assembled design delivers a flexible, plug-and-play picking system, making it possible to achieve…
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…
Augmented Reality for Industry: We explain and get real for you!
Like most things in life, if something disruptive happens regularly, we have fixes or work arounds to keep the wheels turning. Training, experience and familiarity are important assets for any organisation providing they were…