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Modular-enabled automation affords unprece¬dented agility to react quickly to market changes while keeping wastage and downtime to a mini¬mum. In this article, ABB discusses the motivation behind modular automation
Most manufacturing companies today are engaged in some kind of digital transformation initiative. But the systems to be interconnected on a common internet of things (IoT) platform vary enormously. The ideal is to share data between multiple systems
Researchers a the University of Delaware developed a new 5G beam shaping antenna lens produced with additive manufacturing Zirconia (ceramic) technology
Help prevent and detect illness
Easily integrated with digital and ratiometric interfaces
Designed to enhance productivity in manufacturing harnesses
By Dzianis Lukashevich, DIrector of Platforms and Solutions, Analog Devices, Inc. and Felix Sawo, CEO Knowtion
The pandemic has opened companies’ eyes to the urgency of digitalizing their factories. Making concepts likes Machine-as-a-Service possible, blockchain technology could be part of the solution
Provides automatic hot and cold spot detection
Plug & play vision inspection
Maximum measuring rate of 250 Hz
Save up to 5 minutes per label printjob
Drives worker safety and efficiency across the energy sector
The Italian startup Isinnova from Brescia, Italy, has released the first emergency ventilator mask to be used in intensive care units, by adapting the snorkeling Easybreath mask from the sport retailer Decathlon
Respond to a critical demand for healthcare workers
Mitsubishi Electric and Realtime Robotics partnered to accelerate and simplify robotic automation. This collaboration opens up new possibilities for industrial robots in unstructured and dynamic environments
Enables up to 15% energy saving
Fanuc Robot-Mounted Gocator® 3D Smart Sensor Performs Precision Pick-and-Place
Driven by the latest technology and a widening selection of equipment, process automation is becoming an increasingly popular option for manufacturing and process plants seeking competitive gain in combative markets
An IoT integration platform for data and deployment management
Digital transformation has become a buzzword, a goal that many organisations are keen to realise. Often the vision is not completely clear and the route to achieving it even less so. But the best way to succeed is to start small and build scalability
Bosch Connected Industry developed an interoperable system for Industry 4.0 called Nexeed that covers all processes within the factory, from production to logistics. Its open interface is among Nexeed’s main benefits
The specialist of packaging systems production for the food sector, Rovema, opted for monitored size changeover using the AP10 electronic position indicators with IO link from Siko
A televised and streamed special "One World: Together at Home" will be hosted on April 18, 2020
AI specialist Resolto is bringing AI directly to the machine and interpreting data there with its Scraitec platform, for example at a household appliance producer and a car manufacturer
Based on tribo-polymer technology
Changing from conventional DC- or AC-powered motors to electronically commutated motors can increase fans efficiency
Ruud Heijsman, Senior Regional Marketing Manager EMEA at FLIR Systems, explains how to improve Power Generation Safety
Cybercrime may cost the world $6 trillion by the end of 2020
PTC has joined the Ventilator Challenge UK Consortium bringing its Augmented Reality (AR) expertise to help scale up production of two existing ventilators
Smart technologies are extending traditional machine control architectures with more enhanced data processing, learning and decision-making capacity
Designed for use in professional food equipment and industrial appliances
Industrial IoT (IIoT) projects can be prohibitively expensive and prone to long delays
Can be used for hygienic applications
Identifies technical faults through advanced diagnostic analytics
Food processing presents numerous safety challenges that can be overcome by designing not only intrinsically but also ''extrinsically’’ safe machines, able to give the system an overall safety rating
Market is set to grow of more than $15 million to over $97 million by 2024
The range is certified for cleanroom applications
The latest 3D printing platforms with combined hardware, software and materials will help companies respond quickly to market demands, unfolding new innovative ways of production. We explored the edges of 3D printing with Blake Teipel, CEO of Essentium
With the advent of the Internet of Things it is now possible to predict failures and downtimes without the need to carry out unnecessary maintenance. This offers a more dynamic and controlled approach to maintenance
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