ETQ. The latest revisions of ISO standards require companies to apply risk-based thinking in their process planning, operations and performance evaluation. To embrace this shift, risk must be considered in every quality activity. Having tools to identify, mitigate and report on risk lets you seamlessly incorporate risk into all processes rather than keeping it a siloed activity. Quality-conscious companies...
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'Factory as a Service', unveiled at this year's virtual LiveWorx show, will help manufacturers achieve a 90% reduction in development time and increased speed to market
Joint ODVA and FDT Group activities aim to develop an FDT communications annex to support the ODVA Common Industrial Protocol (“CIP™”) on the new FDT 3.0/FITS platform
Suitable for safe and precise support for humans
By making CIP support available on the new FITS-based cloud platform, EtherNet/IP users will reap benefits of modernized asset management initiatives, such as platform independence, remote access, mobile device support, scalability from skid-to-cloud
The factory in Oulu, Finland, is testing new products flowing, including 5G products. In this phase when changes in the factory floor are required, Nokia benefits from private LTE Network and Omron robots
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
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Researchers a the University of Delaware developed a new 5G beam shaping antenna lens produced with additive manufacturing Zirconia (ceramic) technology
The discussion around 5G is gaining momentum, but the technology is not yet ready for industrial IoT. Linda Tsai, President of IIoT at Advantech, explains why it’s important to be prepared for the upgrade to 5G as soon as the technology is mature
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
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For the first time in its history, Deutsche Messe had to make the decision to cancel Hannover Messe, forced by contingency. Onuora Ogbukagu, Chief Spokesman at Hannover Messe, Deutsche Messe AG, illustrates how the event can be digitally revived
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With ultraviolet light, the robots can disinfect and kill viruses and bacteria autonomously
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
Deployed to support disease prevention and inspection
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