Automation has become the backbone of industrial evolution, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technologies into diverse sectors and optimising operational efficiency, with recent stats showing that 37 percent of time spent on industrial operations could be automated.
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Flexibility in food manufacturing: the key to meeting changing market demands
From the food to personal care and the electronics industries, mid-sized businesses rely on factory automation to secure growth. This requires reasonably priced and robust technologies that optimally support their production targets.
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Making the most of production data: Moving away from big data towards smart data
It has been reported that around 90 percent of data generated in a manufacturing plant typically doesn't get used to build insights that can really help the business. While this is concerning, it's not surprising since data is often siloed and unavailable to the people that could benefit from it most.
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Ensuring a Merry Christmas with machine vision
There’s nothing worse than opening a new toy at Christmas to find that it’s broken. Thankfully for manufacturers (and Santa’s elves), machine vision can help to reduce the number of heartbroken children on Christmas morning.
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MX-System: Pluggable system solution for control cabinet-free automation
The MX-System from Beckhoff is a flexible, space-optimised and intelligent system solution that can completely replace conventional control cabinets, thereby opening up entirely new possibilities in plant automation.
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Entering 2024 with an air of optimism
The past year and a half posed significant challenges for every aspect of the supply chain, and it was not uncommon to encounter lead times of more than 52 weeks for components like drives, PLCs, HMIs and other advanced products.
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Accelerating time-to-market using digital twin technology
In an era where time-to-market is a critical factor for success, manufacturers are turning to digital twin technology as a game-changing solution.
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European Smart City Robotics Competition showcases innovation in smart cities
In September, Milton Keynes saw researchers and engineers from across Europe come together to compete in the annual European Smart City Robotics Competition.
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