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19 July 2021
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With Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies increasingly being used to improve autonomous decision-making in industrial operations, Jeremy Shinon looks at how the Edge is crucial in supporting the digital transformation of businesses.
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02 June 2021
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Efficient data management using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is increasingly important in ensuring the successful deployment of new and updated automation systems. Jeremy Shinton looks at how the latest controllers designed to manage this convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) can be used to ensure optimal data management and connectivity
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16 April 2021
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DESIGNED TO bring greater levels of efficiency and accuracy to the production of specialised gears and tooth forms, the new HG350-G precision gear grinding centre is the first first from PTG Holroyd – and believed to be the first in the UK – to use Siemens' new Sinumerik ONE future-proof CNC, the successor to the automation specialist’s 840D CNC.
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12 April 2021
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THE PROCESS industry workforce is changing. In the UK a recent survey shows that by 2026 19.56% of engineers will have retired or be close to retiring. Andrew Normand explains how AI can play a major role in tackling the resulting skills gap
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08 March 2021
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Digital transformation is changing the traditional methods of machine and production line design, commissioning, and start-up. As a result manufacturers are turning to digital twins and emulation as a tool to research, test and validate their process in a virtual space, before making physical changes to plant layout and workflow
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11 December 2020
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CHRIS EVANS, Marketing and Operations Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric UK looks at the effect the pandemic could have on the future adoption of automation in manufacturing within SMEs.
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23 September 2020
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FOR THE autumn instalment of its Experts Camp, Harting is focusing on the very latest developments and solutions in the field of 'Connectivity for Future Technologies'.
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27 July 2020
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Kevin Bull, Product Strategy Director at Columbus, explains how manufacturers who successfully master the constant battle to transform their processes will reap the considerable rewards of digital technologies. He starts with Harley-Davidson and with Ford
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05 June 2020
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Amrit Williams, Chief Product Officer, Skybox Security, looks at the top three security challenges for manufacturers and how to overcome them
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05 June 2020
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Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing, also renamed by some as Automation Intelligence, has moved at great pace and it is one that will see tremendous growth over the next few years, writes Daniel Smalley, Business Manager – Factory Automation Digitalisation, Siemens Digital Industries
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11 May 2020
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As the European-wide R&D project, STREAM-0D, draws to a close, Giulia Barbano of project partners, IES, provides an update on some exciting advancements to iSCAN, an existing cloud-based data management and analytics platform, which has been evolved to enable industry 4.0 solutions
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11 May 2020
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Billy Sisk explains why digitally transformed businesses are best positioned to react to the challenges of coronavirus
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14 November 2019
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Developments in smart instrumentation and asset management systems are offering a raft of new opportunities for industrial process operators. David Lincoln, Digital Lead for ABB Measurement & Analytics UK explains the key developments that have taken place and the benefits they can bring in a process environment.
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10 October 2019
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Bob Hitner, marketing manager for SMC Pneumatics explains why he believes a practical approach to Industry 4.0 cuts out confusion
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08 October 2019
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Siemens has helped one of the world’s most advanced and sustainable paint factories achieve unprecedented levels of speed and efficiency. IP&E finds out more.
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14 March 2019
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Successfully applying a level of smart manufacturing will bring greater efficiencies and flexibility to any given production process and is a significant step toward ‘futureproofing’ a production enterprise, explains Chris Evans, marketing & operations group manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Automation Systems Division.
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05 February 2019
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Successfully applying a level of smart manufacturing will bring greater efficiencies and flexibility to any given production process and is a significant step toward ‘futureproofing’ a production enterprise, explains Chris Evans, marketing & operations group manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Automation Systems Division.
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03 February 2019
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Running continuously for 24/7 or standing idle for months on end are the two extreme conditions in which the world's longest igus plastic energy chain operates. At the lignite-fired power station in Tušimice, Czech Republic, the roller energy chain system with a travel length of 615 metres has been achieving this for ten years now without missing a beat.
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03 February 2019
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HARTING looks at some of the key focuses of smart manufacturing in 2019.
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13 November 2018
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If you work in manufacturing, you will be used to hearing about Industry 4.0, the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, and its vision of a brave new world for automation, just around the corner. It’s an exciting prospect. Yet, in reality, Industry 4.0 is much less about revolution, than it is about winning through steady, incremental progress, according to Seb Strutt, senior product manager for SICK UK
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