5
Dec
According to a recent Gartner report, “By 2022, more than 50% of industrial IoT analytics will be performed at the edge, up from less than 10% today.”
5
Dec
Rittal was approached to provide power distribution and motor control centre system for a replacement drives panel at a steel mill based in the North of England.
5
Dec
Saving energy within an enclosure may not be as high a priority as keeping the equipment cooled with the correct combination of fans and outlet filters, but savings can easily be made.
5
Dec
Long-established designer and manufacturer of high performance magnets and associated technology, Eclipse Magnetics, recently experienced an increase in demand for filtration systems and solutions.
5
Nov
“We have our device, now we need to connect it to the Internet.”
5
Nov
Time and again we are reminded that we are in the age of automation. Annual statistics prepared by the International Federation of Robotics paints a positive picture for 2017, with a 31% increase in annual global shipments.
5
Nov
Unplanned downtime is one of the biggest problems in manufacturing. Recent research by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) estimates that downtime can cost manufacturers anywhere between £20,000 and £40,000 an hour.
5
Nov
It’s no secret that the skills shortage in the UK is reaching critical levels. At the end of last year, a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) highlighted the labour shortage as a serious concern and revealed that a record number of recruitment firms were reporting difficulties.
5
Nov
Some 1,700 automation providers from all over the world are expected in Nuremberg on 27th-29th November 2018.
5
Nov
The creation of new business models, combined with the availability of emerging and innovative digital technologies, means manufacturers are poised to reap the commercial and competitive benefits that a digital future offers.
5
Nov
Along with the protection of staff and the environment, smart safety precepts can deliver multiple benefits to manufacturing companies.
5
Nov
In broad terms, integration enables increased speed and precision of production processes due to more finely tuned technology and control systems.
5
Nov
Making sensor data and information from different sources available globally and linking both together in a meaningful way is the crux of Industry 4.0.
5
Nov
Whether it’s motivated by financial or environmental concerns, energy efficiency is now a top concern. Although energy management is becoming easier with the development of smart buildings, many existing, ageing premises are in need of transformation.
5
Nov
Mark Warburton, Technical Director, Ivory Egg says “As energy costs continue to rise, so has society’s agenda to be more careful in terms of tangible energy use and wastage.