4
Jan
Machine controllers are at the heart of Industry 4.0 applications. They allow factories to run automated processes while ensuring product quality, consistency, efficiency and high throughput. Hence, choosing the right solution and implementing it correctly can make a significant difference to the success of an industrial automation project.
4
Jan
Mitsubishi Electric has supported Horizon Instruments in the development of a highly automated well plate filling machine. The solution has boosted operations for a provider of immunoassays and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices, increasing production yield by 700-800 percent and is projected to cut waste by half.
13
Nov
Food manufacturers can achieve flexible production lines at minimal labour costs, by adopting automation without cabinets. Stephen Hayes, Managing Director of Beckhoff Automation UK, explains how food processing operations can be reconfigured with machines that can be transported and moved, more easily and faster than traditional machinery.
30
Oct
Today’s automation systems are expected to deliver an increasing amount of data about every aspect of their operation and performance. The Internet of Things (IoT) provides, in principle, an attractive way of meeting these requirements, but how can IoT concepts be implemented easily, reliably and cost-effectively in the real world? Nick Rhodes, Electronics & Automation Team Leader at Weidmüller UK, has the answer.
30
Oct
In the challenging times that we face today, there has never been a better time for the UK manufacturing and industrial sector to embrace the use of technology and automation.
30
Oct
In the fourth and final instalment of an exclusive Omron cobot series, Danish gear manufacturer, Fischer Gears, boosts the competitiveness of its production process by installing two Omron TM robots. The collaborative robots (cobots) free experienced employees to focus on more value-added tasks.
27
Oct
For automation system OEMs, machine builders and systems integrators, one of the most expensive parts of any project is installation. The complex mass of cables and wires needed by modern automated systems often makes installing a new machine a time- and labour-intensive process.
12
Oct
Lineas, a large private rail freight operator in Europe, is digitalising its wagon fleet with Nexeed Track and Trace from Bosch Connected Industry.
12
Oct
Siemens SIMATIC-S5, the iconic workhorse of automation, is being put out to pasture. Since its launch more than 40 years ago, the programmable logic controller (PLC) has automated countless machines and processes and transformed production in every industry imaginable.
30
Sep
In the third instalment of an exclusive Omron cobot series, Peter Lange, Business Development Manager of Fixed Robotics, argues that collaborative robots (cobots) offer a cost-effective solution to the labour shortages and shorter product lifecycles that are expected over the coming decade.
30
Sep
Control Techniques has been chosen to provide a new DC system for a historic cliff railway project in Aberystwyth, UK.
30
Sep
“Doing more with less” is a common goal for many industrial businesses, especially as today’s plants face pressures to maintain high production levels with lower machine footprints. Here, Bradley McEwan, Business Development Manager at Beckhoff Automation UK, explains how new servo drive and connectivity technologies can help manufacturers reach this goal.
8
Sep
Although simple automation can give some manufacturers the boost needed to increase production and product consistency, more complex applications often require intelligent, flexible robotic solutions that can adapt to variable products and picking locations.
4
Sep
It is widely acknowledged that control panel manufacturers who automate their planning processes benefit greatly from shorter project lead times and reduced errors, and that secondary processes such as the production of documentation are also simplified. Nevertheless, a reduction in manufacturing time by a full 35% is more than most companies would hope for, but that’s exactly what was achieved when Hanseatic Power Solutions GmbH (HPS) adopted EPLAN Cogineer.
4
Sep
ABB has supplied and commissioned a full electrical solution for packaging paper producer Grupo Gondi at its greenfield site in Monterrey, Mexico.
