Working towards Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing. Over the years there have been any number of new manufacturing buzz words and initiatives, but whether you refer to it as Industry 4.0, IIoT, M2M or any other acronym, there seems little doubt Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing are here to stay. […]
The immediate future for automation in the food industry Chris Evans, Marketing and Operations Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric UK’s Automation Group looks what is around the corner in terms of automation for the food and beverage industry. When food producers range from craft breweries and hand-made foods to some of […]
New update for official Machinery Directive guide. After leaving the European Union, UK machine builders will still need to comply with the European Machinery Directives on equipment destined for both home and export markets. A helpful source of information is the MachineBuilding.net website which regularly contains updated information. According to MachineBuilding, […]
System integrator competency is critical for introducing new technologies Competency is an important attribute for a business and management. Manufacturers are good at manufacturing, and when they plan a new production line they rely on the competency of their machine suppliers and System Integrators to translate their aims into reality. When the manufacturer […]
Industrial Ethernet is essential for IIot implementation in manufacturing. It needs to be simple enough to be designed, installed, maintained and adapted by engineers whose skills are focused elsewhere. As manufacturers start to address the challenges of IIoT, they find recruiting skilled control engineers increasingly difficult. Consequently, open networking communications needs to adapt […]