Improving productivity combats rising material costs. UK manufacturing can expect to face a challenging few years as it adjusts to life alongside the European Union. Report after report has identified low productivity as a key challenge for all manufacturers. The recent weakness in the value of the Pound will help exporters, but to […]
Schneider Electric has updated its SmartMove prize promotion with new products and a closing date extended to the end of 2016 for customers purchasing from their suite of new products designed to meet the needs of today’s smart machine installations. There is no limit to the number of entries: Three simple steps to make […]
Opportunities for increasing efficiency while at the same time reducing energy consumption are a frequently discussed topic, not least in the food industry, where productivity and profit margins tend to be low compared with other manufacturing industries. Pressure is also growing on prices in the bakery market, driven primarily by direct competition with […]
When Industrial Ethernet became widely available, it was assumed it would quickly consign fieldbus networks to the pages of history. That has not happened, so when should you migrate from fieldbus networks to Industrial Ethernet? The first point to remember is that Industrial Ethernets are generally not compatible with each other and any decision […]
Pick-to-Light reduces production operator picking errors. Pick-to- Light is Mitsubishi Electric’s guided operator system for reducing picking errors by manual operators. It is designed to be deployed across many industry areas that include; automotive, logistics, semiconductor and life science sectors. It significantly reduces the risk of quality issues occurring in manufacturing processes. […]