24th January 2018
Shop floor cyber-security Hackers and malicious users have traditionally focused on attacking the higher-level business PCs, however now there are some signs they are increasing the scope of their focus to include shop floor systems. To this end, improving shop floor cyber-security has become critical. Whether blackmailing businesses or causing disruption, cybercrime is […]
Read more22nd January 2018
Open Ethernet safety Most people involved in manufacturing agree that the spread of open Ethernet has brought important benefits, such as enabling trends like Industry 4. However, it also has introduced new challenges, including cyber security. In the past, cyber security attracted little attention on many shop floors. Today, most engineers and technicians have securing […]
Read more19th January 2018
Leading variable speed drive producer Mitsubishi Electric has added a vibration resistant VSD crane application model to its FR-A800 Plus inverter drive series. Further, the enhanced vibration resistant VDS are also suitable for a wide range of applications where high vibrations are experienced. Furthermore, other uses include tunnel boring machines and marine deck cranes. […]
Read more17th January 2018
IIoT is changing manufacturing, and as its adoption accelerates, it will bring new challenges for producers. But even with all the benefits of connectivity it provides, most industrial operations risk performing sub-optimally. Significantly, it will dramatically impact on the new generation of engineers and workers that control it. Schneider Electric argues that the […]
Read more15th January 2018
Installers of new plant and equipment, can be confident that it is energy efficient. The UK Government encourages the use of energy efficient equipment through tax and investment subsidies. The Carbon Trust’s Green Business Fund provides more guidance on these programmes, including when retrofitting VSDs and other energy saving equipment. Retrofitting VSDs There are […]
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