Mitsubishi’s view of fit for purpose food & beverage production The food and beverage industry faces major challenges, such as increased product diversity, shorter product life cycles, fluctuating order quantities and stricter statutory regulations tracking and hygiene. Continuous improvement of production processes and efficiency increases cost savings, optimises profit margins and above […]
Intel Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced a new collaboration to develop next-generation factory automation (FA) systems with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and a pilot program at Intel’s back-end manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The pilot demonstrates the benefits of IoT in a factory setting with a focus on delivering productivity enhancement through […]
Fox’s Biscuits of Batley, West Yorkshire, is well known for its high quality biscuits. An ABB UK standard drive has helped them to improve product quality, reduce wastage and increase their ability to develop new products. The company was interested in investigating the potential for saving energy on its ten Baker Perkins […]
ABB has launched a free drives registration service for of its low voltage AC drives. The service is available to anyone that owns or services a drive including end-users, machine builders, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), panel builders and system integrators. By registering a drive, ABB is able to offer timely recommendations about […]
It is important to ditch urban myths and misconceptions about British manufacturing after recent research showed that three quarters (74%) mistakenly believe that the UK used to manufacture more goods 30 years ago in the 80s than it does today. According to the research from the EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, most people in the […]