6 emerging trends impacting the warehouse automation industry

…in long-proven warehouse automation systems that pick, pack, sort and carry packages throughout the facility. There is also increasing investigation into how to integrate this automation into warehouse software systems,…

A Q&A on the era of intelligent automation

…Make More Noise (MMN): What is ‘intelligent automation’ and why is it important? Alistair Sergeant (AS): Intelligent automation (IA) combines different technologies, such as robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence,…

93% UK decision makers have achieved automation success

According to new research from Intelligent Automation company ABBYY, 99% of UK IT decision makers have implemented a form of automation technology in the last two years, while pre-pandemic one…

What does the future hold for industrial automation?

…On the surface, many automation suppliers talk about ‘open’ technology. However, open automation as it exists today is not open enough, as many suppliers have yet to embrace vendor-agnostic systems,…

How robotics and automation are transforming North American economy

…lead automation engineer for Northrop Grumman in the Automation and Information Systems group.   Smith: As President of Teradyne’s Industrial Automation Group, Smith oversees Universal Robots, MiR and AutoGuide. He…

RBTX online marketplace: Now even easier for individual low-cost automation

igus’s RBTX online marketplace, which helps users looking for cost-effective automation solutions, has been relaunched with new functions and automation feasibility demonstrations. Instead of needing to search across many different…

COPA-DATA, SIGMATEK and B&R invest in new centre for Intelligent and Secure Industrial Automation

Automation software developer, COPA-DATA is one of three companies investing in the new Josef Ressel Centre for Intelligent and Secure Industrial Automation (ISIA) at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences….

Rockwell Automation partners with Microsoft to deliver Cloud solutions

Rockwell Automation, Inc. will be showcasing a range of new cloud offerings in the Microsoft demonstration space at Hannover Messe 2022. These offerings enable new value creation across the industrial…

Support for automation & robotics implementation

…result of concerns about the cost, complexity and lack of flexibility provided by the automation. But automation is more accessible than most think. Robot automation is often lower cost than…

Automation in vacuum impregnation and porosity sealing

Robotic automation is not a new concept within engineering and manufacturing. Businesses are always looking for new ways to improve costly overheads, speed up production times and ensure long-term sustainability….