Atlas Copco has launched a new generation of GA 55+-75+ to the mid-size, fixed-speed industrial compressor market. For customers who want a more no-frills solution, Atlas Copco is introducing a new and improved GA 55-90. Atlas claim the new GA+…
Futaba to standardise automotive manufacturing on plex smart manufacturing platform
Plex announced that automotive supplier Futaba North America Group (FNA) has selected the Plex Smart Manufacturing Platform as a complete and integrated manufacturing and business solution to run their North American operations. The multiyear contract will see the full suite…
Gaining trust in use of technology will increase smart city potential
New whitepaper reasons that success in smart city projects is dependent on earning citizen trust in the presence of technology, the collection of data and privacy of information. Axis Communications has released a whitepaper to bring attention to the many…
Eseye launches AnyNet SMARTconnect software
Eseye has launched its AnyNet SMARTconnect on-device connectivity software solution. Showcasing at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona from 31st January, AnyNet SMARTconnect is already in use with several of Eseye’s enterprise customers. AnyNet SMART offerings: Eseye designed the…
How technology can make environments safer for the elderly and vulnerable
Matthew Margetts, Director at Smarter Technologies, examines the use of tech in safeguarding elderly and vulnerable groups. The 4th Industrial Revolution has improved the way many do business by consolidating and streamlining operations. We’re now starting to understand how IoT…
Report: integrating robots in industrial communications networks key step for digital transformation
Thomas Burke, Global Strategic Advisor at the CC-Link Partner Association, looks at how industrial automation vendors, machine builders and end users can future-proof robotic systems with value-adding network technologies. The number and complexity of robotic applications is continuing to grow…
Astrocast & Digitanimal Enhance sign partnership for Satellite IoT solution
Astrocast and Digitanimal have announced the signature of a strategic partnership to develop a Satellite IoT (SatIoT) solution. Both companies are collaborating to commercialise an tracking device that connects to Astrocast’s global satellite network. The SatIoT-based collar is designed to enable…
Europe’s top 10 cities prepared for a ‘smart city’ future
The city of the future, the smart city, is ever approaching. But not all cities are apparently equally ready in their ability to adopt it. So what makes a city better placed to be ‘smart’? ProptechOS recently compiled a study…
McDonald’s debuts first largely automated location
A McDonald’s in Fort Worth, Texas has become its first largely automated location worldwide, with customers going to the golden arches able to be served up a Big Mac by a conveyor rather than being handed it by a human.…
Researchers find greater freedom of movement with muscle-powered robots
Welcome to the world of muscle-powered robots. No, we’re not quite at the level of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator, but there has been a development that brings us one step closer. Researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of…
