Another International Women’s Day has arrived, and women are still underrepresented in so many business sectors. While better represented here in manufacturing than in many other STEM industries, women still make up only 37% of manufacturing workers globally. As we…
VOTW-smart technology prevents expensive downtime
Downtime costs money. Wasted money causes stress. Stress causes unhappiness. In order to prevent unhappiness, stress and wasted money companies are investing in smart technology which alerts staff when breakages or excessive wear is occurring in production lines. In this…
Universal Robots joins RBTX marketplace as new partner
The RBTX robot marketplace, powered by, igus expands its offering with new partner UR cobots andcontinues to drive forward low-cost automation ideas. Robotics are becoming more important, but SMEs are often faced with the question: How can a task be…
Printable smart sensors from emerging semiconductors could mean greener IoT
Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the IoT would vastly improve daily life, but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia believes that emerging alternative semiconductors that are printable,…
u-blox LTE-M module fully certified in Japan
u-blox has announced the certification of its SARA-R5 series on all the Japan MNOs’ LTE-M networks. The modules are based on u‑blox’s own low-power wide-area (LPWA) chipset (UBX-R5) and are the first u-blox IoT products to achieve certification with all…
ABB to divest UK technical engineering consultancy business to TÜV Rheinland
ABB has announced it has signed an agreement to divest its UK technical engineering consultancy business, a technical engineering consultancy part of its Energy Industries division, to TÜV Rheinland. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2023. The financial…
42% of manufacturers in the UK endured a cyber incident in last 12 months
According to data presented by Atlas VPN, 42% of manufacturers in the UK have been victims of cybercrime within the past year. Luckily, the vast majority (74%) stated that the cyber security measures in place prevented any commercial damage. However,…
Exotec builds 4,000th robot as UK and global expansion accelerates
Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider, has completed production of its 4,000th robot. This will help further accelerate the industrial unicorn’s growth in the UK, Europe and internationally, and provides a powerful endorsement of the company’s successes in 2022. This…
Maintaining your edge while maintaining your cool
The adoption of edge computing is accelerating in all types of enterprises. Mission-critical computer components are increasingly found outside of data centres and distributed throughout factories, warehouses, retail stores, hospitals, college campuses, and in pretty much every other sector of…
iNESS Data Twins of Commercial Spaces powered by Bentley iTwin
iNESS 360 announced the addition of Data Twins of Commercial Spaces to Bentley Systems’ Powered by iTwin programme. Data Twins of Commercial Spaces enables owners and operators to better manage the use of commercial spaces by integrating human behavior modeling…
