Service robots growing 6x faster than industrial robots

In recent years, the service robot market has experienced profound changes, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These technologies have enabled the creation of robots capable of performing a wide array of tasks with unprecedented accuracy…

Integral System expands IIoT portfolio with sensors

Integral System, a specialist in the distribution and assembly of industrial IT solutions, has expanded its IIoT portfolio with the addition of TCT’s E-Green Sensor, an innovative self-powered IoT current sensor that operates autonomously without the need for wiring or…

Emptying the bins with IoT

Manufacturers face rising energy and labour costs, regulatory pressures, and growing environmental responsibilities. Among their common challenges is waste management inefficiency. Traditionally, industrial waste bins, especially in expansive setups like automotive production lines, are emptied on fixed schedules, often before…

Net Zero Week: IoT enables data-driven decisions

Net Zero Week, which is running from the 6-12 July 2024, reflects how a term coined to refer to the process of balancing out carbon emissions produced by reducing or removing them from the atmosphere, has grown into a wider…

IoT in oil and gas: use cases, technologies and challenges

Leveraging IoT technologies to improve efficiency of an operation, address any challenges and increase profitability is happening in numerous industries, and the oil and gas sector is no exception. What IoT in oil and gas looks like is another question. …

WINT partners with HSB to bring AI-based water tech

WINT Water Intelligence recently announced a partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler (‘HSB’), a specialist insurer. This collaboration merges WINT’s leading AI-based water management technology with HSB’s expertise in IoT technology and OEM uptime warranty solutions, offering businesses a comprehensive solution…

Deutsche Telekom now offers 5G mmWave for IIoT

Deutsche Telekom has successfully trialled 5G frequencies in the millimetre wave (mmWave) range at 26 gigahertz (GHz) for industrial use cases and is now offering them commercially to industrial customers. For Ger4tech Mechatronik Center, autonomous industrial machines and robots were…

Manufacturing leading way in AI adoption, report says

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to play a pivotal role in manufacturing operations as part of Industry 5.0. A recent report by Fluke Reliability supports these assertions. The research, conducted by Censuswide, surveyed over 600 senior decision-makers and maintenance professionals…

Bluetooth hailed as transformative for IIoT

The unveiling of Blecon’s Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) solution at Hardware Pioneers last month in London demonstrated an ongoing shift towards embracing Bluetooth as a technology capable of transforming IoT applications. For Blecon, part of the mission is to increase…

Fraunhofer IPMS develops an intelligent demonstrator for the predictive maintenance of industrial plants

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS presents a demonstrator for predictive maintenance of industrial equipment. The demonstrator uses advanced sensor technology combined with AI-based data processing to detect potential machine damage at an early stage and avoid costly downtime.…