Exotec has announced that its UK partner LAC Logistics Automation has signed a contract to deploy Exotec’s Skypod system to iForce, the UK’s premier solutions provider for multi-channel fulfilment and returns. LAC Logistics Automation’s new customer acquirement will accelerate Exotec’s expansion into UK market through the partnership.…
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Driving convergence under the spotlight at SPS
The CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) will exhibit its latest advances in open industrial Ethernet with time-sensitive networking (TSN) functions, together with key applications, at SPS 2022. From the 8th to 10th of November, visitors to Stand 106, Hall 5 will…
Modern data analysis is shaping digital transformation
Alastair MacLeod, CEO and Founder of Ground Control examines how new methods of data monitoring and collection have culminated in vast increases in data volume. This presents suppliers with an unrivalled opportunity to streamline and improve business performance. Digitalisation is…
LoRa Cloud for faster IoT development
Karthik Ranjan, LoRa Cloud Solutions and Partnership Leader at Semtech discusses what LoRaWAN systems and Cloud integration can achieve in the Internet of Things. Where once companies bought their own servers, Cloud computing has changed the landscape. Customers of Cloud…
IoT sensors market estimated at $173.7 bn by 2032
Ever-improving electronics in automotive, IoT equipment, smart homes, and more, are welcoming new and future opportunities in the global IoT sensors market. Industry 4.0 initiatives across various regions, such as China and Europe are the most important key drivers of IoT…
The integration of interdisciplinary data
From the 8th to 9th of November, COPA-DATA will present various cross-disciplinary application examples of the zenon software platform from production, infrastructure, and laboratory automation at the SPS (Smart Production Solutions) Trade Fair in Nuremberg. Increasingly, companies are recognising the…
From AI software to VR glasses – the digital upgrade for construction projects
Many businesses are turning to digital solutions in order to stay competitive. The construction industry, however, is dragging its feet. But even here there are many innovations that are worth investing in. As this piece from Surplex explains, old construction…
Connected sensors deliver real industrial change
The digital era is changing what’s required of industrial sensors and the new levels of real-time connectivity and data processing are the foundations for capabilities like artificial intelligence (AI), supervised machine learning, digital twin,s and augmented reality. This article from…
ETSI publishes white paper on Edge computing security
Members from the ETSI Multi-Access Edge Computing group (ISG MEC) have just published a new white paper: ‘MEC security; Status of standards support and future evolutions‘. The white paper focuses on MEC (multi-access Edge computing) technologies and explores security-related use…
Sepentrio asks: can you really trust your GPS’s integrity?
Sepentrio discusses the importance of positioning integrity and introduces Sitia’s fully autonomous tractor that accurately weeds between grape vines. After a full month of weeding and hundreds of kilometres covered, Sitia approached the farmer to review the work done, and…
