ABB has officially opened its state-of-the-art, fully automated and flexible robotics factory in Kangqiao, Shanghai, China. The 67,000m2 production and research facility represents a $150 million (1.1 billion RMB) investment by ABB and will deploy the company’s digital and automation technologies to…
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How smart HVAC solutions can combat the energy crunch
Commercial real estate (CRE) has been hit hard over the past few years, impacted by the pandemic. Now with inflation running rampant, supply chain breakdowns, lower and inconsistent occupancy levels, topped off with soaring energy costs, it’s hard not to…
Satellite NB-IoT – useful for more than ‘just’ IoT
With the highly anticipated Release 17 from 3GPP, Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) is now on a fast track to becoming the first technology to bridge the worlds of telecom and satcom. But will this limit standard 5G NTN services to be…
Wi-Fi is essential to bridge the digital divide in rural areas
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced publication of ‘Rural Wi-Fi Connectivity: Challenges, Use Cases and Case Studies,’ a report that demonstrates why Wi-Fi is the most economical and effective technology for bridging the digital divide in small towns, remote…
The implementation of robotics within British manufacturing
Technology is rapidly evolving every day and significantly impacts the working world we live. Automation innovations are becoming a popular key topic within multiple industries in Great Britain, including manufacturing with robotics emerging as the solution. Over the past few…
Samotics brings data analytics to the edge to support remote locations
Samotics is starting the roll out of edge analytics for remote and offshore customers. By performing analytics on the edge, Samotics’ SAM4 Health solution benefits from reduced bandwidth requirements to process and transfer data, which makes it easily accessible in…
ECU-1000 Series’ intelligent IIoT communication gateways
Advantech has introduced the new ECU-1100 intelligent wireless Industrial Edge gateway series. These RISC-based gateways feature a robust platform design with wireless and Ethernet communication, multiple protocol support and WebAccess integration have specifically designed for distributed solar power generation, electricity…
LoRa Alliance announces new LoRaWAN payload codec API feature
The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for Internet of Things, low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), has expanded the LoRaWAN standard with the addition of TS013-1.0.0, an application programming interface (API) for application payload decoder-encoders (codecs).…
The utilities sector must combat threats from outside and within
In this opinion piece, Alastair MacLeod, CEO at Ground Control examines how utilities companies can mitigate cyber threats to ensure commercial operations are not compromised. Utilities represent part of the critical national infrastructure in the UK, and are prone to…
Hitachi provides secure connectivity to enable smart city applications
Hitachi Energy introduced the TRO610 cellular router that provides state-of-the-art communications and cybersecurity, purpose-built to support industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications for utilities, smart cities, oil & gas, manufacturing, and mining operations. The TRO610 is part of Hitachi Energy’s…
