Simon Jones, Senior Sales Executive UK at Exotec explores the current challenges facing logistics operators as they look to create robust, responsive, and reliable warehouse environments in the face of economic difficulty, and how robotics can enable this transformation. Technology,…
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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…
AVEVA Flex subscription for optimised industrial software purchasing
AVEVA has announced that industrial companies can unlock the full suite of AVEVA’s world-class software with the Flex subscription programme. The simple credits-based system covers the entire comprehensive portfolio with a mix of Cloud, hybrid, and on-premises solutions, spanning engineering…
Announcing World Robotics 2022!
The International Federation of Robotics is inviting industry journalists to an online press conference for the publication of the new World Robotics 2022 report. The new World Robotics 2022 Industrial Robots report shows an all-time high with half a million robots installed…
Combined innovation from igus and Commonplace Robotics
igus and its motion plastics are joining forces with the intuitive software from Commonplace Robotics to achieve simple, low-cost solutions in automation. Motion plastics specialist igus is investing in growing its low-cost automation activities and has now acquired a majority…
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…
Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype unveiled
Elon Musk has revealed his humanoid robot as part of his electric vehicle company, Tesla at its major artificial intelligence event in September. The robot was introduced at Tesla’s event, Tesla AI Day, on the 30th of September at 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…
Apollo Protocol calls for common language across digital twins
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), along with other organisations in the manufacturing, tech and built environment sectors, have published a paper calling for a common language across digital twins – which currently doesn’t exist and means sectors are…
The automation of wind turbines
Beth Ragdale, Product Manager of the energy industry at Beckhoff UK, discusses how automation technology can help support the wind industry. By 2026, renewables are set to make up almost 95 per cent of increased global power capacity. The increased capacity…
