Real-time positioning and tracking system for cart management in textile mills

The ARTEMIS real-time positioning and tracking system is offering Industry 4.0 innovation to Taiwan’s textile manufacturing process, offering Taiwan global competitiveness in production output and a reduction in manual labour. Helping Taiwan textile manufacturers boost global competitiveness Taiwan Textile Research…

Whitepaper: how to implement wireless remote monitoring

Signal conditioning and sensor system specialist Mantracourt has released a new whitepaper on remote monitoring, which explores the benefits of remote monitoring technology and the applications where it is most effective. Such benefits include temperature, humidity and pressure monitoring in…

Standardising data collection in breweries

As the beer industry continues to expand globally, brewing companies that operate across multiple international sites face issues with data management. There is often little consistency in how these sites track data, making it impossible to optimise performance across the…

Targeting global growth with immersive technology investment

A Cumbrian engineering firm, supported by Made Smarter, is using immersive technologies to drive global growth and innovation, and create new highly skilled jobs. Forth Engineering, based in Flimby, specialises in the manufacture of bespoke robotics that can be used…

A place for every robot and every robot in its place

Robots are continuing to advance significantly, creating a diverse ecosystem of solutions, which support an increasing variety of industries and applications. As a result, future-oriented factories are able to select robotic systems that meet the requirements and goals of virtually…

The ReBeL of low cost automation: smart igus cobot

Low cost and about 8kg, the plug-and-play ReBeL cobot is one of the lightest cobots on the market. Digital services provided with it, such as the RBTXpert and new online offerings, enable customers to create complete automation solutions in just…

The future of process automation

ABB has released a white paper entitled “The DCS of tomorrow: ABB’s process automation system vision,” which outlines how process automation systems will evolve to support industries as they undergo digital transformation and shift to sustainable energy sources. For more…

Edge computing best practices for connecting disparate systems

Companies wanting to create a true digital transformation (DX) must determine the best ways to interconnect their intelligent assets and growing numbers of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. They often encounter challenges as they merge information technology (IT) and operations…

Schneider Electric launches digital twin software solution

Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin, a scalable digital twin software solution to manage the entire machine lifecycle. The software enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to create digital models of real machines so they can be designed and…

Robotics and automation in PV manufacturing

As the demand for solar energy increases there is continuous pressure to improve quality and reliability and to decrease price on products. To remain competitive in this type of environment, manufacturers need to increase their output, maintain or improve quality,…