The chemical industry has finally woken up to the benefits of Industry 4.0 and is ready to spend in the face of challenges such as increasing margin pressures and a declining labour force. While still considered laggers in the digital…
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Manufacturers expect cyberattacks to increase in the next 12 months
A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute finds that 51% of industrial organisations believe that the number of cyberattacks on smart factories is likely to increase over the next 12 months. Yet nearly half (47%) of manufacturers say cybersecurity…
IoT development drives growth & leadership opportunities in key industries
Farnell, an Avnet company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, has announced the results of its fourth annual Global IoT Survey which reveals the strong growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) across a wide range of…
IIoT platform captures data from nearly any legacy machine
Industrial automation manufacturer, Banner Engineering, has introduced a new IIoT product line, Snap Signal, that captures data from nearly any industrial machine’s device and converts it to a common protocol, enabling an upgrade to Industry 4.0 and higher productivity. Monitoring…
Large DIY palletiser robot from igus at a low price
The drylin XXL gantry robot is up to 60% cheaper than comparable robot solutions and is particularly easy to put into service, with free online configuration help. Motion plastics specialist igus is expanding its low-cost automation range with a new…
AI tech prevents construction workers’ falls from scaffolding
Pangea IT has unveiled a new artificially intelligent technology designed to solve the problem of construction workers’ falls from scaffolding. The tech was presented at a professional conference on 28th June in Kfar Maccabiah in the presence of MK and…
eviFile and Alstom team up to digitise rail signalling projects across UK
SaaS firm eviFile has announced it’s working with Alstom Transport UK Ltd to roll out the eviFile platform across all live UK projects, including a contract worth £130m. The 100 users’ partnership will include major projects at Victoria and Cambridge,…
Avassa named a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendor in Edge computing
The Swedish company Avassa has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner 2022 in Edge computing. Founded 2020 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, Avassa is an Edge orchestration platform provider aiming to bridge the tooling void between distributed Edge environments…
Wyzo: the design-award-winning, and ‘world’s first’, sidebot
Wyzo is considered the world’s first ‘sidebot‘ and has been given a Design Award in the Industry & Tools Category from iF, and the coveted Best of the Best Award from Red Dot for Industrial Equipment, Product Design and Robotics.…
Nexus, connecting siloed engineering & unlocking smart manufacturing
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced an open platform for smart manufacturing, Nexus, which will revolutionise how technology professionals collaborate and innovate. Announced at Hexagon’s HxGN LIVE Global 2022 conference in Las Vegas, Nexus will enable real time data sharing…
