The RBTX robot marketplace, powered by, igus expands its offering with new partner UR cobots andcontinues to drive forward low-cost automation ideas. Robotics are becoming more important, but SMEs are often faced with the question: How can a task be…
How IoT solutions are taking tech into the future
The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a household name – and one that has found unique applicability in not only our homes, but in our businesses, workplaces, and cities. Here Matthew Margetts, Director, Smarter Technologies discusses how IoT solutions…
Printable smart sensors from emerging semiconductors could mean greener IoT
Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the IoT would vastly improve daily life, but requires trillions of such small devices. Simon Fraser University professor Vincenzo Pecunia believes that emerging alternative semiconductors that are printable,…
ABB to divest UK technical engineering consultancy business to TÜV Rheinland
ABB has announced it has signed an agreement to divest its UK technical engineering consultancy business, a technical engineering consultancy part of its Energy Industries division, to TÜV Rheinland. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2023. The financial…
How to augment the cost effectiveness and sustainability of IoT networks
Almost a decade ago, industry experts had predicted that the prevalence of the Internet of Things (IoT) would have been widespread by now – to the point of almost being ubiquitous. Though nobody doubts that IoT technology is going to…
IoT adoption in APAC set to surge
APAC is set to overtake the rest of the world in IoT adoption according to an Asian IoT Megatrends report from the global research firm OMDIA and global connectivity provider Telenor IoT. APAC digital transformation of enterprise has been slower…
The evolution of factories of the future: what you need to know
IPC recently convened a roundtable of electronics executives to discuss trends driving the industry’s migration to the factory of the future. The executives came to a shared conclusion that the transition to the factory of the future features many challenges…
Reducing energy costs with smart metering integrations
The use of the word ‘crisis’ to refer to the rising cost of living in the UK has increased exponentially in the past few months, and for good reason. Amidst other factors, the increase in energy costs has played a…
Using wireless technology to optimise motor racing
Valtteri Bottas currently holds the record for the highest speed in a Formula 1 race, hitting 231.4mph in the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix. But what may seem like a fluke requires intensive testing before racers hit the track. Here Robert…
Dispensing robots: what’s the risk?
The application of adhesives, potting compounds, encapsulants or other liquids, fluids, or pastes, is something that can often be readily automated with a dispensing robot. However, manufacturers that are still performing these processes manually may be concerned about the potential…
