Schneider Electric has announced a new partnership with Jones Food Company to design and install AI-driven software designed to optimise growing conditions and improve energy efficiency. Jones Food Company (JFC) is a UK agri-tech companies, building world-scale vertical farms that…
Outdoor mobile robot shipments to reach 350,000 by 2030
Rapid advancements in fundamental techniques, such as navigation, manipulation, and functional safety, have made robots more intelligent, agile, and safer. Mobile robots are a proven ideal companion for humans performing mission- and business-critical tasks in outdoor environments. According to ABI…
Optimising cheese production using machine-learning and AI
Aston University and fourth-generation family cheesemakers, Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses (BFC) based in rural Lancashire, have teamed up through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to use high-tech solutions to increase their cheese production. The project will develop novel business analytics and…
Smart poles to become a key deployment framework for urban infrastructure
Smart poles are multi-functional aggregation points for smart urban infrastructure, built on top of smart streetlights and connected utility poles. According to ABI Research, by 2030, the installed base of smart poles will exceed 10.8 million globally, with system revenues…
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…
Digital Twin to help BelgoTex make efficient carpets
Digital Twin Consulting is helping international carpet manufacturer BelgoTex to streamline its internal processes to create significant efficiencies with the deployment of ‘Pigeon’, Digital Twin’s cellular IoT Edge device. An essential ingredient in designing production layouts and processes that increase…
Gira wins at Smart Building Awards 2022
Gira, one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management has been recognised at this year’s Smart Building Awards, winning Best Multi Dwelling Unit in collaboration with system integrator, Marquee Home Limited. Established in 2018,…
Prevent downtime on your robot
Breakdowns can be catastrophic in regard to time and money, especially on production lines where industrial robots are used. To ensure your robot stays in top working order, igus now offers smart plastics solutions for robots. The condition monitoring system…
“All-time high” with half a million robots installed in one year
The new World Robotics report shows an all-time high of 517,385 new industrial robots installed in 2021 in factories around the world. This represents a growth rate of 31% year-on-year and exceeds the pre-pandemic record of robot installation in 2018…
The benefits and potential of robotics in warehousing
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,…
