In a very short time, Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) moved from being a technology under development to a must in manufacturing and processing facilities. This success lies in the ability to drive convergence, at the core of digital manufacturing applications. The…
Farm Different – From Farm to Table (S2, E2)
Food often travels great distances to reach grocery stores and supermarkets. How do we keep produce fresh as it moves through the supply chain? What technologies can better monitor food to prevent excess waste? Watch the episodes in Season 1:…
Manufacturers urged to step up use of digital technologies in supply chain monitoring
Manufacturers are being urged to step up their adoption of digital technologies to monitor supply chains as part of efforts to build resilience in the face of permanent volatility in their markets. The call was made on the back of…
Former Chair of Ford of Britain set to lead advanced manufacturing centre
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has appointed Dr Graham Hoare OBE to succeed Dr Clive Hickman OBE as its new CEO. Dr Hoare brings more than 35 years’ top-level industrial and commercial experience to the role. Dr Hickman will retire…
Leading the frontier of IOT Smart industrial park management
The customer is a nation-wide industrial park construction, operation and management group, managing a portfolio of 69 smart logistics industrial parks across regions. The massive amount of infrastructure monitoring and maintenance work load have put increasing pressure on the company’s…
Farm Different – Automating a Withering Workforce (S2, E1)
There is a growing shortage of farmers around the world. A 52% decline in hired farmworkers and a 73% decline in family farmworkers has created the need for automated solutions to step in and fill the gap. Watch the episodes…
New ABB SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial cobot delivers speed, accuracy, and safety
ABB has launched the SWIFTI CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot, bridging the gap between industrial and collaborative robots. Combining speed and accuracy with expanded load handling capability of up to 11kg, the cobot can be used in a wide variety…
Building IIoT systems to serve as the foundations of DX and GX with beyond 5G/6G and more advanced IoT devices
Social systems and businesses are undergoing reforms through digital transformation (DX) and green transformation (GX) aimed at the realisation of a sustainable and prosperous society. It is essential to utilise industrial IoT (IIoT) systems, which serve as the foundations to…
Galvanically isolated LVDS interfaces
In this era of automation, digitisation, and Industry 4.0, the transmission of signals and data is taking on an ever greater role, enter LVDS. The networking of machines, systems, and even individual sensors taking place in these applications both on…
Latest software update makes programming industrial robots child’s play
The latest update to Mitsubishi Electric’s RT Toolbox3 and iQ Works2 offers a new visual editor for programming SCADA and six-axis industrial robots. Delivering enhanced user-friendliness, and with operators that are new to robotics in mind, the update can help…
