A hydrogen-fuelled kiln test rig is helping brick and ceramics manufacturers to support the energy transition.
Consumer demand for near-instantaneous order fulfilment has skyrocketed, transforming supply chains into complex networks. These require total accuracy, with little room for error, if these demanding goals are to be met. While large e-commerce companies have the resources to overcome these challenges, many others don’t.
Cambridge Dynamics needed to replace and modernise a customer’s specialist machinery, and selected a gearbox and rack and pinion system from Apex Dynamics to provide reliable, high-precision performance.
National Highways’ inspection engineers have to negotiate slippery slopes at the side of busy motorways and get up close to structures like signage gantries. So, to make their jobs safer, the organisation is examining ways in which robots can help.
The disconnect between design and production continues to plague many manufacturing projects. Errors and inefficiencies arise when intricate details fail to translate seamlessly from the digital world to the factory floor. Enter, the ‘digital thread’ concept – a single source of truth that links data with manufacturing processes.