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Joining the Industry 4.0 dots: The IO-Link encoder

02/02/2029

IO-Link is a breakthrough technology that has achieved rapid and widespread acceptance over the past five years and helped ‘join the dots’ for many industrial processes working towards Industry 4.0.

How can manufacturers benefit from the latest machine control technology?

02/02/2029

What if it was possible to develop a machine learning model capable of predicting that a critical element of your manufacturing equipment is at risk of breaking down – and order spare parts well in advance? Or what if you had access to an industrial controller with built-in artificial intelligence, that uses pattern recognition to predict an unwarranted deviation on your filling line that you otherwise would never have detected?

Converging at the Edge

02/02/2029

Why should we be happy to embrace Edge computing so soon after we got used to the cloud, IoT, Industry 4.0 etc…?

The ubiquitous spring deserves more attention than it’s given

02/02/2029

Choosing a spring from a catalogue may seem like an easy answer, especially if it offers the cheapest option. Not so, argues Emma Burgon, Engineering Director at William Hughes, who maintains that selecting a spring purely on grounds of cost can prove a false economy, especially when production line inefficiencies are taken into consideration.

What is bearing preload?

02/02/2029

When assembling individual bearing components, the outer race, inner race, balls, and retainer all work together so that there is a controlled amount of internal clearance between the rings and balls.

Latest Features from DPA

Joining the Industry 4.0 dots: The IO-Link encoder

How can manufacturers benefit from the latest machine control technology?

Converging at the Edge

The ubiquitous spring deserves more attention than it’s given

What is bearing preload?