Today’s consumers are more connected than ever and expect instant access to information and intuitive technology that fits into their lives.
The global IoT market is set to grow to $1.7 trillion by 2020. This shift is opening up new doors of opportunity for manufacturers to embrace a new era, where they exploit the data gathered from interconnected devices to improve day-to-day performance.
Predictive maintenance has become an important enabler for optimising machine availability. Omron’s Barry Graham looks at the self-diagnostics strategies that machine builders can integrate into their designs to help their customers boost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and how this can set users on the path to an Industry 4.0.
Voltage fluctuations can cause serious problems. At Erdrich Umformtechnik, a metal forming manufacturer, a mains failure caused considerable production outages including a failure on a lathe control.
Modular aluminium profile systems are used widely throughout industry, retail and lifestyle applications.