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“It’s a race now”: Casting off the ‘Dirty, Dangerous & Dull’ with cobots

“It’s a race now”: Casting off the ‘Dirty, Dangerous & Dull’ with cobots

Connectivity's Assistant Editor, Sophia Bell, talked to Mark Gray, UK Country Manager at Universal Robots, about how automation can help address the problem of labour shortages in the wake of Brexit and COVID-19, the key benefits of cobots, and the race to remain competitive on the world stage.

The rush to power revolutionary agricultural drones

The rush to power revolutionary agricultural drones

Industry commentators point to the 2020s as being the decade for Industry 4.0 to really take hold. In multiple sectors of the economy, large strides in technology are changing the way businesses operate and how we live.

Weidmüller works with systems integrator to support sanitiser supply

Weidmüller works with systems integrator to support sanitiser supply

Robotics expert, Solent Automation, has selected remote I/O products from the Weidmüller u-remote range for use in palletisers. It has supplied to Zidac Laboratories, a specialist manufacturer of hand hygiene and disinfectant products.

Automation with robotics increases production by 40 percent at BOLÇI

Automation with robotics increases production by 40 percent at BOLÇI

Formed in 1992, BOLÇI Bolu Chocolate produces over 200 tonnes of chocolate items each month, with over 800 product varieties and 300 employees.

Robots can help to keep people safe in the workplace

Robots can help to keep people safe in the workplace

Over the course of the last year, robots have helped manufacturers to protect human operators by achieving social distancing, whilst maintaining high throughput in the manufacturing process. However, robots and automated applications can do much more to create a highly efficient industrial environment where the health, safety and wellbeing of employees are prioritised.

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