Since 2016, a UR10 robot arm has helped the Danish printing company, InPrint A/S, pick and place print plates, reducing non-productive wait time while improving the work environment and freeing up two labour hours in capacity per day.
The productivity and competitiveness of the UK’s manufacturing sector could be transformed by embracing the latest developments in robotic automation technology.
Predictive maintenance is the best answer to minimising the risks of equipment failure, however, monitoring practices in the past have been expensive, problematic and at worst, unreliable.
Harwin PLC makes high quality connectors for electronics applications. When investing in a new production line for its premium Gecko range, the company chose Festo technology to deliver the high levels of automation and flexibility it needed.
An evaluation of the current status for realising Industry 4.0 from Chris Evans Marketing & Operations Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric - Automation Systems Division – UK.