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Robots arise as British manufacturing rebuilds

21/11/2012

The number of robots in UK factories and production plants is growing at an unprecedented rate as the manufacturing sector prepares for an ever-more competitive and globalised future. A seminar organised by Mitsubishi Electric, Cognex Vision and the British Automation and Robot Association looked at developments in the field.

Fieldbus helps Ford Mazda stay flexible in China

21/11/2012

Over the past few years, vehicle manufacturers in the West have seen possibly their biggest opportunity to date: selling to the world’s largest vehicle market - China. Back in 2004, the Changan Ford Mazda Nanjing Company was established by Ford and Mazda, operating a plant based on Mazda's 'Triangle Control' concept for multiple model production.

Smarter buildings need better automation

11/10/2012

Propelled by growing energy concerns and technology advancements the building industry has made several strides in building controls and automation. However, despite the progress, Jim Sinopoli believes we’re not even close to the potential of fully deploying automation in our buildings.

Thyristors: the smart way to control heater loads

11/10/2012

Jez Watson offers this short tutorial on the application of thyristor control to both simple and complex heating loads and other temperature control applications, illustrating the methods with examples from his company's Revo (‘Relay Evolution’) product portfolio.

It’s a widening horizon for wireless

14/09/2012

Les Hunt reviews the wireless device market to update readers on what’s new in this fast-moving data gathering, data monitoring and control sector.

Control Automation Features

Robots arise as British manufacturing rebuilds

Fieldbus helps Ford Mazda stay flexible in China

Smarter buildings need better automation

Thyristors: the smart way to control heater loads

It’s a widening horizon for wireless