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Cobot safety: What manufacturers need to know

Cobot safety: What manufacturers need to know

ISO 10218:2025 is an international standard which covers the safety requirements for industrial robots, ensuring that humans are not exposed to unacceptable risks when working collaboratively. Here, Stewart Robinson, Advisory Consultant and Functional Safety Expert at TÜV SÜD, breaks down what manufacturers need to know.

Behind the robot: Sensing, safety and control in Industry 4.0

Behind the robot: Sensing, safety and control in Industry 4.0

Here, Rolf Horn of Digikey explores the foundational technologies behind Industry 4.0 robotics, focusing on how sensors, safety solutions and industrial control components contribute to safe motion control, adaptive system behaviour, and deterministic decision-making.

Automation and the future of UK manufacturing – In conversation with ABB Robotics

Automation and the future of UK manufacturing – In conversation with ABB Robotics

Earlier this year, ABB Robotics opened the doors of its Milton Keynes facility to customers eager to see how automation could enable them to innovate, automate and elevate their businesses. We sat down with Alan Conn, Managing Director of ABB Robotics UK & Ireland, to discuss where companies should begin, how robotics is shaping competitiveness in a challenging global environment, and what the future looks like for advanced automation in the UK.

UK cheese facility employs game-changing automation

UK cheese facility employs game-changing automation

Endoline Robotics has transformed operations at a major UK cheese processing facility with the installation of a £1.27 million high-speed, fully automated case packing and palletising system. This delivers a solution to critical staffing shortages, harsh working conditions, and growing production demands.

PC-based control for hydrogen: Why the future of energy demands smarter automation

PC-based control for hydrogen: Why the future of energy demands smarter automation

According to the International Energy Agency, the number of hydrogen projects announced globally surged by 50 percent in 2023 alone. If all planned projects are realised, hydrogen production could reach 38 million tonnes per year by 2030, which is six times today’s levels.

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