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Clear signaling of process statuses

31/10/2018

Every company needs to ensure that its machines and systems are being well utilised and have high run-times. After all, idle and downtime periods in machines and plants don’t contribute towards economic success. Consequently, production schedulers endeavor to keep downtime to a minimum. In order to intervene as quickly as necessary, it’s important to signal process statuses clearly.

PPMA Show 2018 returns to reveal the best of manufacturing innovation

03/09/2018

The PPMA Show, the UK’s free-to-attend, processing and packaging machinery exhibition, returns to the NEC from 25-27 September to provide manufacturers with insights into the latest machinery products, technologies and materials.

Integrated safety – what exactly is it?

03/09/2018

In broad terms, integration enables increased speed and precision of production processes due to more finely tuned technology and control systems.

NUM collaborates with Chinese machine builder

04/07/2018

NUM has helped Original Point Machine Tools (OPMT) to develop an advanced 8-axis CNC machining centre capable of processing many different types of materials, including metal, ceramics, glass and cemented carbide.

Picking parcels to pizza’s – the rise of pick-to-light technology

02/02/2018

In this advanced technological age machines continue to outstrip man in terms of speed and efficiency. Fully automated systems are commonplace but technology can also greatly assist in human based operations bringing vastly improved output. Pick-to-light technology is a perfect example of machine aiding man in traditional labour intensive tasks.

Machine Building Features

Clear signaling of process statuses

PPMA Show 2018 returns to reveal the best of manufacturing innovation

Integrated safety – what exactly is it?

NUM collaborates with Chinese machine builder

Picking parcels to pizza’s – the rise of pick-to-light technology