Machine Building Features

Anglian Water and Schneider Electric drive smart business future

Anglian Water and Schneider Electric drive smart business future

Anglian Water is the largest water supply and water recycling utility in England and Wales by geographic area. Priding itself on driving continuous improvement, it is fully committed to innovation and collaboration.

The path to the Connected Enterprise

The path to the Connected Enterprise

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has been a buzzword for some time, but how far has the industry come towards reaping its benefits and how far does it have left to go?

“Mind the gap” - travelling in Hong Kong

“Mind the gap” - travelling in Hong Kong

In the megacity of Hong Kong, millions of people use railway, which is among the busiest and most modern in the world, every day.

Enabling predictive maintenance with machine self-diagnostics

Enabling predictive maintenance with machine self-diagnostics

Predictive maintenance has become an important enabler for optimising machine availability. Omron’s Barry Graham looks at the self-diagnostics strategies that machine builders can integrate into their designs to help their customers boost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and how this can set users on the path to an Industry 4.0.

Preventing system downtime

Preventing system downtime

Voltage fluctuations can cause serious problems. At Erdrich Umformtechnik, a metal forming manufacturer, a mains failure caused considerable production outages including a failure on a lathe control.

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