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 Opening a window to smarter plant data

Opening a window to smarter plant data

31/01/2024

The gritty reality of a production floor can feel a far cry from the yellow brick road of a digital journey. Yet, there’s no end of advice for engineering teams to travel the Industry 4.0 “journey” and reap the promised rewards of greater added value for their businesses. If you feel somewhat daunted, that’s understandable.

 Laser profile scanners look into the future of composite manufacturing

Laser profile scanners look into the future of composite manufacturing

31/01/2024

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composite manufacturing process. 


 IO-Link delivers big benefits for conveyor manufacturer

IO-Link delivers big benefits for conveyor manufacturer

31/01/2024

With more than 25 years’ experience in manufacturing automated handling systems, Monk Conveyors is constantly seeking ways of providing its customers with solutions that are more efficient, flexible, and cost effective. Spurred on in this quest by Covid-era restrictions, the company has now adopted IO-Link as the basis for field wiring in all but the smallest of its projects.

How condition-based monitoring can make your life easier

How condition-based monitoring can make your life easier

31/10/2023

With the development of new monitoring technologies and systems, engineers have access to increasing amounts of data and system information. However, we have now reached a point where engineers are overloaded with information, harming productivity. Here, Robert Badcock, CEO of Mantracourt, explains how condition-based monitoring (CBM) technology can detect machine and system abnormalities without overloading your bus with unnecessary data.

 Torque sensors are key to building safety into cobots

Torque sensors are key to building safety into cobots

04/10/2023

Cobots play a significant role in increasing productivity and are one of the fastest-growing segments in the robotics industry. Worldwide cobot installations surpassed 39,000 in 2021, up from 11,000 in 2017. This is a growth rate of 63 percent, far outpacing the 5.7 percent growth rate for traditional industrial robots, according to the World Robotics 2022 Report.

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