The warehouse is undergoing a huge transformation, from repository to fulfilment powerhouse, but there are risks to growth that need to be addressed. Robotics, AI and digitalisation could hold the key to boosting capacity. By Craig Whitehouse and Tim Wright, Managing Directors at Invar Group. What is the shape of modern warehousing and where is […]
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The highly integrated and configurable three-phase power module is the first variant of the new family and can be customized using silicon carbide or silicon, reducing power solution size and weight for electric aircraft Aircraft manufacturers designing More Electric Aircraft (MEA) are looking to convert the flight control systems from hydraulic to electric to […]
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Increasing the safety and reliability of quarrying operations Motion control is paramount in hazardous industries like quarrying. If a skip laden with a ton and a half of product were to go hurtling off its rails at 80mph, the consequences could be devastating. Here’s how motor and drive manufacturer WEG and the company’s premier partner […]
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Dimensionics, a supplier of measuring and testing technology, has chosen 2D/3D laser profile scanners from Micro-Epsilon for use on its Disionic Sheet Control measuring table, a fully automatic system for testing the dimensional accuracy of sheet metal. The Disionic Sheet Control measuring table is equipped with two scanCONTROL 3000-25/BL laser profile scanners from Micro-Epsilon. The […]
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Projects worth £18M supported by pioneering North West adoption programme Made Smarter’s pioneering technology adoption programme has marked its fourth anniversary by helping its 250th SME manufacturer invest in new technology. Totalling 275 projects funded, the investment is worth £18M, including £5M funded by the government-funded and industry-led initiative and £13M from the businesses themselves. […]
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University of Nottingham spinout, Scintam Engineering, has developed an innovative technology that uses electricity to help relieve a major problem faced within aerospace, automotive and other engineering industries. The start-up recently secured a £125K investment from British Design Fund, as part of a £325K seed funding round, as it now looks to take its technology […]
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Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things (IoT) and digitalisation – whatever you want to call it, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is here and moving at a great pace. With the dawn of a new age upon us, nobody can fully calculate the impact and benefits the new world of industrial connectivity will have upon us. […]
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Eden invests in new Bruderer high-precision press to advance innovation and sustainability Taking advantage of new export opportunities has seen a Middlesex manufacturer invest more than £300,000 into a new high-speed precision stamping press line. Eden Limited, a specialist in optical air-blown fibre and cables fittings for the global telecommunication industry, renewed a 35-year working […]
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The Armoured Vehicle Exhibition and IAV Conference (January 23rd– 26th) provide precision bearing specialist CARTER MANUFACTURING the ideal opportunity to promote its extensive range of industry leading bearings and tools. Staged at the Twickenham Stadium in London, the event focuses on the latest defence and military cutting-edge technology which is relevant to a wide range […]
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QSigma GmbH, a supplier of optical measurement solutions for industrial applications, has chosen 3D laser profile scanners from Micro-Epsilon for use on its Spring Measurement Solution (SMS), a measurement system for precise 3D measurement of coil springs and other manufactured components. The SMS is used, for example, in the development of spring prototypes and for […]
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