By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Around the world, private companies and government agencies are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities, including increasing their use of renewable and low-carbon energy sources and improving the energy efficiency of their processes. Energy efficiency represents more than […]
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A leading industry expert has called on manufacturers to now make a “step change” and leverage the opportunities offered by technology to increase supply chain resilience, amid ongoing network disruption. Luke Smoothy, Founder and Director of Get It Made, says that improving supply chain monitoring arms manufacturers with the capabilities to identity, react to and […]
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By Oliver Selby, Head of Sales at FANUC UK According to ONS data[1], almost one fifth of all workers in the UK manufacturing industry is aged 55 or over. Less than 10% are aged between 16 and 24. Over the next decade, 20% of the workforce will retire, taking with them years of engineering and […]
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A well-considered mobile robot implementation can transform the productivity of order picking and internal transport in a retailer’s warehouse to deliver rewards in challenging times for the sector, explains Frazer Watson, VP-Sales UK/Ireland at iFollow. The challenges for major retailer chains, department stores and the FMCG businesses that supply them just keep coming. This means […]
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Ever more logistics companies are seeking new ways of maintaining or improving operational efficiency and customer service levels with fewer people, says Xia Hulling, founder and CEO of robotic sortation system specialist LiBiao Robotics Alongside the construction and hospitality industries, logistics is among the business sectors to have been hit hardest by Europe’s dwindling labour market and […]
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The role of ASICs in smart grid deployment In October 2022, the European Union (EU) adopted its action plan to digitalise the energy system for a more efficient, sustainable, secure and competitive energy market. Making its goals a reality requires the use of new digital technologies to make every process smarter — from generation to […]
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Unlock the benefits of legacy equipment with an equipment-agnostic solution In many plants you will find cameras, lighting and other hardware that was once part of a visual inspection system but is no longer fit for purpose. Do you have to rip it up and build from scratch? Here, Zohar Kantor, vice president of sales […]
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The automotive industry is in the middle of a shift towards conventional vehicles with internal combustion engines. The move towards hybrid vehicles has rapidly picked up pace over the last few years and plug-in hybrids are becoming even more popular. The future is battery electric or fuel-cell electric vehicles, referred to as NEV – New […]
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The way to sustainable warehousing is through automation, says Craig Whitehouse, Managing Director of Invar Integration. Creating more sustainable logistics operations is a priority for businesses, governments and increasingly, consumers. The warehouse is the beating heart of the supply chain, but it may not be immediately obvious that investment in warehouse automation can significantly contribute […]
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One industry, countless applications. Plastics technology not only requires a wide range of machines, but also drive components that can be flexibly adapted. Benjamin Mönnig, Head of Application Sales at KEB Automation, explains what is important in plastics technology and why increased sustainability and plastics processing can work together in practice. In which areas of […]
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