Category: Latest Trends & Technology

Infrared temperature guns have become a commonplace safety precaution, with 37 degrees Celsius acting as the entrance pass to many offices, shops and airports. This is just one application where infrared technology provides important safety information. Here Dave Walsha, commercial development officer at precision drive system supplier, Electromechanical Systems (EMS), looks at the applications of […]

Bindatex, the UK’s leading provider of specialist process and cutting services, has taken a transformative step and increased productivity by 20% after adopting digital technology to capture, analyse and manage production data, as part of the Made Smarter scheme. Using Made Smarter’s digital transformation workshop to identify its challenges and potential solutions, Bindatex installed the […]

Across the e-commerce order-fulfillment sector sales of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are booming. According to the latest market intelligence report compiled by Interact Analysis* the number of AMR’s acquired for use in fulfilment order picking facilities globally was close to 20,000 in 2019 – a figure which is almost double the total posted for the previous […]

The new, bespoke process is accelerating North West makers towards increased productivity, efficiency and growth Made Smarter has launched an innovative, streamlined process to enable more SME manufacturers to speed up their digital transformation. Digital transformation workshops are designed to accelerate manufacturing growth by identifying digital tools and technologies that can maximise operational processes and […]

One of the UK’s leading engineering specialists has just completed its largest ever rapid tooling project as demand for shorter lead times intensifies. MetLase, which is a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and Unipart, has designed and manufactured a stainless steel tool measuring 4 metres in diameter and capable of holding a component 2 metres tall. […]

AREVO, the Silicon Valley company transforming composites production through digitalization and automation, today announced the introduction of its newest system, the Aqua 2, the world’s first high speed additive manufacturing system for large continuous carbon fiber composite structures. In addition to higher quality, the Aqua 2 is able to print 4x faster than its predecessor. […]

SME manufacturers, supported by Made Smarter, have embraced a new approach to leadership during the coronavirus crisis. Forced to close or reduce operations in factories and offices, owners and senior managers involved in the North West digital technology adoption pilot faced their toughest test as they figured out how to restart, reassure their uncertain workforce […]

One of the most promising uses of hydrogen fuel cells is in the automotive industry. A number of major industry players, including BMW and Toyota, have already revealed plans to develop fleets of hydrogen-powered cars as the fuel source offers an additional, sustainable solution to electric power. But there are many applications beyond cars that […]

HyveTM an autonomous, modular robot platform stands head-and-shoulders above the competition and helps accelerate chemical balance testing in shampoo Multiple deployments expected in factories by the end of 2020 The use of industrial robots in the UK is the same level as the global average, shown by the figure of 85 robots per 10,000 workers […]