Category: Trends & Technology

Smart glasses enhance end-to-end production line walks in digital transformation workshop (DTW) process Made Smarter’s technology adoption programme is deploying smart glasses to SME manufacturers to virtually fast track their digital adoption strategies and navigate Covid-19 restrictions. The wearable device enables technology specialists from Made Smarter to perform virtual end to end production line walks […]

An Invar Systems project, involving the rollout of Hikrobot AMRs across Superdry’s international DC network, has won the Technology Transformation trophy at The Logistics Awards and follows accolades received at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards in the autumn, where the entry won the highly coveted Technology Supply Chain Excellence trophy. The Logistics Awards, organised by […]

One of the world’s leading manufacturers of peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies is accelerating its digital transformation by signing a major new deal with PTC®. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), which has multiple sites in the UK and more than 1700 employees globally, has invested in Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combat the […]

A Coventry-based autonomous vehicle specialist has been chosen to play a significant role in the £4m Milton Keynes MK 5G Create project. Aurrigo, which has already completed a successful driverless vehicle trial in the town, will join forces with Milton Keynes Council, MK Dons, BT and five other consortium partners to test out how 5G […]

Sony’s PlayStation 5 features the DualSense controller, making it the latest innovation in gaming. Offering a more immersive experience, the controller’s adaptive triggers allow players to feel the game. This technology, known as haptic feedback, communicates a sense of feeling to its users, which can be useful in many applications. Here, Dave Walsha, commercial development […]

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. […]