Start-up brings analytics to machines for under £180
9 June 2021 A UK start-up claims to have slashed the cost of entry to Industry 4.0 machinery analytics to less than £180, with the launch of a… Read More
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Codesys-based motion controller eases programming
27 May 2021 The Taiwanese automation supplier Delta has announced a series of compact, mid-range motion controllers based on the Codesys development environment. The AX-308E controllers, which can… Read More
Siemens and Schaeffler cut motor maintenance bills
14 May 2021 Siemens is collaborating with the bearings manufacturer Schaeffler to offer intelligent diagnostics for motor-based drive systems. They are using automated bearing diagnostics to deliver informed… Read More
Network tester checks cables and diagnoses switches
10 May 2021 Fluke Networks has announced an instrument that simplifies troubleshooting when building or maintaining networks, including analysing the speed-handling capabilities of Ethernet cabling. The LinkIQ Cable+Network… Read More
RFID and fibre optic sensing firms win 2021 Queens Awards
6 May 2021 A Cambridge-based company which has developed a patented technology that solves challenges associated with RFID (radio-frequency identification) readers, has won an Innovation award in this… Read More
Raspberry Pi computer targets industrial tasks
15 March 2021 OnLogic, the industrial computer manufacturer that specialises in IoT edge applications, has announced a computer based on the low-cost Raspberry Pi platform that is aimed… Read More
Schneider joins forces with Wood to push universal automation
15 February 2021 Schneider Electric has formed a strategic relationship with Wood, the global automation systems supplier, to help deliver its vision of “universal automation”, based on open… Read More
Industrial users are turning to integrated gear-motors
1 February 2021 Industrial gearbox users – especially in the EMEA region – are turning increasingly to integrated gear-motor packages, which offer cost and maintenance advantages over buying… Read More
Condition-based maintenance service cuts robot downtime
1 February 2021 ABB Robotics has launched a condition-based maintenance (CBM) service that allows robot-users to create preventive maintenance schedules for individual robots, or fleets of them, to… Read More
‘Breakthrough’ robot can make decisions based on what it sees
21 January 2021 Robotics experts at the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry have developed a flexible industrial robot that, they say, has the decision-making capabilities of… Read More
