New group will champion uptake of automation in the UK
27 February 2024 A new organisation has been launched to champion the uptake of automation in UK manufacturing. Called the UK Automation Forum, it brings together industry experts,… Read More
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US and German groups shape future of smart production
21 April 2021 The German Plattform Industrie 4.0 organisation is collaborating with the US national institute for smart manufacturing CESMII to map out the future of manufacturing. The… Read More
DIN standard will ease IT to factory comms
4 May 2018 A group of automation and IT organisations has joined forces to develop a standard to help ensure streamlined communications between IT systems and physical devices. Read More
CBI Manufacturing Council aims to guide UK industrial policy
14 August 2017 The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) is bringing together dozens of CEOs from manufacturers of all sizes across the UK to create a high-powered group… Read More
Kit ensures that human-robot interactions are safe
15 June 2017 Pilz has come up with a package for measuring forces and pressures in accordance with ISO/TS 15066 to ensure the safety of human-robot collaborations (HRCs). Read More
Hammond promises to embrace 4IR to boost UK productivity
30 March 2017 The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has said that the Government will embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to help transform the UK’s… Read More
UK engineers unite to offer advice for Brexit negotiators
6 July 2016 A group of 38 organisations representing the UK engineering sector have joined forces to offer advice to the Government to help secure the best possible… Read More
6mm-wide safety relays are the ‘world’s thinnest’
15 April 2015 At the Hannover Fair, Phoenix Contact has unveiled a 6mm-wide safety relay which, it claims, is the world’s narrowest and could result in space savings… Read More
