Engineering
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QNX recently released new research revealing UK industry perspectives towards the adoption of – and trust in – robotics technologies. The UK government has emphasised the importance of new technologies within its newly unveiled industrial strategy, aiming to boost economic productivity and growth. Despite policy maker ambitions, UK businesses appear uncertain about how and when…
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Identiv has announced a strategic business development and marketing partnership with Tag-N-Trac, a full stack IoT platform provider for real-time supply chain visibility and traceability. This new partnership will initially focus on developing and commercialising specialised IoT solutions for cold chain tracking within the pharmaceutical industry supply chain. The partnership combines Identiv’s advanced BLE smart…
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Manufacturing output volumes were broadly unchanged in the quarter to April, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. But the survey, based on responses from 389 manufacturers, reveals that manufacturers expect the total volume of new orders to decline in the three months to July as both domestic and export orders are anticipated…
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Energy company Eni has reached financial close on a major deal with the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) which will see them award around £2 billion in supply chain contracts for their Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage Project. The project’s backers say that it will make regional industry more climate friendly,…
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Sheffield, UK Made Smarter has launched a new £1million funding round to support technology projects among SME manufacturers in the North West. The initiative from the Government-backed digital adoption programme, which has been driving digital transformation in the region’s manufacturing sector since 2018, is offering match-funded grants of up to £20,000 to help SMEs adopt…
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Employees in manufacturing are among the top users of artificial intelligence (AI), with almost all saying it has had a positive impact on their workplace, according to research from business management software specialist The Access Group. The research found that 57% of people who work in manufacturing and who regularly handle information as part of…
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ABB AC 800M CONTROLLER ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION ABB is claiming a key milestone in industrial automation with publication of its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the AC 800M family of controllers. Designed for high reliability and flexibility, AC 800M controllers are central to the ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system. ABB says it…
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SICK has announced the new SIG300 IO-Link Master for smart sensor integration, unlocking a wide range of possibilities for customers in automation. Special highlights include the integrated logic editor, which solves remote control tasks directly on the device, and the USB-C interface for intuitive configuration of the SIG300. Integration into heterogeneous device and fieldbus landscapes…
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Critical Manufacturing has partnered with Twinzo. This partnership introduces a seamless connector that enables manufacturers to integrate Twinzo’s digital twin platform directly with Critical Manufacturing MES – providing live visualisation of manufacturing operations in a rich, intuitive and mobile 3D environment. Twinzo’s digital twin app turns complex factory environments into immersive 3D spaces that reflect…
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The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced NTT Data’s Technology Showcase titled ‘Digital Twin-Enabled Microfactory for Smart Manufacturing’. The showcase demonstrates the capabilities and benefits of composable digital twins in asset-intensive industries, which includes manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, and utilities. It also demonstrates how digital twins can improve operational efficiency, predictive maintenance, and automation in…
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