Engineering
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Manufacturers face rising energy and labour costs, regulatory pressures, and growing environmental responsibilities. Among their common challenges is waste management inefficiency. Traditionally, industrial waste bins, especially in expansive setups like automotive production lines, are emptied on fixed schedules, often before they are full, leading to resource wastage. Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers a solution…
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Net Zero Week, which is running from the 6-12 July 2024, reflects how a term coined to refer to the process of balancing out carbon emissions produced by reducing or removing them from the atmosphere, has grown into a wider movement, and one recognised by the IoT industry as it leverages technologies to cut back…
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Leveraging IoT technologies to improve efficiency of an operation, address any challenges and increase profitability is happening in numerous industries, and the oil and gas sector is no exception. What IoT in oil and gas looks like is another question. According to a report put out by Berg Insight earlier this year and reported on…
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WINT Water Intelligence recently announced a partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler (‘HSB’), a specialist insurer. This collaboration merges WINT’s leading AI-based water management technology with HSB’s expertise in IoT technology and OEM uptime warranty solutions, offering businesses a comprehensive solution to safeguard against water leak damage. A study by Munich Re revealed that locations equipped…
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Deutsche Telekom has successfully trialled 5G frequencies in the millimetre wave (mmWave) range at 26 gigahertz (GHz) for industrial use cases and is now offering them commercially to industrial customers. For Ger4tech Mechatronik Center, autonomous industrial machines and robots were networked with a router in the 5G campus environment of the Werner-von-Siemens Centre for Industry…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to play a pivotal role in manufacturing operations as part of Industry 5.0. A recent report by Fluke Reliability supports these assertions. The research, conducted by Censuswide, surveyed over 600 senior decision-makers and maintenance professionals in the US, the UK, and Germany. The findings reveal that manufacturers are leading the…
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The unveiling of Blecon’s Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) solution at Hardware Pioneers last month in London demonstrated an ongoing shift towards embracing Bluetooth as a technology capable of transforming IoT applications. For Blecon, part of the mission is to increase the use cases utilising Bluetooth and assist companies in addressing challenges encountered in adopting this…
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS presents a demonstrator for predictive maintenance of industrial equipment. The demonstrator uses advanced sensor technology combined with AI-based data processing to detect potential machine damage at an early stage and avoid costly downtime. Based on the results of the iCampus project ForTune, Fraunhofer IPMS has developed a new…
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SECO has announced its participation at embedded world China, taking place in Shanghai from 14 to 16 June. The event offers an ideal platform for SECO to demonstrate its commitment to innovation in the embedded technology landscape through strategic cooperation with industry leaders like MediaTek. This collaboration has granted SECO early access to MediaTek’s Genio…
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Zebra Technologies will set out how manufacturers can work toward modern manufacturing plant operations as workforce and technology trends combine to create new opportunities and tests to remain competitive at Smart Factory Expo, 5-6 June. Report data from Make UK showed that 75% of surveyed manufacturers are concerned about an ageing workforce. According to Make…
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