Manufacturing
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ONERugged has officially opened its smart factory in Shenzhen, China. The highly automated facility uses AI-powered technologies and Industry 4.0 principles to streamline production, improve product quality, and meet the global demand for durable tablets and laptops in extreme environments. The company’s smart factory is built on Industry 4.0 principles – a fully automated and…
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CrateDB and ABB have announced a collaboration where ABB’s industrial IoT and AI suite, Ability Genix, will leverage CrateDB for analysing and contextualising data from industrial operations to provide actionable insights to customers. As per reports which were not cited in the announcement, less than 20% of data generated by industrial companies is being used,…
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IT, OT, and IoT technologies are increasingly converging in manufacturing environments, Richard Owen, Director of Collaboration Architecture, Seamless Collaboration, Digital Workplace Solutions at Unisys told IoT Insider in a recent conversation. “We see people adopting more off the shelf consumer-based technology,” he explained. “Long gone are the control panels that are dedicated to one machine…
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Advantech is happy to announce its collaboration with ADATA Technology to successfully develop an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) system. Using the NVIDIA Nova Orin reference platform, the AMR system integrates both Advantech and ADATA’s solutions, allowing developers to manage the upper-level AI system and lower-level wheelbase system seamlessly. The integration subsequently shortens AMR development and…
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Fluke Reliability today announced the results of a recent survey which shows that 79% of respondents emphasized high-skill labour shortages as a primary focus for AI investment, in contrast to just 37% who view AI as a means to address gaps in low-skill roles. Manufacturers are seeking to move beyond automating low-skill routine tasks and…
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In a global first, Tom Parker Ltd, an authorised distributor of CEJN products for over 50 years, is thrilled to introduce the new 208 Detect range of FDA-approved blow guns. The ground breaking Detect compressed air blow gun product range, a global first in the food and beverage industry, is poised to transform food production…
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Advantech is proud to announce the release of the MIC-732-AO and MIC-732D-AO, solutions that together, form an all-in-one autonomous mobile robot (AMR) AI system and developer kit, with NVIDIA Nova Orin. According to estimates provided by ABI Research, AMRs are expected to have a significant impact on the logistics market across various industries. By 2030,…
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Department for Business and Trade backs Made Smarter Adoption North West to support companies adopt cutting-edge digital tools for growth, jobs and decarbonisation. Made Smarter Adoption North West, the trailblazing digital technology adoption programme, has secured an additional £230,000 to help more SME manufacturers access transformational technology. The allocation from the Department for Business and…
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Pioneering manufacturing trade association Automate UK has announced the appointment of Peter Williamson as its new Chairman, succeeding James Causebrook, who stepped down this week having reached the end of his two-year term. James’ term was a key period for the organisation incorporating its rebranding, the finessing of its core values and the enhancement of…
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Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation has announced that Lord (Richard) Harrington will become its new Chair, succeeding Lord (John) Hutton who has Chaired the organisation since 2022. He will take over as Chair in early 2025. After a successful career in business Richard (Lord) Harrington was MP for Watford from 2010 to 2019 and has…
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