Control & Automation Features

Optimum protection for man and machine

MVK Metal Safety from Murrelektronik facilitates field bus solutions for safety technology.

Holistic solutions for smart manufacturing

As digitalisation, Big Data and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) take their course, the classical linear manufacturing model is changing: Complex, integrated networks are developing that aim to achieve higher productivity with lower resource consumption.

Reducing robot risk: How to design a safe industrial environment

The increase in industrial automation, and particularly the use of industrial robots, is increasing the chance of an unexpected interaction between a human operator and a piece of other mobile equipment or moving machine.

Cyber-security in the emerging digital world

It seems a long time ago now since various malware attacks on the operational layer changed the security landscape and highlighted vulnerabilities in the de-facto automation architecture. However, as we move along the road towards Smart Manufacturing with a view to improving efficiency, productivity and reliability of supply using the principles of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the subject of cyber-security is becoming arguably even more important.

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How a partnership with ABB allowed UK boiler manufacturer to digitalise(05/11/2018)

As more businesses digitalise, true competitive advantage lies in making alliances with large technology companies to gain the most benefit from complete digital solutions.
i-Automation provides the path to perfect production(25/10/2018)

To assist manufacturers, Omron has launched its i-Automation programme, which is intended to provide manufacturers with a consistent, reliable way of ensuring they can meet both consumer demands and the changing needs of industry.
AVEVA powers smart manufacturing at Schneider Electric(12/10/2018)

AVEVA announced Schneider Electric’s selection of AVEVA software solutions to drive the company’s Smart Factory initiative, as part of its digital transformation journey. Benefits include reduced downtime, improved efficiency and lower costs.
SPS IPC Drives 2018: the exhibition for smart and digital automation(03/10/2018)

Some 1,700 automation providers from all over the world are expected in Nuremberg on 27 - 29 November 2018.
Food & beverage lines benefit from AI at the edge(27/09/2018)

Remember when you had only a couple of flavours of your favourite snack and mainly the same package size? Well, those times are long gone. Consumer demands have evolved over time making food & beverage (F&B) manufacturers re-think their processes to be more flexible and adaptive to changes in those trends. To cope with that, the F&B industry has experienced a continuous increase in the automation content and in the amount of data taken from the factory floor known as “sensorisation”.