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Asset Management January 12, 2022

Hitting the asset management sweet spot

Exploring the role played by asset management systems as part of British Sugars drive to create four factories of the future.

By Control Engineering Europe
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Digital Transformation October 26, 2021

Are manufacturers complacent about digital transformation?

New research has revealed that the manufacturing industry is dangerously underestimating the role that technology will play in building a sustainable operation that can thrive in the face of future pandemics, the climate crisis and economic and political instability.

By Control Engineering Europe
Robotics June 27, 2021

Collaborative robots’ role in high-mix, low-volume production

The rise of high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production has become commonplace with more customized items being produced. Collaborative robots can be a key enabler in this process.

By Control Engineering Europe
IIoT, Industrie 4.0 February 24, 2021

IIoT, AI and control engineering combine to create a human-type nervous system

An enterprise-wide digital nervous system is emerging thanks to more powerful machine learning algorithms and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

By Control Engineering Europe
Mobility October 19, 2020

Connecting industrial applications to a private 5G network

Companies are working on developing a private 5G network to allow industrial applications, such as machines, controls and other equipment to be connected to a private network to better control behavior and usage.

By Control Engineering Europe
Environmental Health June 26, 2020

Manufacturers need to rethink global supply chain, production

A study from the University of Birmingham says manufacturers need to redesign and reform their supply chains or global production networks (GPN) if they want to prosper in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Control Engineering Europe
AI & Machine Learning June 19, 2020

Four major trends for AI and robotics

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have the ability to move forward in manufacturing thanks to advances in machine learning, better decision-making and increased efficiency.

By Control Engineering Europe
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