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Industry 4.0 assessment: Are you moving quickly enough?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Learn the difference between Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 insights Industry 4.0 Broadly termed “Industry 4.0” As a term, Industry 4.0 originated in 2011 — widely attributed to a German government strategy unveiled at that year’s Hannover Messe event.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Identify how to determine if your company is moving quickly enough with Industry 4.0 Review differences in Industry 4.0, Understand Industry 4.0 It has been a dozen years of Industry 4.0 Is there an Industry 5.0? How should Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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Farming Robot to Help Care for Crop Plants and Reduce Chemical Use

i4.0 today

A pioneering autonomous robot is set to help farmers better monitor the health status of individual crop plants and reduce herbicide use. She said: “With demand on the world’s food resources set to rise significantly, it’s even more important that robotics and AI play an increasing role in assisting modern agricultural practices.

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How Rising Demand is Changing Electric Car Manufacturing

ATS

Consider: In the decade from 2011 to 2021, the number of electric vehicles on the road increased by nearly 100-fold, from 22,000 in 2011 to over 2,000,000 in 2021. Automation technology such as cobots (collaborative robots) and connected machinery make production processes safer and more efficient. As Industry 4.0

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How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 1, data types

Control Engineering

What communications protocols are being used with industrial motors and drives and what needs to be communicated? Are motor and drive communications getting easier or more difficult with smart manufacturing industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things initiatives in light of cybersecurity risks?

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ABB Wins Red Dot Award for FlexPacker Industrial Delta Robot

i4.0 today

ABB’s IRB 390 FlexPacker® Industrial Delta Robot designed for ultra-fast packing has been chosen for the Red Dot Product Design Award – the second ABB robot to receive the prestigious award in two consecutive years. The joints are sealed, making them maintenance free for the lifetime of the robot.