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Unilever’s vision for Australian manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Unilever Unilevers Glen Thoms explores the companys recent investments in automation, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing technology. Automation has created huge efficiencies in the manufacturing and logistics sector in recent years. Freight transport contributes significantly to Australias greenhouse gas emissions.

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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. It’s a lot of freight, requiring lots of airframes, engines, and, of course, pilots. The test aircraft has been flying autonomously since 2020 and has 500 autonomous hours across 250 flights. The future?

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Report: Canadian manufacturing sector faces toughest month of 2024

Automation Mag

Supply chain delays were also noted, whilst firms reduced their purchasing activity and reported a fall in sentiment to its lowest level since May 2020. Sales to foreign clients declined in July for the eleventh successive month and to the steepest degree since May 2020. Charges rose only marginally.

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Swedish steel mill turns to hydrogen for full-scale production

E&T

Ovako has also installed scrubbers, storage tanks, compressors and pipework, plus electrical transformers and rectifiers, and has integrated control and automation systems within the hydrogen plant, meaning a large part of its infrastructure is already in place. The electrolyser hall itself is a modular design comprising eight stacks.

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Breakthrough Private 5G Network Platform will Accelerate Manufacturing Innovation

Fabricating & Metal Work

By partnering with Siemens at MxD, were providing manufacturers with a blueprint for digital transformation, combining our private 5G expertise with Siemens industrial automation leadership to create a truly comprehensive platform for smart manufacturing innovation,” said Johan Bjorklund, CEO of Betacom.

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UK Government Commits to Funding More Autonomous Vehicle Projects

i4.0 today

The CAM Scale-Up UK Programme, delivered by Zenzic , was launched by the UK Government in 2020 to help start-ups and SMEs accelerate the development of solutions that could power the self-driving vehicles of tomorrow.

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Government Backs UK CAM Pioneers

i4.0 today

Six businesses aiming to help the UK become a world-leader in the development and deployment of Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) solutions have secured up to £100,000 in grant funding from the 2024 CAM Scale-Up UK programme, delivered by Zenzic. A total of 22 SMEs have been supported by the CAM Scale-Up UK programme since 2020.

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