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How automation and good jobs can co-exist

Control Engineering

Workforce development insights The Work of the Future task force is emphasizing positive-sum automation to help dispel certain beliefs and attitudes relating to automation in manufacturing and its impact on jobs. What is “positive-sum automation,” this core idea of the Work of the Future Initiative?

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Global Robot Report Highlights UK’s Urgent Need to Increase Automation

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But our seat at the top table is looking precarious as a result of our slow adoption of industrial automation. A record 517,385 new robots were installed in 2021 – an impressive 31% uplift from 2020. Today, the UK remains the ninth largest manufacturing nation in the world, with a £183bn output.

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Robotics and Automation in 2022 – Can They be a Hedge to Recession?

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Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. The robotics and automation sector provides solutions to mitigate the issue by reducing operational costs and increasing production efficiency. In 2020, the European Commission proposed its ‘Industry 5.0’

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Packaging Robots Market to Worth US$ 7.5 Billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 7%

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Robots are capable of a wide range of tasks related to packaging, including picking and placing, boxing, palletizing, and warehousing. To produce standard packaging and customized packaging, manufacturers in the food and beverage sector are shifting from traditional assembly line techniques toward completely automated assembly lines.

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Top 5 Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing Value Chain

Dinesh Mishra

Similar techniques can also be used to predict weak demand periods and slow down manufacturing to prevent spoilage of products and increased warehousing costs. The company introduced an automated tire assembling system that used sensor data to measure the characteristics of individual tires based on 480 quality items.

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Siemens Announces new Strategic Collaboration with Xerox® Elem™ Additive Solutions

Fabricating & Metal Work

Siemens and Xerox have a mutual interest to explore technical developments in automation, software, materials and processes of the current and future ElemX systems. “We www.siemens.com www.xerox.com Siemens Digital Industries (DI) Siemens Digital Industries (DI) is an innovation leader in automation and digitalization.

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Collaborative robot market has strong long-term future

Control Engineering

A report by Interact Analysis indicates the future overall for the cobot market is strong as manufacturers continue to look to automation to improve their supply chain and logistics issues. The impact of delays to warehousing logistics projects has also resulted in a slower growth rate than expected.