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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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Why now is the perfect time to ‘get on’ with Industry 4.0

Manufacturer's Monthly

When the term ‘Industry 4.0’ Twelve years on, you and I know and understand the benefits of Industry 4.0, And through these conversations, it is clear manufacturers’ awareness of Industry 4.0 Let’s talk about the reasons why it’s time to ‘get on’ with Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0

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The time is now for system integrators, manufacturers

Control Engineering

The role of systems integrators has evolved to encompass diverse talents, project management, and a broad range of functions in plant-floor data analysis. According to a 2021 assessment from Deloitte, the manufacturing industries are hobbled by a skills gap could leave as many as 2.1 When it comes to Industry 4.0,

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Cannon Afros Introduces OptiWise – An IoT-based Proprietary Predictive Maintenance System

i4.0 today

Cannon Afros, a company of Cannon Group, which specializes in mixing equipment and dosing systems for polyurethanes (PU) and urethane elastomers, has developed and introduced OptiWise, a proprietary predictive maintenance system implementing industry 4.0

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Schaeffler’s autonomous mobile robot, DEX awarded with “Red Dot: Best of the Best”

AU Manufacturing

Featuring bi-directional leg extensions, WLAN and middleware integration, 2D/3D SLAM-based precise localization, as well as speech and gesture recognition capabilities, DEX serves as a research testbed to infuse functionality with smart social behaviours to support and boost productivity in industrial settings for a wide range of tasks.

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Five things to know before diving into edge technologies

Control Engineering

One of the cornerstones of the Smart Manufacturing or Industry 4.0 This landscape rapidly changes, and it is important to stay informed of the new capabilities and functionality available in edge solutions. Alan Raveling is OT architect at Interstates and a 2021 Engineering Leader Under 40 winner.

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New electric parallel gripper from Festo is compact, simple and precise

i4.0 today

Necessary function blocks are also provided – at no extra cost – for integration in Festo, Siemens, Beckhoff, Rockwell and Omron environments. For more information about the company’s products and UK / Irish services, please visit: festo.com/gb and festo.com/ie Festo and Industry 4.0 – Festo has engaged with the Industry 4.0