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Top Trends in 2025

Automation Mag

Reshoring to overcome supply chain challenges, artificial intelligence, flexible automation systems, reliance on data and purpose-built robots are some of the trends that experts believe will be mainstays in the industrial automation space for the manufacturing industry. Adaptability will be key in 2025 and beyond.

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Utilizing virtual twins to improve manufacturing operations

Control Engineering

Virtual twin insights Manufacturers face many challenges including evolving technology, rising costs, shrinking profit margins with sustainability concerns and persistent supply chain instability. Supply chain instability. On the last point, Bradford said, “COVID is over, but the supply chain issues are not.”

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Custom algorithm used to solve challenges with robotic layer forming and de-tray system

Control Engineering

Designing the de-tray and layer forming robotic cells allowed several the engineering team to solve robot speed issues and meet cycle time requirements. The required cycle time mandated that this machine needed to handle a box every 1.1 Several optimizations were employed to speed up the cycle time.

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FANUC calls for wider automation uptake to realise true value of UK manufacturing sector

i4.0 today

Manufacturing already contributes so much to the UK – it directly accounts for 8% of our GDP, with its wider impact when looking down the supply chain driving up this figure to an impressive 23%. This is in part due to our reluctance to automate, which is in turn impacting productivity levels. Today Magazine.

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Enhancing Productivity with PowerFlex Drives: A Comprehensive Overview

DO Supply

This article explores how the PowerFlex drives boost productivity across different industrial sectors and why they have become an indispensable motor control solution in modern engineering. This integration reduces cycle times and improves overall operational efficiency.

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Knowledge for Lifetime

Dinesh Mishra

In addition to nurturing its vendors & suppliers to meet supply chain needs, it has also enabled 40-plus employees to become entrepreneurs by offering them Franchising Opportunities for Sales/Service/AMC. It believes in long-term relationships and the values of nurturance, innovation & performance excellence.

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Manufacturers using digital transformation to future-proof operations

Control Engineering

Future-proof manufacturing holds the promise of smart, connected factories able to use data to nimbly adapt to highly competitive environments, supply chain challenges and demanding customers. Emerging technologies, increased competition and supply chain challenges are making digital transformation a necessity.