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Realizing Industry 4.0

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Written by Carlos Rojas, Global Industry Solutions Leader, Cisco Systems, Inc. What is Industry 4.0? As such, the world of manufacturing is betting on new technologies and data analytics to obtain “maximum optimization”; and these things neatly fall under the business strategy known as Industry 4.0.

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The gold standard for automation technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

It is our task to develop products and automate production processes in such a way that they consume fewer raw materials and less energy than in the past. Supriya Suhale, BSP coordinator, said innovation is the key to Beckhoff solving problems using its high-performance PC-based EtherCAT powered automation technology. “We

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How industry can realise the benefits of advanced technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Author: Geoff Crittenden, CEO, Weld Australia But, with the advent of automation, robots, cobots and a range of other advanced welding technologies and techniques, this perception is becoming more and more outdated. The power of Industry 4.0, robots and cobots Automation, Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0

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Tiny and Perfect for Embedded and Volume Projects

i4.0 today

Low-cost cameras in industrial quality are an important growth driver for automation – after all, it does not always have to be the high-end solution. With the low-cost portfolio from IDS, companies can now benefit from the advantages of industrial cameras even with a limited budget. Today Magazine.

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Innovation on a Larger Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

The advantages promised by Industry 4.0 Those tools are making large-scale mold production, part machining, and process automation accessible to the broader aerospace, marine, and other industry sectors. The disruption promised by Industry 4.0 are being realized at Ingersoll Machine Tools in Rockford, Ill.

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What can be obtained from a Digital Twin

Smile Hub

Furthermore, thanks to rapid prototyping, by running the design in an operational context, errors in the prototype can be detected early. The Design Twin concept offers simulation as a tool to be used during design to generate data that will further improve the product design process.

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Streamlined control system and hardware design

Manufacturer's Monthly

Based in Rivervale, Western Australia, Nonlinear Solutions is an industrial automation, robotics, and engineering company catering to Industry 4.0 They possess the resources to facilitate design concepts, CAD modelling, fabrication, and rapid prototyping using large-scale 3D printers.