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Manufacturing & Engineering Week Becomes Industrial Sectors Biggest Event

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Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023, produced in association with The Manufacturer, has become the biggest industrial sector event in the UK in just its second year, according to statistics released by event organisers The Nineteen Group.

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SME Manufacturer Hails ‘phenomenal’ Impact of Smart Factory Investment

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An innovative manufacturer backed by Made Smarter has boosted productivity by 20% and reduced emissions after delivering a smart factory. Rod Wah, Managing Director of Beverston , believes his smart factory proves what can be achieved with targeted support.

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Made Smarter-backed manufacturer hails ‘phenomenal’ impact after smart factory success

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Beverston Engineering, based in Knowsley, invested £173,000 in sensor technology and software to connect all 20 machines across its factory to provide real-time visibility of its manufacturing. Rod Wah, Managing Director of Beverston , believes his smart factory proves what can be achieved with targeted support.

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OPC, MQTT, IoT, Edge, Power Future Manufacturing Technology

Gary Mintchell

In this newsletter she broaches into something I’ve been expounding for a long time, that is, how edge devices have become smarter with better communications. This new form of computing has been creeping to the forefront for the last few years, driven by digital transformations and complicated connected devices such as cars.

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Simplifying device lifecycle management

Control Engineering

The future is encapsulated in P&G’s smart process cell (SPC), which tested Ethernet-advanced physical layer (APL) to streamline networking, automation and process control. Smarter devices using technologies like Ethernet/IP and IO-Link are joining these networks, adding both functionality and complexity. Users need simplification.

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What does IO-Link mean in Smart Manufacturing?

Marshall Wolf Automation

Since 2006, when the term “Smart Manufacturing” was first coined, industrial manufacturers have been focused on improving the transmission and analysis of production data. Smart factories incorporate products, such as sensors and actuators , to receive real-time data and easily adjust parameters, which reduces unnecessary downtime. .

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Leaders From the Manufacturing and Government Sectors will Discuss the Impact of Digital Transformation at the MES & Industry 4.0 International Summit

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strategy advisor Jeff Winter from Hitachi Solutions will deliver the opening keynote, and experts implementing digitalization projects will share their experience and insights in panels and presentations throughout the two-day event, taking place September 7-8, 2023. This is a very exciting time to be involved in manufacturing automation.