Siemens and Microsoft develop AI manufacturing tool, plus low-cost encoder rival
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McKinsey has estimated that, for typical companies around the world, disruptions to supply chains result in losses equivalent to 42% of annual earnings over the course of a decade. They also risk losing market share to competitors who cope better with the disruptions. Against this background, it is welcome news that the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the Made Smarter Innovation / Digital Supply Chain Hub have developed a free-to-use UK Supply Chain Directory (https://uksupplychaindirectory.com) that makes it easier for UK manufacturers and suppliers to connect with each other. The tool brings together hundreds of thousands of businesses in an easy-to-search online resource. The developers claim that the Directory offers higher quality and more extensive information on UK manufacturers than anything else. Users can search by company size, location, manufacturing capabilities, specialist areas and other filters. Another potential attraction is that, by connecting with local supply chain networks, manufacturers can cut transport distances, emissions and costs, while boosting sustainability. It seems that the Directory should be a boon to UK industry.Below you will find links to some of the news items that we have posted recently on our Website.If you want to know whenever we add a new item to the site, please sign up for our Social feeds: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook.
Robotics and AI (artificial intelligence) experts at Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh have secured funding for a training centre to help make robots safer, more dependable and trustworthy. The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Dependable and Deployable Artificial Intellig ...
Monitor analog and digital values easily and securely via the mobile network. The TC MOBILE I/O X200 SMS relay keeps you up to date on the status or error state of your system, even in the field. You can send text messages via text message or e-mail and set switching outputs, for example, to activate machines. This helps you avoid costly on-site service visits — even if you don't have an expensive broadband connection.
This device makes it possible to monitor and maintain machines and systems via public and private 5G networks flexibly, remotely, and at high data rates
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Microsoft and Siemens have jointly developed an AI-powered assistant – called Siemens Industrial Copilot – aimed at improving human-machine collaboration in manufacturing. They are also integrating Siemens’ Teamcenter PLM (product lifecycle management) software with Microsoft Teams to simplify virt ...
Recently announced by Applied Motion Products (AMP) and available with full support from Mclennan, a new range of 48 VDC brushless DC servo motors with durable 16-bit magnetic encoders and compatible high-current single/dual axis drives are aimed at AGV and AMR applications. Also available soon will be higher power single and dual/multi-axis drives, integrated motor/drives, AGV motion controls, bespoke wheel, and hub drive assemblies as well as mounting and suspension mechanics.
The Japanese semiconductor specialist Renesas has developed an inductive motor position sensing technology to rival the costly magnetic and optical encoders commonly used in motor control applications. The company claims that its high-speed inductive position sensor (IPS) technology is accurate, ro ...
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?A group of organisations representing advanced manufacturing interests around the world have joined forces to establish a global body with the aim of developing a decentralised and collaborative data ecosystem for smart manufacturing. Called the International Manufacturing-X Council, the body’s mem ...
Bosch Rexroth has announced that Dell Technologies, Nokia and the robot-maker Kuka are now supporting its ctrlX industrial automation ecosystem, joining Wago, which earlier this year announced plans to use the real-time Linux-based OS for its mid- and high-performance controllers. The latest signin ...
?How can manufacturing industry make the most of the robotics revolution? Until now, UK businesses have failed to capitalise on the opportunities presented by automation with industrial robots in the UK. Recent research by Boston Consulting Group identifies a significant gap between the ambitions of companies to implement robots and the actual implementation of systems. This session of Talking Industry explores the trends and implications of the fast-growing robotics and automation industry in the UK. An expert panel will deliver experience, expert opinions and information, at the time as there is a shortage of workers with competent skills to meet industry demand.
The US electric motor developer ECM PCB Stator Tech has announced a customisable integrated motor controller that operates with a claimed efficiency of 98%. The 5kW Unum Potentia controller was developed to maximise the benefits from the company’s PCB stator motor technology and its PrintStator Mot ...
Rockwell Automation is buying the US industrial cybersecurity specialist Verve Industrial Protection, for an undisclosed sum. The deal will add asset inventory and vulnerability management systems to Rockwell’s portfolio. Verve, founded almost 30 years ago as Rkneal, has a track record of more th ...
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