Automation

Robot assembly line - Industrial Automation - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Automation

Overcoming the common challenges when implementing industrial automation

Industrial Automation - Industry 4.0 concept, intelligent factory with control over the Internet. Use smartphone to check status and order, with icon flow automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Automation

What is the role of industrial automation in a ‘Smart Factory’?

Digital Transformation

Interview: Teaching future generations to be innovators

Robotics specialist Sewtec has created a bespoke machine which can pack 2,000 bags every minute - image courtesy of Sewtec.

Automation

Tetley plant installs bespoke secondary packaging machine

Aurrigo claims autonomous pods are zero carbon, safer, reduce operators’ labour costs and require no dedicated route infrastructure – image courtesy of Aurrigo.

Innovation

Autonomous pods: From Coventry to Las Vegas

Compact robotics can reduce safety issues, improve business' flexibility and agility, and are a rapidly improving technology.

Automation

The Manufacturer: Top automation articles of 2018

The MiR200 base robots moving around Factory 2050 independently during trials - image courtesy of AMRC.

Automation

Airbus working to transport aircraft wing assemblies autonomously in Wales

The robotics market, due to the increase in demand for artificially intelligent robots, is estimated to grow by almost 14% annually from 2016 to 2025

Automation

AI and robotics: don’t think of asking for faster horses

FlyCroTugs can pull objects up to 40 times their weight - image courtesy of Stanford News Service.

Automation

Tiny wasp-inspired drone can move 40 times its weight

So, it’s no surprise that the Fourth Industrial Revolution powered by digital technology, sees Liverpool City Region at the forefront of developments. Liverpool UK Albert Docks

Leadership

Liverpool City Region: Leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution

This innovation could allow carpenters to focus on more important tasks such as design aspects image courtesy of MIT.

Automation

Reconditioned robots could offer value and opportunities