Automation

Agribots could offer a wide amount of automation technologies to boost the agricultural sector - image courtesy Depositphotos.

Automation

Three agribots revolutionising the farming industry

Global sales of industrial robots reached the new record of 380,550 units in 2017 due to digitalisation of the shop floors - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Automation

Digitalisation: Industrial robot sales increase worldwide by 29%

Nike and Adidas plan to increase the output of smart factories in the US and Germany, generate data in the factories in China - image courtesy of Adidas.

Automation

Could smart factories help boost reshoring? Nike & Adidas seem to think so

DS Smith's facility in Blunham, Bedfordshire.

Digital Transformation

Thinking outside the box: A 4IR case study

Autodesk Technology Centre - Birmingham - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Innovation

Autodesk Technology Centre: A new frontier for design & manufacture

future of design and manufacture - The Autodesk Technology Centre in Birmingham may be kitted out with modern kit, but all of it is regular production machinery - image courtesy of Autodesk.

Digital Transformation

Future of design and manufacture, according to CEO of Autodesk

Levis Strauss’ project digitises the design and development of denim finishing – image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Automation

Levis Strauss to usher denim finishing into the digital era

Automation

Robotics to help improve global aviation safety

At £4,990, UK start-up Automata’s Eva will be the lowest priced cobot yet when it ships later this year – image courtesy of Automata.

Automation

Cobots: Will working alongside one become the new norm?

Thanks to automation, every industry and every function will see the nature of employees’ work change considerably over the coming decades.

Automation

Automation: Beyond the factory floor

Louis Feinstein, Dassault Systèmes’ portfolio manager for mechatronics and IoT solutions, at Solidworks World 2018.

Automation

How can SMEs start to automate their shop floor?