UK takes giant leap forward in fusion power thanks to Tokamak reactor
Posted on 2 May 2017 by Tim Brown
The UK's newest fusion reactor, ST40, was switched on last week, and has already managed to achieve 'first plasma'. Manufacturing Technologies
New Bristol company focuses on device subsystems for the Industrial Internet
Posted on 28 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
Industry veterans, Chris Begent and Tony Richardson are behind the launch of Sixis, a new British company, which provides a complete device subsystem, consisting of a Connection Manager and physical devices, for the Industrial Internet of Things. Bosch connects people, processes and tools with IoT
Posted on 28 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
German engineering and electronics company, Bosch, can now identify the precise location of its tools on the plant floor. ‘Edge Sensing’ seen as critical driver of manufacturing optimisation
Posted on 28 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
Manufacturers agree that data collection from sub-components will drive incremental performance improvement. ABB & IBM join forces to drive industrial artificial intelligence
Posted on 27 Apr 2017 by Jonny Williamson
ABB and IBM have announced a strategic collaboration that brings together ABB’s digital offering, ABB AbilityTM, with the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson IoT to accelerate the adoption of industrial artificial intelligence Education key to reap benefits of robotics
Posted on 26 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
Education and training systems must be adapted to enable current and future workers to reap the full benefits of robotics, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Setting sail for a new era of additive manufacturing
Posted on 26 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
A pioneering usage of additive manufacturing to create ‘on-demand’ pieces for repair and replacement in damaged ships has been revealed by the Port of Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Field lab (RAMLAB) in collaboration with Autodesk. Digital transformation: overcoming the pain points
Posted on 26 Apr 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Manufacturers are increasingly eager to embrace the benefits offered by digital technologies, yet long-standing pain points remain. Jonny Williamson caught up with Stratus Technologies’ Jason Andersen to discuss the who, the what, the why and the how. New bionic robot concepts inspired by nature
Posted on 26 Apr 2017 by Jonny Williamson
Festo, a global supplier of automation equipment, has unveiled three new lightweight robotic concepts which take inspiration from elephants, octopuses and the human arm. Omron to release ground-breaking AI-equipped controller
Posted on 26 Apr 2017 by The Manufacturer
Omron Corporation has announced the development of a range of artificial intelligence (AI)-equipped technologies which will be incorporated into its factory automation (FA) equipment.