Category: Control & Automation Newsletter
While brewing in Britain pre-dates the Roman invasion in 54AD, its evolution has helped to propel the food and beverage industry to become the country’s largest manufacturing sector. As techniques have been honed over...
One of the West Midlands’s fastest growing manufacturers is dismissing uncertainty surrounding Brexit by investing more than £1m on a new factory extension. PP Control & Automation has pressed the button on ambitious expansion...
With consumer buying trends influencing greater product diversification, production and packing facilities throughout the UK and Europe are increasingly leaning towards flexible robots that straddle several lines and perform multiple tasks. As testament, Pacepacker...
SKF launches new spring insulating automotive suspension Advanced chemical and mechanical bonding enables reduced part count, improved durability and lower total suspension cost SKF are launching a new product designed to offer greater durability,...
Technology-shy businesses are being offered the chance to discover the benefits of robots by leading robotics expert Jeremy Hadall. Hadall, chief technologist for robotics and automation at The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry,...
The ever-expanding range of industrial robot applications has led to the development and introduction of new models from the worlds leading six axis robot manufacturers that can handle vast payloads of up to 1,300...
Effective site-wide energy management is a key function of the new control system which is being used to synchronise heat systems that include new biomass boilers. A grain drying and storage facility that supplies...
Morgan Advanced Materials, a global leader in the development and application of advanced material technologies, has launched a flexible rotary distributor to help customers in the automotive industry maximise efficiencies and reduce maintenance costs....
A Dutch manufacturer of pre-packed meat products has automated its in-house logistics using an IT solution from CSB-Automation and CSB-System. The new system is helping ProMessa BV meet the needs of its customers more...
CKF Systems Ltd, the leading supplier of automated handling, robotic solutions and conveyor systems to manufacturing industry, has developed a range of cost effective robot handling cells designed specifically for those businesses currently operating...
Process control system facilitates sustainable alarm management The alarm statistics report in B&R’s APROL provides a clear, intuitive overview and makes it easy to reduce the frequency of nuisance alarms. A sustainable approach to...