Control Automation Feature Library
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09/04/2024
The rise of Industry 4.0
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the fashion, automotive and furniture industry partner Lectra published its first white paper, ‘The rise of Industry 4.0 boosts manufacturing efficiency’. Within the document, the company sets out its ...
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09/04/2024
AI and energy under the lens
The International Center for Networked, Adaptive Production (ICNAP), an association of three Fraunhofer Institutes, has presented its latest findings on the digitalisation of production in its annual study report
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09/04/2024
All about machinery safety
Machinery safety is one of the most significant issues facing organisations today. It is equally as important as productivity and is essential for the wellbeing of everyone involved, says Darren Hugheston-Roberts, head of machinery safety ...
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09/04/2024
Digital hydraulic control
?Hydraulic systems are entering a new dawn of digital control, with a number of emerging innovations expected to provide notable benefits
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09/04/2024
Comment: Rise up with resilience
We continue to hear more and more from the UK Government about the issues surrounding the ‘resilience of systems’, whether they be financial, political, disaster or climate related. The prominence of the phrase is due to ever-increasing ...
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09/04/2024
Inspection gadgets
In a wide variety of industries, people are being replaced by machines. What impact could automation and associated advanced technologies have on the vehicle world? Toby Clark investigates
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09/04/2024
Optimising food production
A drive to increase efficiency on food production lines has been ramped up in recent times – with a focus on maximising space and minimising waste
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09/04/2024
Information providers
Harnessing the power of Industry 4.0 dashboards means more data for technicians to give them a better insight when problem-solving
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09/04/2024
Rolling out heat pumps
The most common scenario for large-scale switching to heat pumps is retrofitting an existing gas-fired heating solution. What enabling works might be required and how ready is the UK supply chain to deliver when it comes to helping to ...
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08/03/2024
Measuring isocyanates
Making appropriately informed decisions when selecting methods for measuring airborne concentrations of isocyanates is vital to ensuring awareness of how to work under the Group Authority Licence (GAL)
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08/03/2024
The importance of measuring
Industry faces mounting pressure to prioritise decarbonisation for the Government’s 2050 Net Zero targets. But how can businesses begin reducing energy consumption if they aren’t measuring?
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08/03/2024
Demolition of industrial chimneys
Given the risks posed to surrounding buildings and infrastructure, the demolition or dismantling of industrial chimneys is a task that puts a whole new spin on risk management
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08/03/2024
All about battery regulation
Sustainability and safety are two major metrics by which any business, product or process is judged today – and batteries are no exception. By Marcus Sampson, business line manager, transport at TÜV SÜD
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08/03/2024
Comment: The dangers of duplication
You may have seen the communication from the HSE last October regarding radiographic duplication and falsification? If not, I recommend a read: http://tinyurl.com/5ef2bkn8
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08/03/2024
Understanding variance
Mains power is supplied with voltage that varies by the time of day and by location. Most machinery can cope with the variation, but not all. Dr Jody Muelaner reviews causes of variance, how it affects common equipment such as motors and ...
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08/03/2024
Legal Report: On the back foot
The arbitration process has been the cause of concern across a number of industries in the past. Philip Harris, partner at Wright Hassall, believes it might be time for a re-think
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08/03/2024
Shuttle or stack?
When considering automated warehousing, stacker cranes have often been the default storage and retrieval choice for pallets and bins. Shuttles, however, are increasingly being seen as the more efficient, flexible and sustainable alternative
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06/02/2024
The impact of discharging sewage
2022 figures from UK environmental regulators revealed untreated sewage was discharged into UK rivers and coastlines at the very least 399,864 times; that’s 1,091 times a day. That’s most likely a huge underestimation of the scale of the ...
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06/02/2024
All about compliance
Operations engineers responsible for mid-sized boiler plant are facing a flurry of forthcoming regulatory deadlines. So, what needs doing and by when?
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06/02/2024
Quantifying performance via OEE
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) can be a powerful way of looking at – and quantifying – the performance of any process or industry. Toby Clark explains how it works
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06/02/2024
Opting for infrared
With the goal of locating and identifying pedestrians at night even in weather-degraded conditions, Owl AI has developed a new image sensor based on diffraction-limited, high-resolution imaging in the LWIR band. This white paper explains ...
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06/02/2024
Zero liquid discharge
In 2021 the global market for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology was forecast to grow at almost 12% over the next ten years. The rise is being driven in particular by an increase in adoption of the technology by the food and drink and ...
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