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Industry 4.0

ABB launches Industry 4.0 upgrade kit for Masterpact M circuit breaker

ABB is making it easier for companies to digitalize their power distribution and improve their energy management with a simple…

Venturing into metal additive manufacturing

The market for specialist metal additive manufacturing (AM)services is rapidly evolving as more and more companies realise the advantages which…

NIMS and Festo Didactic to Develop Industry 4.0 Skills Standards and Certified Training Program

With NIMS’ emphasis on manufacturing skills training, credentialing, and standards, plus Festo’s complete Industry 4.0 learning Factories, courseware and eLearning…

SMARTTECH3D Position Control System – virtual eyes that verify the work of robots

More and more manufacturers from many industries are implementing technological innovations to catch up with the industrial revolutions speeding at…

Smart gripping system for integrated battery cell inspection

The intelligent SCHUNK battery cell gripper offers an efficiency advantage for the production of lithium-ion batteries. The smart gripper unites…

Renishaw and Hartford combine to deliver intelligent, ‘smart factory’ solutions

In the face of global skills shortages and rapidly emerging Industry 4.0 trends, Taiwanese CNC machine manufacturer Hartford undertook to…

Okuma Technology Days exceeded all expectations

Okuma, opened the doors for the Okuma Technology Days. During the three-day event, visitors could experience multiple hardware, software and…

Dr Melzer heads steering committee Industry 4.0 platform

Festo Member of the Management Board Dr Frank Melzer takes over as head of the Industry 4.0 platform steering committee…

Machine tool orders are stable in the third quarter 2018 (+0.2%) downturn in the domestic market (-15.3%); good performance abroad (+6.8%)

There is stability regarding the index of machine tool orders in the third quarter of 2018, as processed by Studies…

EuroBLECH 2018: Enormous potential in digitalisation for sheet metal working companies

This year’s 25th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition will take place from 23rd - 26th October 2018 in Hanover,…