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Why You Need a Flexible Finishing System
As a manufacturing professional, you are responsible for optimizing your equipment. The better your equipment works, the better your quality and the higher your throughput. Your equipment should also fit your needs and be customizable based on your processes, which may change over time. An important process of many manufacturing lines is finishing, including liquid…
The Lion’s Den
As Cellular Carriers plan to sunset their 3G Networks, Now is the Time to Make the Move to 4G LTE Red Lion Products Although it was once the standard for mobile communication, it’s clear that 3G is on the way out. Cellular carriers will be sunsetting their 3G networks in the next few years…
New Trends in IoT with CEO Kittur Nagesh
Internet of Things (IoT) has been the hottest technology market in recent years. In simple terms, IoT is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other devices with internet connectivity. Sensors, including Bluetooth, enable the devices to collect and exchange data. Some examples of IoT are smart thermostats, remote controlled houselights and even…
Your DevOps maturity journey – part 2
Is your process for delivering new software applications detailed and compliant? If your organization is struggling with concerns around continuous delivery, integration, and validation, DevOps can help. DevOps is a software engineering practice that aims at unifying software development (Dev) and software operation (Ops). DevOps principles call for monitoring all steps of software creation, beginning…
Your DevOps maturity journey – part 3
In order to be truly effective, DevOps relies on Continuous Delivery (CD), which, in turn, requires Continuous Integration (CI). The release of incremental software changes needs not only automated release mechanisms, but also testing, code quality, security and privacy controls, and validation steps. For organizations in a highly regulated environment such as healthcare, however, validation…
RFID Implementation Delivers Product Tracking & Inventory Control
RFID Implementation Delivers Product Tracking & Inventory Control The Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) market started off slow in the early 1990s but is now expected to reach $14.9 billion by 2022 according to IDTechEx. RFID was primarily used in the Retail market but is beginning to grow as a valuable solution in the manufacturing and warehousing sector….
How IOT & AI Will Live Side By Side
With more than 4 billion internet users worldwide today and 31 billion connected devices forecasted by 2020, the future of the digital world lies in how people and “things” will interact with each other. The key to this will be the convergence and consolidation of internet of things platforms and devices which will be able…
Automation Used To Close The Skills Gap
What happens when you cannot find enough skilled manufacturing workers to keep your factory in business? You turn to robots. Assa Abloy (AA) Romania in Bucharest assembles locks and has invested in robots for repetitive tasks that free up their 500 workers for more complex tasks. Consequently they’ve become a robotic leader among AA manufacturing…
Carriers Begin to Unveil 5G Plans for 2018
Every few years, a new generation of wireless technology is rolled out—with faster speeds, less congestion, and better capabilities. With this new technology comes the formidable task of implementation. As the promise of 5G begins to appear on the horizon, major carriers are finally unveiling early plans on how they’ll improve cell service in 2018. Several leading…
The Lion’s Den
Protocol Conversion Gives Factories An Edge To Stay Ahead Business leaders understand that the thoughtful integration of technology is key to acquiring and maintaining a competitive advantage. Only by staying ahead of the technology curve can a company stay in business. Accomplishing this in the Digital Era means leveraging automation solutions that decrease costs, enhance…
Benefits of an Upgraded Enterprise Wireless Network
One struggle that growing businesses often deal with is providing reliable wireless network access to their guests and employees. It’s tempting to take care of the issue by going to your local big box retailer and buying an off-the-shelf router to extend your organization’s Wi-Fi network. But in today’s connected world, even a small business…
IIoT Potential and the Power of Data
The global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market is growing exponentially, reaching across all industries and all sectors. Meanwhile, edge computing is exhibiting synchronicity with companies implementing IIoT systems. From a tradition emphasizing automation equipment, operational technology teams are now increasingly turning attention away from their tools themselves to take a closer look at the data generated…
How to take advantage of smart lighting
“Smart” lighting using an interconnected system delivers many advantages to building management, occupants and owners. For example, smart lighting can streamline building maintenance, allow for monitoring of light fixtures and, importantly, diagnose potential problems throughout a large facility before a major breakdown occurs. Going further, smart lighting is useful for creating the appropriate character and…
How To Implement Robotic Integration
When you think of robots — or bots, for short — the first thing that comes to mind may be the kind of automation system used in manufacturing plants. These involve robotic arms or limbs that carry out simple, yet unsupervised, actions, such as placing an item on a conveyor belt or assembling components. If…
Phillips Enters The LiFi Market
Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, is now offering Light Fidelity (LiFi), a technology in which high quality LED lighting provides a broadband Internet connection through light waves. As the lighting company for the Internet of Things, Philips Lighting is the first global lighting company to offer LiFi-enabled luminaires from its existing office…
Using VR In Maintenance Training
Within the training community, virtual reality (VR) is increasingly used to train professionals in a spectrum of fields. And few fields stand to benefit from the technology as much as maintenance, since VR can be used to demonstrate concepts without putting workers at risk. VR is a natural fit in smart factories, but it does…
IoT is Poised to Change B2B Forever
Though B2C IoT is facing obstacles, with consumer-facing tech overwhelming potential users that must navigate dozens of apps on any given day. B2B IoT tech is anticipated to move forward much more rapidly and generated $11.1 trillion annually in value in the next decade, according to McKinsey. Analysts say that certain developing companies may leverage…
How AI is Being Used Today
Until recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been confined largely to machine learning tasks. But as algorithms and hardware continue to improve, AI will become more widely implemented in everyday life. Indeed, it appears 2018 is the year that AI moves from hype to reality, allowing businesses to profit from this technology. A recent Boston Consulting…
Robotiq Introduces the Digital FT 300 Force Torque Sensor
Collaborative robots are often used in noisy factories, and this can cause problems with the sensors. The problem is that external noise can affect analog signals, interfering with the working of the sensor. This problem disappears when digital signals are used. That is why Robotiq has developed a digital Force Torque Sensor, called the FT…
The Future is Bright for Robotics
Collaborative Robots, or Cobots, are making headway into a variety of industries. These robots are specially designed to work with human operators and contain built-in safety features that allow for optimal performance. In early 2017 alone, 27,294 robots were placed on order at a total cost of approximately $1.47 billion. According to BIS Research, by…
Watch: Location-based services boost visibility and aid automation for IoT solutions
As spending on IoT rockets past $1 trillion in the next year, IoT tech promises better analytics and automation. Location-based services (LBS) will be critical to those improvements, as knowing where connected devices offer essential context. Cloud-based LBS makes integration seamless into current systems. Being able to tag key assets will massively boost automation optimization,…
Artificial Intelligence, Automation and Jobs
The fear is growing that robots will eliminate jobs held by low or unskilled workers,and a study from Forrester argues that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will replace 12 million jobs in the United States by 2025. Already these changes are apparent in Amazon and Walmart distribution centers, among many others. Corporate managers are not…
Conga Acquires Octiv, Expanding Potential of Both Companies
Xcomony reports that Conga recently acquired Octiv, formerly known as TinderBox. Conga helps to keep businesses efficient by simplifying and automating documents and data. The entire business cycle in Salesforce is supported, streamlined, and automated. However, they are increasingly focused on intelligent document automation. Octiv provides a similar intelligent document service, which is why they…
Tesla Paused Production on the Model 3 to Update Automation
In February, Tesla paused production of its Model 3 Electric for a period of four days to improve its automation. “Our Model 3 production plan includes periods of planned downtime in both Fremont and Gigafactory 1. These periods are used to improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks in order to increase production rates,” a Tesla…
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