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The chemical sector’s productivity puzzle: Why tech investments are outpacing labour approaches

Chemical companies are on course to be affected by waves of retirement, with around 30 per cent of employees in the industry being 50 years of age or over and a...

Spot failures early on: A four-legged robot enabling predictive maintenance

They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but ‘Spot’ is here to prove otherwise. This four-legged industrial robot never stops learning,...

All about Supply Chain 4.0: Unplanned downtime in the digital age

McKinsey & Company’s Supply Chain Pulse Survey demonstrates a rapid digital planning revolution, with companies accelerating the adoption of...

Mastering motor control

In industrial facilities, electric motors drive everything from conveyor belts to fans and compressors. Now, with the cost of energy rising, manufacturers are t...

Looking after your PLC: A PLC maintenance checklist

PLCs can survive for over 20 years, and it’s something we see regularly here at Foxmere. Although the component parts of a PLC, such as central processing...

The three Ps of automation in mass production

Oliver Evans and 250 years of automation 250 years ago, American inventor Oliver Evans laid the foundation for mass production with the first fully automated f...

The controller conundrum: PLC, PAC or IPC?

At the heart of any automated setup is the controller, a decision-making hub that monitors and controls industrial equipment and its motion. However, the choice...

Achieving higher recycled fibre usage

The UK paper industry’s need for sorting and quality control systems The UK paper industry heavily relies on recovered fibre, constituting approximately ...

Safety driven: Seeing past the dust

Since transport accounts for 40 per cent of all quarry accidents and 60 per cent of all deaths, the introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in quarries has th...

Solving IoT’s battery problem with energy harvesting ~ Sensors that only need the most miniscule amount of power

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently developed a temperature sensor that can harvest and store the energy from the magne...

The best way to manage outdated equipment: Gradual upgrades to help tackle UK’s productivity issue

The UK is currently experiencing a significant downturn in manufacturing production. In fact, a very recent report has cited it as the deepest de...

The rising e-commerce effect

Producing more and polluting less in the pulp and paper sector ~ According to statista, packaging, paper and paperboard production has increased significa...

From parts to perfection: Automation needed to handle the world’s smallest devices

The manufacturing of micro medical devices, with their increasingly complex geometries and tiny dimensions, presents unique challenges to manufacturers. When th...

All about condition-based maintenance: The role of CBM in the food and beverage industry

Food processing plants typically run their equipment for 16 to 20 hours a day, yet a Forbes report claims that manufacturers face an average of 15 hou...

It’s time for recruitment to be top priority

The UK manufacturing sector must do more to prevent employees leaving their roles ~ Latest research from Zellis, a HR and payroll specialist, has revealed tha...

Overcoming counterfeits once and for all: The problem that won’t go away

The market for counterfeit electronics is one of the industry's most widely discussed and analysed topics, yet little headway has been made in solving the probl...

Reviving legacy systems sustainably: Going green with retrofitting

According to Intoware’s survey, which included more than 1000 UK-based industrial firms, 74 per cent of respondents said that they still rely on lega...

Don’t give winter maintenance the cold shoulder: Tips for preparing industrial equipment for the winter chill

According to the RAC Report on Motoring 2023, the worst quarter of the year for pothole breakdowns is the colder winter months from January to March. The p...

Don’t give winter maintenance the cold shoulder: Tips for preparing industrial equipment for the winter chill

According to the RAC Report on Motoring 2023, the worst quarter of the year for pothole breakdowns is the colder winter months from January to March. The p...

Automation trends: a 12-month forecast: How sustainability, artificial intelligence and reshoring will shape the demand for automation

By 2030, it is predicted that over 85 million positions will be unfilled across the globe, hampering economic growth and presenting an opportunity for businesse...

Using AI to manage obsolescence: Making last order letters a thing of the past

ABB and Microsoft have recently expanded their work together by integrating the Azure OpenAI generative AI technology into ABB’s Ability Genix Industrial ...

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