Food Manufacturing

igus drylin delta robot tours the UK and Ireland

drylin delta robot is now on tour; there are live performances at business venues up and down the UK and Ireland, from Aberdeen to Bristol and Dublin to Galway. Last week igus' engineers toured Yorkshire and Leeds, demonstrating the drylin delta robot as low-cost automation for repetitive tasks such as pick-and-place, simple assembly and inspection tasks. In July, the drylin 2019 tour will be in the South West, East Anglia, and the West Midlands.

21st June 2019

BOGE: finalist at the Motion Control Industry Awards

BOGE were proud to celebrate at the Motion Control Industry Awards, held in Birmingham on Wednesday 22nd May, where they were shortlisted as finalists in two of the nine categories.

28th May 2019

UKIVA announces keynote speaker for Machine Vision Conference

The UKIVA Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition, which takes place at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, UK on Thursday 6th June 2019, will open at 10 AM with a keynote address by Minh-Tri Pham from Winnow. His talk is entitled: "˜Sustainability in the food industry: AI Vision tools reduce food waste at IKEA' and is sure to attract a large audience.

21st May 2019

Bürkert UK expands stock of standard process valves

Bürkert UK is aiming to minimise the complexity of process control projects in a number of industries - from water to food and beverage and pharma - by increasing its product range and its UK stock-holding for standard everyday process valves and accessories.

8th May 2019

Exports are up, but Brexit could have a sting in the tail

MakeUK, the rebranded EEF and vocal supporter of the UK’s manufacturing sector, has published a new fact card providing details of the industry’s health – and very interesting reading it makes, too. Produced in association with Santander Corporate and Commercial, it highlights a sector that is running ahead of the wider economy in terms of productivity growth, and where average pay is also outpacing the whole economy. Productivity growth was 3.1% on average between 2012 and 2017 for manufacturing (although there are significant differences between different industries), compared with 2.4% for the services sector and 2.4% for the wider economy over the same period. Average pay within the manufacturing sector is now £32,467, some £3,358 higher than the whole economy and £4,188 higher than services. All manufacturing sub-sectors except food and drink have higher average wages than the service sector.

24th April 2019

Martin Walder of Schneider Electric to chair Industry 4.0 Summit

Martin Walder, VP of Schneider Electric and chair of the Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA), will be chairing the second day of the Industry 4.0 Summit in Manchester on Thursday 11 April 2019 to offer insights into what this change means for businesses.

10th April 2019

Schneider focuses on digital collaboration and productivity

Closely aligned to the "Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligenc" theme of Hannover Messe, Schneider Electric will showcase a range of digitally connected products, systems, and services that help customers either begin their digitisation journey, or accelerate their digital transformation. Schneider Electric's Exchange and EcoStruxure platforms of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-connected apps, services, and products help decision-makers and managers digitise operations quickly, cost-effectively, and with complete confidence.

2nd April 2019

Whitepaper: automation in food and beverage manufacturing

With a tumultuous time ahead for food and beverage businesses in the United Kingdom, Novotek UK and Ireland has released a free white paper explaining how the industry can use automation to stay competitive. The white paper is available as a free download from the Novotek UK and Ireland website.

29th March 2019

Innovations Day 2019 â€“ Enabling the Adaptive Machine

B&R UK & Ireland supported by ABB Robots has opened up registration to its Innovations Day 2019 on 4 April - a day of seminars, customer case studies and hands-on demonstrations that bring the Adaptive Machine concept to life, and provide you with ideas and insights of how your own business can respond and succeed in the future.

27th March 2019

ADLINK and Entrust Datacard at Hannover Messe

ADLINK Technology and Entrust Datacard will demonstrate at Hannover Messe (Monday 1st to Friday 5th April 2019) how trust at the edge is vital to securing the manufacturing environment and making Industry 4.0 a reality.

19th March 2019

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