Blogs

Are human really losing jobs in manufacturing?

Mar

14
Thu

Since the automation process began there has been the cry that machines will replace people on the factory floor, but what’s the reality of this? Warehouse robots are getting more sophisticated certainly, but they’re not capable of fixing themselves yet so there is still work for people on the shop floor.

Manufacturing cybercrime at an industrial scale

Jun

4
Mon

Nearly half of manufacturers have been the victim of cyber crime with the sector now the third most targeted for attack according to a new report EEF and AIG, and carried out by The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) suggests.

New report predicts the future of automation

Feb

7
Wed

A new report by the multinational professional service network, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has identified three waves in which automation will grow in the coming years. The waves are; the algorithm wave; the augmentation wave, and autonomy wave.

The automation industry and cyber security

Jan

29
Mon

The industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology offers benefits in production-line tracking and remote worksite management, but the difficulty in developing IIoT security standards could wreak havoc, the likes of which we have never seen.

Automating the SMEs sector

Sep

5
Tue

Industry 4.0 is dubbed the fourth industrial revolution, but it is really an industrial ‘evolution’ in pace with the demands of the digital age. Nowadays, automation leaders can expect optimized machine capacity utilization, rapid production times and a lower number of rejects. Thanks to measurement technology, they are able to react promptly to changes in the market and produce small product series at low cost.

Cyber weapons in the production line

Jun

23
Fri