Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important in the manufacturing industry as the use of technology and connectivity grows. With the rise of IIoT, manufacturers are vulnerable to cyber attacks that can result in data breaches, production disruptions, and even physical harm to employees. Here, Stephen Hayes, Managing Director at Beckhoff UK, explores the risks that surround using complex software for automation and how machine builders can mitigate these risks.
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Several components of a smart factory need to be integrated together for it to run effectively and efficiently. However, with many robots added once the production line is up and running, they often function as standalone equipment. Here, Stephen Hayes, Managing Director at Beckhoff UK, explores the benefits of integrating robots into a full manufacturing environment.
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Several components of a smart factory need to be integrated together in order for it to run effectively and efficiently. However, with many robots added once the production line is up and running, they often function as standalone equipment. Here, Stephen Hayes, Managing Director at automation and control technology specialist Beckhoff UK, explores the benefits of integrating robots into a full manufacturing environment.
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Automation systems are widely known to provide boosts to productivity and cost-effectiveness for industry. These benefits typically increase with more complex and sophisticated systems, which allow the user to achieve more. However, for machine builders and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the increased complexity of automation can result in more time-consuming and expensive projects, presenting greater challenges to being cost-competitive and profitable.
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Automation systems are widely known to provide boosts to productivity and cost-effectiveness for industry. These benefits typically increase with more complex and sophisticated systems, which allow the user to achieve more. However, for machine builders and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the increased complexity of automation can result in more time-consuming and expensive projects, presenting greater challenges to being cost competitive and profitable.
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Investment in smart buildings today is necessary for a green tomorrow. Modern buildings are built to last one hundred years or more. However, this means that acting now and investing in smart buildings will be essential to hit net zero by mid-century.
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While manufacturers would love to have a 100 percent modernised factory with all new bells and whistles, in reality, this is never going to be the case – it is still common to have decades-old equipment doing its part on the production line. Here, Adnan Khan of Beckhoff UK, explores how new and old equipment can work together seamlessly when industrial PCs (IPCs) come into the picture.
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If companies were to take home one lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic, it should be that flexibility is key. This statement is no less true for the pharmaceutical industry, which has been pushing for flexibility for years. With a pandemic almost behind us and the challenges of a rapidly ageing population, flexible manufacturing is needed now more than ever.
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