At the Hannover Messe 2018 trade fair, Festo is presenting among other things a concept for contact-free weighing and measuring.
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Collaborative robotics in production of the future
At the Hannover Messe trade fair in 2017, Festo demonstrated with the BionicCobot how humans can cooperate with lightweight pneumatic robots. This year, along with further Future Concepts, the engineers from the Bionic Learning Network are presenting a ground-breaking working environment for human-machine collaboration.
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Taking a strategic approach to Industry 4.0
Everyone is talking about Industry 4.0. Where robotics and automation meet software, big data and analytics. However, knowing it’s coming is very different to understanding its place within an organisation. When does Industry 4.0 provide genuine value and efficiency? Can the same efficiency be achieved through other methods, such as lean management or simply better processes?
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Festo automation makes commercial production of battery modules feasible
The UK government has recognised the opportunity and the need to develop indigenous capabilities to manufacture critical battery assembly technologies. It is using Festo automation technology to achieve the levels of speed and accuracy required to pick, place and handle components.
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Leadership 4.0: smart skills for a smart industry
It’s difficult to underestimate the impact that Industry 4.0 will have – not just on the manufacturing workforce but on the entire structure of how we make products and choose products for our personal use. Connectivity asked Neil Lewin, Senior Consultant, Festo Training & Consulting to look at how industry leaders need to respond to Industry 4.0 and how they should manage their organisations through this period of immense change.
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Developing the right skills for I4.0 at the Manufacturing Management Show
Neil Lewin, Learning and Development Consultant at Festo Training and Consulting, is a keynote speaker at the Manufacturing Management Show on 22 November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
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