Regardless of location, if you are a manager in manufacturing, you will have seen the increasingly staggering data about the so-called Great Resignation, a phenomenon where employees voluntarily decide to quit their jobs. Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, explores how automation can help manufacturing businesses cope as staff retention rates fall.
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The Global Mobile Communications Trade Group (GSMA) reported that 5G connections are expected to surpass one billion in 2022, increasing to two billion by 2025. The industrial sector is set to benefit from an increase in the 5G rollout.
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Origami is a Japanese art form that involves folding uncut sheets of paper into 3D decorative objects such as flowers or animals. But why stop at paper? Attempts to make products from a single sheet of metal through bending followed by cutting have been done since the late 50s.
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Despite the drone global market having an expected worth of $15 billion by 2022, the manufacturing industry was reported to account for less than two percent of drone deployments. This is surprising, given that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) find a wide variety of industrial applications, from surveillance to infrastructure inspection. Here, Neil Bellinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, discusses the benefits of drone use in manufacturing.
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When taught how to fly, pilots are often told to “think ahead of the aeroplane”, meaning that they have to always plan for the next step. It’s no surprise that the same can be said about aerospace supply chains.
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It’s the middle of Summer and you are sitting in traffic. It’s so hot that the tarmac is melting on the road. The traffic begins to roll, and you start to pull away. But how do you stay cool? Open the window or crank up the air-con?
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The use of pick-and-place robots is no new territory. However, these robots were previously not capable of precisely picking and placing parts from a bin of assorted parts into a machine.
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Due to the large initial cost of creating a smart factory, however, many small manufacturers cannot keep up with their larger counterparts. Neil Ballinger, Head of EMEA at EU Automation, discusses how small manufacturing companies can digitalise their processes to keep their competitive edge.
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