Novotek UK and Ireland has launched an online calculator to help engineers and plant managers calculate the cost savings of subscribing to use its Proficy Historian software.
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Is the focus on smart factories pricing out businesses?
In early 2019, the UK’s first smart factory was created, using the newly launched 5G communications network to facilitate quick data transfer speeds. This might be a successful step forward for industry, but George Walker, Managing Director of Novotek UK and Ireland, believes it doesn’t reflect the state of smart manufacturing for many UK businesses. In fact, he argues that most of UK industry is being priced out of the smart revolution.
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What’s that in SCADA Claus’ sack?
Here, Sean Robinson, service leader at Novotek UK and Ireland, picks out some ideal industrial stocking-fillers to help you in competition with this seasonal manufacturing juggernaut.
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Efficient maintenance is virtually a reality
When we think of virtual reality, many of us still think back to the bulky, unflattering headsets found in video game arcades in the 1980s and 1990s. However, modern VR and augmented reality technology is more than a quirky arcade attraction, with it offering a wealth of benefits to food and beverage maintenance engineers. Here, George Walker, Managing Director of Novotek UK and Ireland, explains how VR could redefine industrial maintenance.
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You’ve got IIoT all wrong
Industry 4.0. The Industrial Internet of Things. Digitalisation. Smart manufacturing. The Fourth Industrial Revolution. There are dozens of different names for the uptake in connected technologies and the convergence of IT and OT systems taking place in industry now. One thing most people do agree on, however, is that it’s tech-driven. But should this really be the case? Here, George Walker, Managing Director of Novotek UK and Ireland, makes the case for goal-driven digitalisation.
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Day of digital discovery for manufacturers
Novotek UK and Ireland is teaming up with GE Digital to deliver three industrial digitalisation discovery days for industrial, utilities and infrastructure business leaders in the UK.
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Hassle-free food modernisation
Revenues in the food and beverage industry are growing, but profit margins are shrinking. Market forces, combined with the battle to meet ever-changing consumer demands without compromising quality and food safety, means that many manufacturers and retailers have pushed price margins to the limit. Here, Sean Robinson, service leader at Novotek UK & Ireland, explains how to modernise without the hassle.
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Whitepaper guides food businesses through 2019
With a tumultuous time ahead for food and beverage businesses in the United Kingdom, Novotek UK and Ireland has released a whitepaper explaining how the industry can use automation to stay competitive.
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