At first glance, it looked like any other car ferry, carrying people and vehicles to-and-fro across a fjord off the coast of Norway. However, appearances can be deceptive. For this 80-metre vessel, tellingly named the Ampere, featured one of the world’s first all-electric battery-powered marine architectures – resulting in virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions and near-silent operation.
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Parker Hannifin has added an expanded range of network connectivity options to its valve platforms with the addition of an easy to configure, cost effective Industrial Ethernet node.
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As is the case in many sectors, electronics systems are presently the key facilitator of innovation in agricultural technology. However, major strides forward have been hampered by a lack of compatibility between proprietary solutions that often do not interact with each other due to differences between manufacturers. Help is at hand with a new technology development that is set to transform the safety, effectiveness, precision and efficiency of agricultural equipment.
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The food and beverage sector has long made use of highly automated machinery with some of the most advanced technology available on the market. However, automated production processes and technologies are currently going through a period of transformation thanks to the availability of new technologies like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), cloud computing and cyber-physical systems. As a result, the availability of new solutions and Industry 4.0 paradigms are impacting this sector.
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Parker Hannifin Corporation focuses on future trends and technologies plus innovative platforms and services at this year’s Hannover Messe. Parker will demonstrate how it is able to act as an engineering and development partner for its customers to realise smart manufacturing solutions.
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Most will have been reading and learning with interest about Industry 4.0 in recent years, wondering exactly what transitioning to this advanced manufacturing ethos would entail and, perhaps more importantly, what it might cost? While many assume it to be beyond their budget, in truth, the cost of implementing a smart, fully connected factory need not be expensive.
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