by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
DESKTOPS, VFD PRODUCTION, PIPES AND BEER AUTOMATION CASE STUDIES IN 2019 DEMOCRATISING ROBOTICS Automata has brought a whole new category of affordable industrial robots to market with Eva – the first ever desktop robot engineered from the ground up to be...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THROUGH-LIFE ENGINEERING SERVICES INSTITUTE Professor andrew starr, head of through-life engineering services (tes) institute and professor of maintenance systems at cranfield university, explains why his manufacturing centre is vital for the operation and monitoring...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
BRITISH SOFTWARE COMPANY CAN SAVE INDUSTRY GIGAWATTS OF ENERGY A British university spin-out company has perfected mechanical analysis software that improves the efficiency of compressors and pumps with the potential to save almost 1% of energy costs used for...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 19, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
WELDING ENGINEERING AND LASER PROCESSING CENTRE For 13-years, a research centre at Cranfield University has grown into the biggest UK university department focused primarily on large-scale metal additive manufacturing, as well as specialised laser processing, for...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 10, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
MEASURED PROGRESS As an enabling technology, Metrology must constantly develop and evolve along with the fields it serves. Christian Young The rate at which technology is changing in fields such as the automotive and aerospace sectors is driving research institutes,...
by Nuno Caldeira-Pereira | Jan 5, 2020 | Technologies, Technologies 2019
THE DIGITAL FACTORY Smart factories could add at least $1.5 trillion to the global economy, according to the Smart Factories Report published by Capgemini. This will only be possible if organisations can overcome the scaling challenges.BY ANDY PYE Manufacturing...
