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Engineering the future: people are the key component in mastering Industry 4.0
Added: 25 Apr 2017
The fourth industrial revolution is all about modern technology, mass connectivity and the diversif…
More than zero: SMEs are vital for the progress of connectivity
Added: 25 Apr 2017
Smaller firms often feel left behind or daunted by Industry 4.0, but that can be down to perception…
Detecting progress in level measurement systems
Added: 16 Jan 2017
Greg Pitcher discovers how manufacturers are continuing to benefit from the speed and accuracy of n…
Plant maintenance: a new smart era of condition monitoring approaches
Added: 28 Nov 2016
Smart devices, sensing equipment and Industry 4.0 connectivity are creating a new world of conditio…
Viewpoint: keeping motion control systems safe from hack attacks
Added: 10 Oct 2016
As Industry 4.0 begins to take shape, it’s time to properly protect motion control systems from cyb…
Networking: the cost of bad communication
Rob Smith | Added: 10 Oct 2016
Industry is fighting against a tide of inadequate networking systems, while also attempting to unif…
Data is driving the industrial IoT
Rob Smith | Added: 9 May 2016
Plant operators are integrating more data technology to gain a better understanding of their facili…
Remote controllers at the helm
Louisa Hearn | Added: 14 Mar 2016
Control rooms are changing shape to accommodate a new breed of knowledge workers located far and wi…
Show Preview: March of Maintec
Added: 25 Feb 2016
The Maintec exhibition is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC next month.
Big data
Added: 19 Nov 2015
Integration with cloud and mobile technologies is changing the face of data acquisition.
What goes around
Added: 24 Jun 2015
Prevention is far better than a cure when it comes to safeguarding critical rotating equipment.
Smart factory
Added: 26 May 2015
Machines will have something to say in the process plant of the future, writes Louisa Hearn.
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …
