Additive manufacturing unlocks industry 4.0 possibilities
The concept of Industry 5.0 – developing Artificial Intelligence to work alongside robots and smart machines- has been an increasing topic of conversation in the global manufacturing landscape. However, a number of key manufacturing insiders have argued that Australia still needs to get to grips with Industry 4.0 before we can move on to the next phase of industrialisation.
Product News: A customised finish with Beckhoff’s servo control
The design options open to Pinggau-based BT-Watzke are close to endless. That’s because the traditional Styrian company operates its own in-house engineering. Servo drive technology from Beckhoff Automation likewise plays an important role.
Predictive maintenance to alleviate challenges
The margin for error in food processing and packaging is slim to none, with a breakdown in the production line potentially resulting in a whole batch of products being discarded. The Open IIoT Group explains how machinery data and predictive maintenance tools can reduce those risks.
KUKA iiQoT: One platform for all robots
What condition is your robot in? How efficiently is it working? KUKA iiQoT has an eye on all the condition data: from hardware to software and on to the controller. This central platform leverages the advantages of the Industrial Internet of Things and bundles the data of a complete robot fleet transparently and clearly in one dashboard.
OPEN IIOT featured on PKN at Auspack 2022
Richard Roberts, National Industry 4.0 Operations Manager at ZI-Argus spoke to PKN’s associate editor, Wayne Robinson about the Open IIoT demo unit – on display at AUSPACK 2022.
Key To Unlocking Maximum Value from Industry 4.0
No matter how efficient your production output is, if Industry 4.0 technologies are not used to capture and visualise the data of these processes, true manufacturing success cannot be realised.
Open IIoT group to exhibit ‘smart’ demo at AUSPACK 2022
Open IIoT is on the road again and can be seen live and in action at AUSPACK 2022 in Melbourne.
Industry 4.0: Futureproofing workflows and supply chain management
The instability and disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in the Australian manufacturing sector. These primarily relate to issues around labour shortages and volatile supply chains.
The MX-System: Where the controller becomes a modular control cabinet
The new MX-System from Beckhoff is quite simply a revolution in control cabinet construction. With the launch of this system, the company now offers a
Digitalisation in drive technology: customer added value from drive data
Predictive maintenance is the systematic continuation of condition maintenance with the aim of proactively maintaining machinery and equipment and detecting changes, reducing downtimes and increasing the efficiency of the entire plant.
Open IIoT is an Industry 4.0 collaboration of some of Australia’s most prominent automation brands – SMC Corporation, Beckhoff Automation, NORD Drivesystems and Balluff. In 2018, our members formed a cohort to deliver valuable, efficient and easy-to-understand information on IIoT and Industry 4.0.
