Robotics: The Next Evolution in Flexible Manufacturing
An increasing number of manufacturers are under pressure to produce outstanding products and reduce their costs in a competitive market. Often, these pressures are intensified
Robotics: The Next Evolution in Flexible Manufacturing
An increasing number of manufacturers are under pressure to produce outstanding products and reduce their costs in a competitive market. Often, these pressures are intensified
CIO upfront: IT versus OT – why they’re converging, and why you should care before it’s too late
As manufacturing technology has evolved over the decades, IT has played an increasingly important role. However, throughout the Industry 3.0 era, with the introduction of
Automation, Control Systems & Industrial IoT: Creating Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Flexibility is key to survival. We need to constantly change our ways of thinking and manufacturing to thrive. There is no such thing as business
Group Technology: Operational excellence in the Industry 4.0 era
From before the Industrial Revolution until the present day, manufacturers have shared common goals: producing a certain number of parts, in a certain amount of
Why small manufacturers are uniquely suited for the digital era
It is a great time to be a small business in manufacturing. Today’s digital disruption is about ideas, not major capital investments or facilities with
Keeping up with global Industry 4.0 strategies
Industrial obsolete parts supplier. EU Automation has launched a book charting the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how countries around the world are
WINNERS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING GROWTH FUND SECOND ROUND ANNOUNCED
Winners of the second round of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund have been announced today. The 15 SA and Victorian companies share in $19 million
B&R ENCLOSURES EXPANDS IN CHINA.
Australia’s leading manufacturer of enclosures and cabinets, B&R Enclosures, has opened its latest production facility in Suzhou, China taking its manufacturing footprint globally to more
NIPPYS – THE INTERNET OF BEVERAGES.
Iconic fruit and milk beverage company Nippys has taken the internet of things (IoT) route to improving operational performance at its Moorook facility in the
AUTOMATED KITCHEN MANUFACTURE CLOSE TO REALITY
Mystery surrounds a major new force in the cabinet making industry, with photographs revealed of a massive ‘almost fully automated kitchen manufacturing facility approaching completion’.
Open IIoT is an Industry 4.0 collaboration of some of Australia’s most prominent automation brands – SMC Corporation, Beckhoff Automation, NORD Drivesystems, Balluff and Argus. In 2018 our members formed a cohort to deliver valuable, efficient and easy-to-understand information on IIoT and Industry 4.0.