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The Industrial Revolution began in Britain sometime around 1760. It ushered in a period where coal-fired steam engines powered increased mechanization and productivity and transformed a largely agrarian society into a manufacturing one.
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Announcing the December Build Month. A program to support developers in building their next IoT project with cellular technology.
Raspberry Pi is a UK invention, which started out as a small single-board computer (SBC) intended for educational purposes. It was originally developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, who wanted to produce a low-cost SBC for teaching basic computer science.
Article #6 Electronics Innovation Series. Engineers are turning to an edge computing model using SBCs to create more secure, high-performance IoT applications.
Smart pneumatics represents another branch of development in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This latest evolution of traditional manufacturing and industrial practice is centred around the intercommunication of machines.
Technology leveraging SLAM and Computer Vision accelerates the warehousing towards Industry 4.0.
This article was originally published in The Robot Remix. Subscribe for strategic insight into the robotics and automation industry.
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Automation is one of the cornerstones of warehousing in Industry 4.0, but it will require a combination of technology working in concert to make it a success.
After decades of falling prices, robots are far more affordable than ever. Unfortunately, automation is still too expensive for most manufacturers and many applications.
The study is about the transformation of the manual assembly process of medical test kits by integrating the learning factory and digital twin. Lean manufacturing principles and lean thinking are introduced to revamp value-added activities; reduce waste and level-load human utilization.
Electroforming benefits designers across the aerospace, medical, electronics, and renewable energy industries.
Online Manufacturing is alleviating the problem of material price fluctuations - enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Creaform’s HandySCAN 3D, a portable 3D scanner, quickly solved the problem of measuring the clamping gap, by quickly capturing the 3D data of the entire set of molds.
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This article aims to provide a comprehensive comparison between contactors and relays, highlighting their key differences, applications, and factors to consider when choosing the right device for your needs.
The fourth industrial revolution has the potential to fundamentally transform the way humans and machines work today. Will it lead to an improvement in the quality of life? Or will it be a cause of widespread job losses and unrest?
