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Manufacturing resilience during the pandemic
How do you keep a factory running during the COVID-19 crisis? The main problem isn’t social distancing necessarily, but keeping workers motivated during the slowdown. That’s according to new research by money.co.uk, which spoke to 25 business leaders from the manufacturing industry to gain insights into how coronavirus has affected them.
High demand for robotics skills in post-COVID recovery
By 2022, an operational stock of almost four million industrial robots are expected to work in factories worldwide. These robots will play a vital role in automating production to speed up the post-coronavirus economy. At the same time, robots are driving demand for robotics skills. Educational systems must effectively adjust to this demand, according to the International Federation of Robotics.
New COVID-19 package to help manufacturing employers
Make UK, the manufacturers’ organisation, has developed a new online suite of services to help manufacturers with the challenges of preparing to bring their workforce back to work post COVID-19. It provides the essential support needed for businesses to take fast, effective action and make the right decisions around government initiatives such as the job retention scheme.
Key technologies defining smarter factories: AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area in which activity is now ramping up at a phenomenal rate. There are many different constituent branches to AI – the more popular ones include data mining to find previously unknown relationships between data points, and machine learning (ML), this can help create smarter factories. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics
Key technologies defining smarter factories: digital twinning
The EU currently represents more than 30% of the overall global investment in Industry 4.0, and smart factories (particularly those concerned with making automobiles) are on the rise across Europe. One essential concept is for smarter factories that of the digital twin. This integrates at the system level sensor/IoT devices, data analytics, data storage and machine learning. By Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics
Eka adds seven customer implementations amidst COVID-19
Eka Software Solutions has announced seven new customer project implementations in the first quarter of 2020. These projects were implemented across agriculture, energy, banking and metals and mining businesses.
DroneGun Tactical selected by EU police
DroneShield has announced that following a competitive tender, its DroneGun Tactical product was selected as the preferred solution by the European Union police forces. The process was run by Belgium Police, with an EU-wide framework. Sales, training and local support will be managed by DroneShield’s Benelux region partner ForcePro BV.
Online training to help manufacturers through COVID-19
Make UK has expanded its online training and learning services for companies to ensure that manufacturers are able to pivot their business to operating through the COVID-19 crisis and, in particular, to safeguard the future of their workforces now and in the future.
greenTEG leverages u-blox connectivity to protect health
u-blox and greenTEG have announced the commercial launch of a new venture brand, named CORE. It is a wearable for continuous and accurate core body temperature monitoring.
SumTotal achieves TISAX certification for automotive
SumTotal Systems has announced that it has received the TISAX certification for its Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Workforce Management, and Learning Management solutions. SumTotal is one of the very few Talent and Corporate Learning providers to pursue and successfully pass the rigorous assessment process for the TISAX certification.