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Sophie Hand explains the potential of lights-out manufacturing In the 1955 short story Autofac, Philip K Dick envisioned a world …
Read More »Replace, remanufacture or repair?
Sophie Hand gives her insight into the benefits of replacing, remanufacturing or repairing broken or malfunctioning equipment Ever since the …
Read More »How to get your robotics set-up off to a good start
Manufacturers rely more and more on robotic solutions to solve a specific problem on a line, for example to improve …
Read More »PLC, PAC or IPC? It’s all about your application’s requirements
The vast array of companies producing industrial control systems and the different lines available from each one can make any …
Read More »How viable is additive manufacturing?
In 1984, Charles Hull invented the first 3D printer, which used stereolithography to build up a plastic product layer by …
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