Editorial by Steed WEBZELL.

https://issuu.com/ipmediaonline/docs/25_industry_emea_jul20

https://issuu.com/ipmediaonline/docs/01_electronics_journal_jul20

The concept of the smart factory has been steadily evolving over the past few years as its moves towards the goal of providing harmonious communication between shop-floor devices and enterprise-wide management systems. Ultimately, the ambition is to ensure productivity and quality are maximised, from quotation and order, to manufacturing and dispatch. Such a transition also provides the perfect opportunity to address a sometimes overlooked aspect of smart factory operations: energy efficiency.

Editorial by Steed WEBZELL.

IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show, scheduled for September 14-19, 2020 had to be cancelled.

The growing popularity of 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing bodes well for the sustainable future of Planet Earth.

Never has the word ‘unprecedented’ been so widely used or more relevant than it is at a time when the whole world is talking about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The impact on our personal and working lives, global industry and the stock markets and our daily social routines and behaviours….is certainly unprecedented. By Rhys Williams, Editor for Metal Working EMEA

Intercomp has added Bluetooth^® Technology to its HH60 RFX Wireless Indicator. Live axle weight data is now securely transmitted from the indicator to a user’s Bluetooth^®-enabled iOS mobile device with the Intercomp iVehicleWeigh or iExactWeigh app installed. All indicators manufactured after Jan. 1, 2020, will have the chip installed as a standard feature, with current pricing remaining the same.