by Paul Krishnan | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Article from Antonio Misuraca, Comau 1. Why is safety important in human-robot cooperation? No more than three decades ago, the common way industries used robotics resources consisted in relegating the robots behind walls, fences and metal doors. In the past, safety...
by Paul Krishnan | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is disrupting the manufacturing industry and its labour market. However, one aspect remains unchanged: women still are a minority in high-qualified manufacturing positions. In the European Union, only 21% of...
by Paul Krishnan | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cyber-physical systems play a big part in the advent of Industry 4.0. The digital manufacturing revolution going on is moving the approach from mass-production to mass-customisation. This means the consumers act directly on the definition of the production order and...
by Paul Krishnan | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The transition from summer to autumn was acknowledged with a conversation on a transition of another kind: the digital transformation of the European manufacturing industry. On Tuesday 31 August, five representatives from major H2020 EU Projects in Industry 4.0...
by Paul Krishnan | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
This statistic from a PWC report on the Future of Manufacturing shows that manufacturers cannot afford to lag behind if they want to remain competitive. Following the manufacturing consulting company Aeva, implementing Digital Factory solutions can lead to drastic...