SICK UK CONFIRMED AS HEADLINE SPONSOR OF PIONEERING INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS CONFERENCE F
uture Robotics, the UK’s only dedicated industrial robotics conference, will take
place on Tuesday 13 November at The Slate, Warwick University. Its pioneering approach to the topic has captured the attention of industry, including SICK UK – a company at the forefront of industrial sensor development since 1946 – which has pledged its support as headline sponsor of the event. “Future engineering and manufacturing
applications for robotics are rapidly being realised into today’s production environments. At SICK, we are keen to support the promotion of future robotics initiatives and encourage
leadership, innovation and development,” comments Neil Sandhu, product manager for imaging, distance and ranging solutions. The future of manufacturing in the UK is
currently up for debate, making the timing of the conference crucial. Neil continues: “In reality, no one can be sure where UK manufacturing may be in the next 12 to 18 months. It is therefore key that events like Future Robotics are happening. “UK manufacturing must decide now whether
to invest in robotic automation technology to remain competitive in the future.” Neil Sandhu will also lead one of the event’s hotly-anticipated CPD accredited seminars.
Titled ‘Seeing is believing… Robots with a vision’, the presentation will explore how technologies are now being utilised as a vital part of robotics solutions within automation and how advancements in both robotics and machine vision have enabled easier integration, communication and deployment in today’s demanding and evolving environments. The conference programme will also feature seminars led by key figures from companies including BARA (British Automation & Robot Association), Reply, Universal Robots, RARUK Automation Limited, TM Robotics, Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), and more.
www.futurerobotics.co.uk.
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Growing data demand to drive digital factory market to $111 billion T
he Digital Factory market will grow at a compound annual
growth rate of 35 per cent to reach $111 billion in 2026, according to a new report published by ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies. These sales include hardware
revenues for intelligent industrial battery management systems, electric motors, pumps, tank management systems and smart glasses as well as data and analytics service revenues, device and app platform revenues, connection revenues, network service revenues, professional service revenues and security service revenues for all the above
applications plus robotics & PLCs and other equipment monitoring. “Today, the global
manufacturing sector has only started to adopt digital factory technologies, which will expand and change as factories get more connected, networked and flexible,” says Pierce Owen, principal analyst at ABI Research. “Vendors such as PTC, ABB, GE, Siemens, SAP, and Telit and systems integrators such as Accenture, Wipro, and Atos help factories connect and network their equipment and monetize the data generated on the factory floor. These vendors have set themselves up to adapt and transform with new technologies as they start to implement what they have now.”
The food, beverage & tobacco
product industry represents the largest opportunity globally with $19 billion in digital factory revenues forecasted for 2026, but the largest industry differs from country to country. In the United States, the largest digital factory market, the chemical products industry represents the biggest opportunity, generating $7 billion in digital factory revenues in 2026. In Germany and Japan, automotive leads the way, but in China, the second largest market, other durable goods, make up the biggest opportunities. “Digital factory technologies will
see adoption in every major industry in most of the leading manufacturing countries around the globe, but only the vendors
SMURFIT KAPPA STEP FORWARD ON SUSTAINABILITY P H
ello! Welcome to the September issue of Factory
Equipment. In this issue we take a look
at food and beverage, securing the smart factory of the future, how to profit from energy efficiency and tools and tooling amongst many other features that I hope you will enjoy reading. As always please head to
the Connecting Industry website for all the latest news and developments.
Rachel Tucker - Editor 4 SEPTEMBER 2018 | FACTORY EQUIPMENT
ackaging leader Smurfit Kappa has launched the ‘Smurfit Kappa Better Planet Packaging’ initiative
to open the future of sustainable packaging. Launched at its European Management Conference
in Berlin last week, the new initiative builds on the company’s expertise in packaging, innovation and sustainability. ‘Smurfit Kappa Better Planet Packaging’ is a multi-
faceted initiative comprising futuristic product design, extensive research and development and collaboration with existing and new partners. Speaking about the new initiative, Arco
Berkenbosch, VP of Innovation and Development, said: “We are very excited about launching the ‘Smurfit Kappa Better Planet Packaging’ initiative which will enable us to explore and re-imagine the packaging that we need for a sustainable world. “This will be another step forward in fulfilling our
vision of creating sustainable packaging for our customers and their consumers.”
www.smurfitkappa.com
that chase innovation and continuously adapt to the needs of new customers will take full advantage. Right now, this includes the leading platform providers and systems integrators as well as some start-ups such as FogHorn Systems and Fictiv,” concludes Owen. These findings are from ABI
Research’s Digital Factory Market Forecasts report. This report is part of the company’s Smart Manufacturing research service which includes research, data, and Executive Foresights.
www.abiresearch.com
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