INDUSTRY News A REAL-TIME VIEW ON PERFORMANCE


Maher, a manufacturer of precision-machined components and high- performance alloys for the aerospace, defence, energy, marine and space sectors, has deployed plug-and- play machine monitoring technology from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics to inform continuous improvement and  Maher, which previously relied on job booking records to inform


its production performance estimates, has installed FourJaw’s technology across critical production areas to achieve an accurate  benchmarking exercise, Maher is using the visibility of machine utilisation and machine-level energy consumption provided by FourJaw to inform continuous improvement, productivity and  Maher rolled out FourJaw’s machine monitoring platform across


key production areas, integrating live dashboards on the factory    booking data to provide a reliable starting point for its annual 5% 


Since adopting FourJaw’s technology in 2024, Maher has already


  Connor Blackshaw, Machining Supervisor at Maher, said:  the performance visibility we need, without overcomplicating things,   FourJaw provides the baseline and the answers by providing the    us to analyse with the directors to see our strengths and weaknesses   commented: “Our plug-and-play technology makes it possible for  gain the insight they need to improve productivity and energy  fourjaw.com


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Industrial Strategy fires the starting pistol on the race to modernize manufacturing


 Strategy marks a crucial turning point in the push to modernize manufacturing, placing technologies like robotic automation  focus is urgently needed – despite being a          years, which will be allocated to advanced manufacturing, including  


New initiatives will also build on the success of existing Made  already sparked hundreds of robotics-related demonstration projects  


back from investing in automation because of perceived barriers      integration support, these local hubs will encourage an estimated 5,500  Of course, the Strategy involves more than throwing money at the


 industrial planning reform, lowering energy costs, and providing   will be essential to create a pipeline of workers able to install, programme and maintain the new robotic fleet, so the government has     Alan Conn, Managing Director, ABB Robotics UK & Ireland Email us on robotics@gb.abb.co.uk


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