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ifm introduces multiport flexibility for IO-Link users
Combining convenience with economy and flexibility, the new IO-Link input/output modules from ifm electronic offer 8 multifunctional input/output ports, each of which can be freely configured as a digital input or output. In PerformanceLine versions, the ports can additionally be configured as analogue inputs. This means that the modules can be matched to the exact requirements of the application, eliminating the need to buy, for example, a separate analogue input module when only one analogue channel is needed in a particular location. The new modules are available in PerformanceLine and
StandardLine versions that support the connection of an external auxiliary supply to power sensors, and as line-powered versions that derive power from the standard IO-Link connection and require no additional power source.
ifm 020 8213 0000
www.ifm.com/gb/en
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The Warehouse – ‘The foundation of your Business’
Starting the new year off on the right foot can only lead to success! In times of increasing competition, the need to rationalize processes in the area of intralogistics is under constant scrutiny. It can be daunting to even consider an overhaul on your warehouse layout. 2021 will continue to see major changes in how warehouses
manage production and stock. Firstly, your space doesn’t have to start with a clean slate. It simply means that you can
optimise some of your current processes to help you and your staff complete day to day tasks more efficiently. The warehouse should be considered the foundation to your business and if your current warehouse needs help and you’re not sure where to begin, start by making small changes. So how do you get started on your warehouse organisation journey? There are several warehouse organisation ideas to review and consider, but they fall into three major categories: Warehouse Layout, Inventory management and clean workspaces.
Kardex
www.kardex-remstar.com/en
The future of British and Irish manufacturing
Will Britain and Ireland’s industrial estates be swarming with robots and automated machines in the near future, replacing thou sands of assembly jobs? That is unlikely, but real change in automation is coming from macro- socioeconomic drivers. The UK and Ireland rank low in the robot density global league table (robots per 100,000
workers), outside the world’s top 15. That’s partly down to cultural resistance to automation but also because these nations don’t have the mass electronics and car-making industries of, e.g., South Korea, Singapore, Japan and Germany. The UK’s manufacturing base is widely dispersed and SME-heavy; small companies traditionally have not bought robots, to the extent of industrial giants like Samsung and BMW. Covid has had a devastating effect on man ufacturing in Britain and Ireland. In Ireland, even
with a strong post-Covid recovery, a best prediction for unemployment by the year-end is about 10%, more than double the rate pre-March.
KUKA 0121 505 9970
www.kuka-robotics.co.uk
Online marketplace on board with SmartFreight
OnBuy.com, the world’s fastest-growing online marketplace which helps sellers expand their reach, can now add a streamlined parcel delivery service after integrating SmartFreight’s carrier management system into its platform. It’s the first time that international
shipping software specialist SmartFreight has secured an online marketplace as a partner, providing sellers with access to a shipping platform that makes the whole process of order delivery effortless from start to finish. Connecting buyers and sellers through a safe, secure platform, OnBuy supports a huge range of online retailers from small, niche businesses to leading household names, selling everything from pet supplies to beauty products and tech goods.
SmartFreight
www.smartfreight.com
Easily monitor temperatures with new Brady’s RFID Labels
Brady Corporation offers new RFID Temperature Labels that enable wireless temperature reading and monitoring for a wide range of devices, equipment, machines, racks, cables, and structures. The flexible, temperature-sensing smart labels can be applied to almost any surface to support informed, proactive decision making.
Easily monitor temperatures The new RFID Temperature Labels are a low-cost solution for temperature monitoring. Applications include environmental monitoring, material and equipment monitoring, cold chain monitoring, data center monitoring, maintenance and safety data collection, and greenhouse monitoring. The thin and flexible, RFID enabled smart labels do not need energy or maintenance. They are energised wirelessly in the event of a temperature reading with a UHF compliant RFID reader. Temperature readings can be automated and are picked up by scanners on an ISO 18000-63/64 and ETSI compliant bandwidth.
BRADY U.K. 01295 228 288
www.brady.co.uk
Partnering with SmartFreight will help OnBuy’s merchants
make light work of negotiating the maze of transport providers by enabling them to find optimised shipping routes based on a specific, search criteria that works for each individual business
and also meets customers’ expectations. The partnership will provide full functionality for sellers to
ensure that consignments are delivered in the quickest, cheapest or greenest way.
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