BROWSING: automation

One of the primary 5G use cases is ultra reliable low latency communications, which delivers real-time connectivity for emerging applications such as drone-based services, manufacturing or automotive automation and mobile AR/VR. But, to truly deliver a whole new level of responsiveness, the compute and...

  The new facility features autonomous mobile robot technology, smart warehousing system and facial recognition   Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and RV Automation have launched what they claim is Hong Kong’s first fully automated and unmanned warehouse service at Hong Kong Science Park. A...

Intelligent building technology is poised to transform nearly every aspect of the physical workplace in the coming years. From the ability to centralize the management of myriad of industrial control systems to the ability to create optimized micro-climates through out a building or factory...

Manufacturing businesses are increasingly adopting advanced digital technologies to enhance their capabilities to satisfy customer demand for the production of more high-quality products at a faster rate than ever before, Automation, for example, is employed in several applications including assembly lines, computer-aided design and manufacturing...

Intelligent building technology is poised to transform nearly every aspect of the physical workplace in the coming years. From the ability to centralize the management of myriad of industrial control systems to the ability to create optimized micro-climates through out a building or factory...

5G support for the IoT is a step toward pervasive automation Peter Vetter head of Nokia Bell Labs' Access Research Lab, at the recent IEEE 5G World Forum event, discussed the research group's vision for the future of connectivity—the automation of everything and the creation...

Intelligent building technology is poised to transform nearly ever aspect of the physical workplace in the coming years. From the ability to centralize the management of myriad of industrial control systems to the ability to create optimized micro-climates through out a building or factory...

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has established a ‘smart printing factory testbed’ in collaboration with Fujitsu, IBM, Real-Time Innovations (RTI) and Toshiba to develop technologies to help the printing industry automate production and maintenance processes. The IIC said the group is using the testbed to...

Hannover Messe is the biggest industrial fair on the planet; this year's smart factory set-ups were its most exciting yet - exhibiting high speeds, high security, and high performance, and suggesting high times for manufacturers in the coming months and years. Here, we select...

Industry 5.0? Really? Most industries are only just getting to grips with the idea of connected factories and automated processes, as described by the term Industry 4.0. Are we really ready for another industrial revolution? Danish Manufacturer Universal Robots reckons we are, and it...

Industrial transformation companies must specialise and collaborate if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the Industry 4.0 movement, according to Swiss automation company ABB. The chorus line of companies at Hannover Messe proclaiming ‘end-to-end’ technology solutions for the digital transformation of the...

In January, Gartner said 2018 would be the year of AI, digital twins, blockchain and edge computing. Fast forward to April, and the leading lights of the Industry 4.0 movement are collected in cavernous rooms at Hannover Messe. We take to the show floor...

Cisco and IBM have completed the integration of their Kinetic platform and Watson IoT system to improve data processing and intelligence at the network edge. The partnership is being brought to bear on autonomous shipping and logistics in the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest...

Automation technologies are creating more jobs than they are destroying in Germany, according to a new report by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). Recent investments in digital technologies, including standard automation techniques like analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), have seen a one per...

Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB is to splash €100 million on a new innovation and training campus at the home of Austria-based automation systems manufacturer B&R. It is the largest internal investment ABB has ever made in industrial automation. The new campus will develop technologies...

AI combines analytics and automation into actionable insight Having been the preserve of mathematicians and sci-fi writers for 70 years, since Alan Turing showed digital computers could simulate formal reasoning, the field of artificial intelligence appears to be coming of age at last in practical...

Cloud myths debunked Practically everyone in the West has heard of “the cloud,” but not everyone knows what it means. Even those who frequently use the cloud may have misconceptions about its risks and benefits. To put rumors to rest, here are some of the...

Cisco releases 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report Cyber criminals are increasingly using encryption to evade detection, while security professionals are becoming more reliant on automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence (A.I.). That is at least the conclusion of Cisco’s recently published 2018 Annual Cybersecurity Report, which involved...

The telco is implementing AI in collaboration with Ericsson and Huawei Vodafone Spain, part of U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone, aims to implement artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the performance of its mobile network in Spain, local press reported. AI technology from Ericsson and Huawei will...

Smartphones are responsible for the majority of mobile network infections, and most infected smartphones are running Android applications, according to Nokia. The company tracks ransomware through its threat intelligence lab and has used the data gathered to develop new software to fight ransomware. Nokia...

Newly combined Sandvine to focus on AI, closed-loop network automation As a new Sandvine emerges following the combination of the company with Procera Networks, its focus is on enabling AI and automation for network visibility and control -- and Sandvine plans to pursue very specific...

The smart building offering includes smart lighting and building automation solutions U.S. company Peoples Electric Company, an electrical and building controls contractor, has launched its Unity Connected Building Intelligence smart lighting and smart building automation solution. The company said the new solution offers a single...

July marks the second half of the year, making it an ideal time to reflect upon what the journey through 2017 has been like and where it is going. With respect to virtualization, developers have played an increasingly important role in how companies deal...

Truck platooning:  An early application of cooperative vehicle automation Steven Shladover, California PATH Manager, Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology, Institute for Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley kikcks off a session to unveil an early application of cooperative vehicle automation. https://youtu.be/qycc1nZQtLc Dr. Shladover was one of the pioneers in...