What is the role of industrial automation in a ‘Smart Factory’?

Posted on 21 Feb 2019 by Jonny Williamson

An expert panel discussion at this year’s Manufacturing Automation and Robotics Summit explored what role physical technology has in creating intelligent, connected factories of the future.

What parts of production processes are best suited to automation? – image courtesy of Depositphotos. UK manufacturing businesses are having to respond to the convergence of powerful trends in labour supply, supply chain consolidation and optimising the balance between quality and cost – a situation in which industrial automation lies at…

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