Smart factory technologies, IIoT, and digital transformation
Futura Automation is pleased to be partnered with Tend for robotics monitoring requirements. We support Tend with both a fixed hardware solution as pictured, for 1-3 robots, or can offer a Virtual Machine solution installed on an Industrial PC. There is a base level of applications and then two additional levels of progressively sophisticated solutions […]
December 20, 2019 – Scottsdale, Arizona Reprinted from June 21, 2016 issue of Robotics Business Review Original by Eugene DeMaitre; Edits and Updates by Brian McMorris Following is an updated and edited reprint of an article in the June 21, 2016 issue of Robotics Business Review: ODENSE, Denmark — Industrial automation promises greater efficiency, but […]
Advantech Reveals Edge AI Solutions Powered by Intel® Technologies 2/27/2019 IoT Edge Intelligence Software SolutionsEmbedded Modules & Design-in Services Feb. 2018, Taipei – Advantech, a global leading provider of intelligent IoT systems and embedded platforms, today reveals the industry’s first hardware and software integrated edge AI solutions powered by Intel® Vision Accelerator Design with Intel® […]
How can we reduce waste and become more lean? One way is to identify losses around a robot cell operation. A manager once said “You can never recover lost robot cell time”. Goal: minimize idle robot cell time How do we capture losses? How do we categorize those losses? How do we put that process […]
by George Wilken Manufacturers around the world are always looking to improve operational efficiency and use data gathered from the shop floor to drive improvements. We can discuss lean concepts and the nuances that typically come up in discussions with my lean peers. I can hear “the pencil and an A3 size paper is all […]
We publish a white paper here on our G03 (Serial) and G04 (Ethernet) gateway devices: How_to_use_IoT_Gateways_with_Serial_or_Ethernet_Bridges
Reece Armstrong looks at how medical manufacturing has reacted to Industry 4.0 and where the sector sees robots and automation having the most impact. The factory of the future is a term that has been thrown around for a number of years now but what does it mean? We entered the fourth age of the […]
By Dave Perkon, Technical Editor Reprinted from Control Design, Jun 27, 2019 https://www.controldesign.com/articles/2019/the-accumulating-case-for-deterministic-control/ What do machine builders, system integrators and manufacturers need to know about time-sensitive networking (TSN)? In simplest terms, it is better Ethernet. What used to be many networks and gateways to meet performance requirements will be deterministic control and information on a […]
By Vincent Rutgers Brand Contributor Deloitte Reprinted from Forbes Magazine, June 24, 2019 When it comes to the fourth industrial revolution, it seems no capability has been touted more than the connected enterprise. For years now, the connected enterprise—where everything from factory floors to retail shelves are digitally linked—has been one of the main objectives […]
Welcome to the Futura Automation June 2019 Issue of Automation Solutions and Robotics. This month we turn our attention to ISA95 standards, working alongside Industry 4.0 and Pharma 4.0. Making Manual Manufacturing Repeatable and Efficient Tulip with FormLabs CaseStudy American manufacturers in particular desire the benefits of ISA95 cum “Industry 4.0”. This is how American […]
