In his last blog, Rajant Corporation’s Todd Rigby discussed the impact of autonomous applications and robots on industry and the need for ironclad network infrastructure to ensure autonomous vehicles and industrial robots operate flawlessly. Here, he discusses the major role mesh networks play in providing the real-time, continuous communications required to run these machines. (more…)
September 27, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The technologies defining the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’, or Industry 4.0, are being powered by cloud infrastructures. The Oracle report, Cloud: Opening up the Road to Industry 4.0 has found that from robotics to artificial intelligence, (more…)
September 14, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Digitisation is often characterised through a number of key technologies such as social, mobile, analytics, cloud and IoT. However, the real impact of digitisation is echoed in the corridors of small, medium and especially large enterprises through digital transformation (DX), writes Dr Setrag Khoshafian, the chief evangelist and vice president of BPM technology at Pegasystems. (more…)
February 17, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
There is an embedded science-fictional meaning in the term “robotics”. It recalls Isaac Asimov and his three laws of robotics. Our imagination goes to Terminator, Robocop, and other Hollywoodian imaginative vision of the future of machines and humankind. (more…)
September 14, 2015
Posted by: Saverio Romeo
IntraLogisteX, the free-to-attend trade show and conference for logistics, warehousing, automation and supply chain professionals, comes to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on 16–17 September 2026.
September 11, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Industrial AI, digital twins, cyber security, electrification and advanced automation are moving rapidly from the innovation agenda to operational reality. For UK manufacturers, the challenge is no longer whether these technologies matter, but how to apply them in ways that improve productivity, strengthen resilience and support long-term industrial capability. This shift will be reflected at Advanced Engineering, which returns to NEC Birmingham on 4–5 November 2026, co-located with UK Metals Expo and Lab Innovations.
Posted by: Marion Webber
Industrial wireless communication has long meant choosing between reliability and freedom. STRATUM 9‘s DECT NR+ Gateway – built on Nordic‘s nRF9151 module – delivers both, guaranteeing real-time wireless control over a private, license-free band, with no carrier dependency.
August 18, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
August 13, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
Morse Micro, one of the world’s Wi-Fi HaLow silicon provider, has announced that Quectel’s FGH200M module has passed FCC/IC/CE/RCM certification. Built on Morse Micro’s MM8108 system-on-chip, the module is now cleared for mass-market production, giving IoT device makers a validated path to Wi-Fi HaLow at scale.
August 4, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber
July 20, 2026
Posted by: Marion Webber