Day: May 10, 2017

  • This is the biggest infographic in the world ever

    This is the biggest infographic in the world ever

    By Neil Tohill, director of Southside Motor Factors This epic infographic outlines the extraordinary technological innovations that we are currently seeing, or can soon expect to see, on modern vehicles. The concept of self-driving cars has been mooted for quite some time and has been a feature of sci-fi TV shows or cartoons speculatively casting…

  • Huawei links up with GE Digital to offer industrial cloud solution

    Huawei links up with GE Digital to offer industrial cloud solution

    Huawei and GE Digital are partnering to jointly launch their industrial cloud-based predictive maintenance solution.  In an interview with Robotics and Automation News, Catherine Du, Huawei’s director of marketing, said the company is looking to increase its share of the nascent but fast-growing sector of business. “Huawei is one of the leading ICT vendors,” said Du.…

  • Kuka agrees deal with Beet on IoT

    Kuka agrees deal with Beet on IoT

    Kuka has agreed a deal with Beet Analytics as part of robot maker’s Industrie 4.0 strategy. Kuka will now be able to offer Beet’s industrial IoT technology as another tool in their Industrie 4.0 eco-system and to offer Beet technology on Kuka solutions. Ronny Chiang, president Beet analytics technology, says: “We are excited to work with Kuka, whose global industrial leadership in automation systems will…

  • SAP and Kuka partner to design the ‘factory of the future’

    SAP and Kuka partner to design the ‘factory of the future’

    SAP and Kuka say they will work together around Industrial 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to develop more flexible and automated production processes. Both companies want to collaborate, particularly in the areas of manufacturing, mechanical engineering and the automotive sector. The integration of Kuka robots into SAP’s digital manufacturing is based on standard protocols such…