Feb 9, 2021 | Automation, Blog
When COVID-19 hit, it hit people and businesses hard, and it hit us all fast. Suddenly, the world found itself thrown into turmoil with an immediate shortage of the items we needed most – hand sanitisers, face masks, plastic screening, and probably most importantly,...
Jan 12, 2021 | Automation, Blog
2021. The year in which the UK faces a truly uncertain Brexit and the continuation of the impact of COVID19. For businesses, this means looking ambitiously to the future and incorporating automation into strategic and business planning to ensure growth, success, and...
Jul 14, 2020 | Automation, Blog
Scaling up production. It’s a simple and straightforward term for a task that is often anything but simple and straightforward. Increasing production is a complex process that, in reality, means a lot more than just ‘producing more’. Automation and scaling up...
Jun 16, 2020 | Automation, Blog
Automation is changing the way many industries work, and arguably it has had the most significant impact in manufacturing. While automation itself is nothing new, we’re in the middle of a period of rapid advances in automation. The growth of automation in...
Jun 2, 2020 | Automation, Blog
Industry 4.0 is a popular term to describe the digitisation of manufacturing – what is essentially the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It’s also a new way of working in manufacturing that encompasses the latest in digital technology. A crucial aspect of Industry...
May 19, 2020 | Automation, Blog
While the UK adoption rate is roughly consistent with the global average, with 91 robot units for every 10,000 workers, we are still way behind the US and many European countries. For example, Germany has up to 338 robot units for every 10,000 workers. Automation is...