The World Economic Forum (WEF) states that leveraging the digital twin to support Industry 4.0 business models could increase operational efficiency by ten per cent, to simulate the behaviour of real machines for operational gains.
Gérard Coumes, Head of Innovation and New Services Department in Toulouse, Juan Antonio Marchán, Head of Additive Manufacturing in Spain, and Fabrice Rusch, the Bordeaux site manager for Safran Engineering Services, explain to us the benefits and challenges of this new-generation manufacturing process.
Danfoss Power Solutions, a leading global supplier of mobile and industrial hydraulics as well as electric powertrain systems, today announced the launch of its SLP13 two-way two-position poppet-type solenoid valve, a low-power, low-pressure-drop solution for compact equipment.
Cummins East Asia Research & Development Center (EA R&D) officially opened its new site in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, locating in central China. Three times larger than the original site, the new facility covers an area of 78,000 square meters, and hosts a total of 28 test cells, and more than 900 Cummins employees, representing strengthened and expanded capacity and capabilities in engineering towards a carbon zero future.
At its Spanish plant in Montblanc near Barcelona, MAHLE has connected the group’s most powerful photovoltaic system, with a 2,200 kilowatt peak (kWp), to the grid. The 10,000 m2 enclosure with an annual output of around 3,000 megawatt hours (MWh) reduces around 700 metric tons of CO2 per year.
Smart pharmaceutical manufacturing can do more than drive up productivity. It can transform the lives of patients by providing access to high-quality medicines while also improving the sustainability of operations and contributing to net zero policies. As a result, pharmaceutical companies can help to protect both people and the environment.
CET, Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and its Japanese distributor, GISupply, today announced a customized aquaculture-monitoring system that supports sustainable seafood production and lowers farmers’ costs.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has developed the ZR802S explosion- proof converter and will be releasing it for sale as part of its OpreX Analyzers lineup in all markets on December 12.