May 2019

| 12 | With more than five years’ experience in the introduction of Industry 4.0 – gained both through its own operations and in supporting other companies – Bosch Rexroth shares some advice on adopting a digitalisation strategy by discussing the top five stumbling blocks in the introduction of Industry 4.0. | 16 | Tim Bednall highlights the depth of expertise and talent that UK manufacturers can draw upon to ease the path to automation and, in turn, greater productivity. | 18 | Paul Croft, founder of CREATE Education Project explains, 2019 will be the year organisations of every size begin to drive new value from 3D printing. | 23 | In December 2018 eight GAMBICA Industrial Automation members gathered around a table at the King Power Stadium in Leicester to be recorded discussing IT, cyber security, cloud computing and of course automation and what it all means for Smart Manufacturing. In a special three-part serialisation in Smart Machines & Factories, Victoria Montag – sector head for Industrial Automation, GAMBICA, will be looking at the output of the discussion that took place and covers a pragmatic guide to getting started on your smart manufacturing journey. | 28 | Nicholas Meyer explains why the writing is on the wall for traditional pen and paper-based data collection. | 30 | Ford relies on Desktop 3D printing to produce a variety of assembly tools, jigs and fixtures. The large variety of filaments with specific material properties offers many options. Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 12 | | 23 | | Features | | Strategies | | Solutions | | CONTENTS | | 0 2 | May 2019 www.smartmachinesandfactories.com | Regulars | 1 | Editor’s comment | 0 4 | News | 40 | Primary Engineer |