December/January 2019

| 10 | Jonathan Wilkins explains the relationship between legacy equipment and emerging technology | 12 | OEMs can help their customers in the Machine Building sector embrace digitalisation with integrated finance. Neli Ivanova, reports. | 14 | SICK offers a fascinating glimpse through the doors of its own Industry 4.0 factory, Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 19 | Peter Lange, takes a look at collaborative robotics in manufacturing and how successful cobot projects involve safety, quality and flexibility. | 21 | The evolution of connected products is changing the relationship between equipment OEMs and their customers. For the first time, manufacturers can gain detailed, often real-time, visibility into the performance of their products in the field. With the agreement of their customers, they can even control, modify or enhance those products remotely. Operational data from smart products can unlock opportunities to delight your customers, improve your future designs and fend off competitive threats. To capitalise on those opportunities, you need an agile data platform, says Graham McCall, vice president operations UK, Aras. | 24 | DT Engineering is developing a smart access system for industrial machinery to allow or deny access to it through a set of user-friendly operator interface modules. The system connects a machine’s control systems with a secure cloud- hosted database, sophisticated interrogation software and a web portal for system administration. Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 26 | Vivek Shah, Syncron, takes a look at how machine learning and predictive analytics are reshaping manufacturing. | 30 | Paul Whitelam, SVP Global Marketing at ClickSoftware, looks at how to take the guesswork out of scheduling and dispatching with intelligent automation. | 14 | | 32 | | Features | | Strategies | | Solutions | | CONTENTS | | 0 2 | December/January 2020 www.smartmachinesandfactories.com | Regulars | | 1 | Editor’s comment | 0 | 4 | News | | 46 | Primary Engineer |

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