July/August 2020

| 26 | A collaborative digital technology project between Siemens and Hosokawa Micron Limited (HML) has helped its customers improve productivity by 15% and reduce energy costs by 10%. Using the digital technology platform, HML was able to integrate assets across the factory to remotely monitor the performance of equipment and plan. This included real time values and trending for key measurements, diagnostic alerts and warnings of problems detected in machinery. Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 29 | The automotive industry is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of additive manufacturing (AM). Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 30 | With a view to helping UK manufacturers improve the efficiency and output of their production operations, FANUC has unveiled its new Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform, FIELD (FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive) system. Smart Machines & Factories reports. | 31 | | Technologies | | Applications | | Interviews & Reports | | CONTENTS | www.smartmachinesandfactories.com July/August 2020 | 0 5 | | 31 | Andy Pye, consultant editor for Smart Machines & Factories, speaks to Vikaso director Vaibhav Boricha, who plans to come out of lockdown all guns blazing to accelerate the update of collaborative robots. | 33 | Smart Machines & Factories investigates a new European initiative aimed at challenging the dominance of a few large American and Chinese data handling companies. | 29 |