Page 4 - Industrial Technology October/ November 2020 issue

ON THE FRONT COVER
Wayne Turtill, Product Manager for Variable Speed
Drives, Servos and Low Voltage Switchgear at Mitsubishi
Electric UK, explains the impact of G5-5 PAGE 18

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THE HEAT IS ON
Dave Walsha, commercial development officer at Electromechanical Systems
(EMS), looks at the applications of infrared camera technology and the motor
technologies that are advancing them

FLIGHT ATTENDANT
BACK TO Time-of-Flight laser sensors can reliably detect objects of various colours and
materials, based on the time difference between the emission of light and its return to
BUSINESS the sensor. We look at the benefits and applications for these compact devices

06 Manufacturing output volumes in the three months to November 14 Dr Martin Kidman of Sick UK, provides a useful, step-by-step ‘walk
fell at their slowest pace since September 2019, but the pipeline
through’ of the principles of Safe Networks, how safe information can be
for activity weakened in October
transmitted over them, and the advantages that can be gained
08 How can digitalisation, sustainability, customisation and 16 The fundamental element of any production cell is how to guide and
transfer a component around the system. There are many options, each
regionalisation will help build the supply chain of tomorrow?
schneider electric’s Mark Yeeles explains
offering different advantages
10 Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics can play a key role in 22 In the building of chiron, a new breed of construction robot, eight
mechanical engineering, two electrical engineering and three systems
powering up the industry, says Henry Claussnitzer, business
engineering students have put their theoretical knowledge into practice
engagement manager at Omron Europe
CON

THE NEW NORMAL
Greg Hookings, Head of Business
Development – Digitalisation, Stratus
Technologies, looks at how edge
computing can prepare manufacturing
for the new normal in a post covid-19
world

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