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How Blockchain Technology Supports Digital Twins in Industrial Manufacturing (Part 2)
Develop a secure platform of digital twins using Blockchain chain Data security when applying digital twin technology is extremely important. All data and products, machine parameters, production line parameters are used as parameters to build the digital replica. Therefore, security is one of the top priorities for manufacturers when applying this...
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How Blockchain Technology Supports Digital Twins in Industrial Manufacturing (Part 1)
The advent of the Blockchain helped us redefine the concept of digital twins. Blockchain is an essential tool to support the application of digital twins in the IoT to help transmit data remotely with absolute transparency. Sectors like manufacturing and retail will all benefit from this technology that connects the real...
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Broanmain Plastic: Applying innovative technologies and tools to increase production capacity (Part 2) ...
In addition to innovative tools, Broanmain Plastic also invests in technology to improve productivity. Typically, the Hurco VM10i multi-purpose vertical CNC milling machine. “We currently manage every aspect of our manufacturing process,” said Jo Davis – Production Manager of Broanmain Plastic. “This means that for every step in the process, we...
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Broanmain Plastic: Applying innovative technologies and tools to increase production capacity (Part 1) ...
Broanmain Plastic is a business specializing in the production of commercial plastics with a long history in the UK. Currently the company’s products are widely sold in the EU. With more than 60 years of experience in the plastic mold manufacturing industry, Broanmain Plastic has built a familiar customer network in...
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Milling moulds for greater efficiency
Whitchurch toolmaker and plastic injection moulding specialist BM Injection has over the years replaced more and more time-consuming electric discharge machining (EDM) of moulds and dies with direct milling of the tool steels in their hardened state, which can be up to 58 Rc in the case of 2083 used for...
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TM Specialist Engineers turns to MSC to drive down consumable spend
Kingswinford, West Midlands-based TM Specialist Engineers, a leading company in the field of subcontract heavy steel fabrication and large part precision machining, is working with MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC), a national supplier of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services, to help it reduce its consumable spend....
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Made Smarter: SMEs focus on data to boost growth
Almost 75% of SME manufacturers supported by Made Smarter with digitalisation are putting data and systems integration at the heart of their productivity and growth plans. Of the 84 businesses that have received funding through the North West Industry 4.0 adoption pilot, 61 embraced industrial digital technologies which connect their disparate...
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Automation for one-hit production
Andover-based MRT Castings, which has long used robotic systems in its aluminium die-casting foundry, has started to introduce automation in the machine shop following the arrival of a Japanese-built Brother Speedio M140X2 5-axis mill-turn cell. PES finds out more. The new Brother machine is fed automatically with raw material from an...
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Slashing set-up times with quick locking jaws
US-manufactured Chick System 5 workholding equipment, supplied in the UK through sole agent 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA) is helping to increase productivity and efficiency at Axminster Tools & Machinery in Devon. The company is an online and high street retailer of tools and machinery that it imports from global suppliers....
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Hampshire die-casting firm is boosting production space by 50%
A die-casting company based in Andover, Hampshire is increasing its manufacturing space by 50% and opening a new foundry with the help of the MTC. An SME team from the MTC’s manufacturing support services operation worked with managers and operators from Queens Award-winning die-casting supplier MRT Castings, helping the firm with...
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