As technology evolves and becomes more sophisticated, data acquisition models need to change, as well.

A new approach to smart condition monitoring allows much more than just monitoring machines and processes – it provides extensive information about the ‘state of health’ of machines and plants without the need for any additional, costly sensor technology, says Marc Vissers.

Phil Burge discusses the importance of using the right lubrication in the right application, and looks at technological advancements designed to reduce bearing wear and corrosion.

Lee Sullivan explains how food and beverage manufacturers can use predictive analytics to reduce product waste and downtime.

For more than 40 years, MILEI has focused on the enrichment and fractionation of ingredients from whey and milk and it is believed to be the world's first company to succeed in breaking these raw materials down into even finer constituents and supply lactoferrin.

Control Engineering Europe finds out how a traditional mains-driven geared motor can be integrated into the IIoT without the need for a frequency inverter.

Arla Foods has achieved transparency over the energy consumed during cottage cheese production at a factory in Sweden. This involves the use of a flow sensor which is able to measure the temperature of the medium as well as the flow rate.

Industrial environments are generating more data than ever. Whether for production volume, downtime or serial numbers, this information can offer insight into processes and productivity, as Svenja Litz and Kate Zimmerman explain.

Thomas Brand explains how a measurement controller was designed so that it is well prepared for Industry 4.0.

While we are still embroiled in the battle to contain and defeat Covid-19, nobody truly knows the eventual outcomes – but we can begin to assess the impacts and respond positively to change, says Steve Sands. 

Stephen Hayes explains why now is the right time to look deeper into industrial edge computing.  

Adi Pendyala comments on the importance of AI adoption, right across the enterprise.

Tea manufacturers in Sri Lanka have benefitted from both energy reductions and increased product quality since the adoption of variable frequency drives into the leaf drying process.

With more advanced predictive maintenance tools at their disposal, today’s maintenance and operations teams can improve efficiencies and minimise unplanned downtime, says Phil Burge.

Omniflex has supplied an SMS alert system to the University of Oxford’s Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research.

The use of an energy management system has allowed a Coca-Cola plant in Edelstal, Austria, to conduct detailed analyses of its resource and energy consumption with the goal of continuing to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing waste and water consumption and lowering emissions.

Red Lion’s FlexEdge Intelligent Edge Automation Platform is said to bring industrial data together as never before to transform edge computing.

Lee Ray highlights the importance of regular inspection and testing of electro-sensitive protective equipment.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the subject of considerable hype for several years, but is industry now ready to move to the next stage and focus on how it can be sustainably implemented on the factory floor in robotics and industrial automation applications?

Tim Bednall explains why running discrete event simulation (DES) on existing processes can help identify and unlock additional production capacity.