Events


WEBINAR: The Future of Food and Drink Manufacturing

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The UK Food & Drink Manufacturing sector is entering a new phase, where sustainability, automation, robotics, and innovation is uppermost in processors and consumers plans. Developing new and innovative ways of production will be key. This webinar from the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (University of Lincoln) will provide insight to the technologies that are accessible to industry, through working with leading expertise, developing talent and the ability to access to funding to assist in the growth and development, for Smarter Food Factories in the Future.
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WEBINAR - YOUR NEXT STEPS TOWARDS SME 4.0

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Our working environment will look completely different in the future. Smart machines and people will work together, with robots and cobots automating parts of the production process. Digitization of work instructions that better support operators in complex tasks or training via virtual or augmented reality will also find their way to the workplace. Flanders Make is hosting a webinar on Industry 4.0, to dig deeper into these technological revolutions.
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WEBINAR: The Future of Manufacturing in Europe

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This free webinar from innovation consultancy Bax & Company and EU innovation project COTEMACO will take a look at the current state of automation, digitalisation of manufacturing across Europe, and future consequences on jobs. We will explore both local and EU-wide support programmes which allow manufacturing SMEs to get hands-on experience with collaborative robots (cobots) and other digitalisation technologies, so they can fully embrace automation.
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Webinar - Dutch Soft Robotics; Gripping of natural objects

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The four technical universities in the Netherlands - Delft University of Technology (TUD), University of Twente (UT), Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Wageningen University (WUR) - will present the trends and challenges of using flexible grippers. Soft gripping and bioinspired manipulation are ideal robotic solutions for pick-and-place applications in the food industry, but also in manufacturing and packaging...
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Webinar - How to automate the creation of digital work instructions

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There is a trend from mass production to mass customisation. Where in the past operators often had repetitive tasks, we now produce more often in small series with products adapted to the needs of the customer. The work for the operator has become more complex, so the operators need more support. Digital work instructions that can be quickly created, adapted and easily consulted are necessary. On May 19th Flanders Make will host a free webinar to delve into the creation of digital work instructions for manufacturing employees, and how the process can be automated.
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