Japh Humphries, UK sales and commercial manager at Matara UK, looks at the considerations for specifying a linear rail, and highlights five common mistakes to avoid.

Integrating a controller that manages a machine and robots can mean faster development and greater reliability compared to connecting a separate robot controller to the machine’s PLC, says Tom Alexander, president of Trio.

From bespoke code to customisable off the shelf software (COTS), we are now seeing a shift to the wonderful world of Software as a Service (SaaS). Ian Kilner, partner business development manager at SolutionsPT looks at the implications for system integrators.

Peter Swanson, managing director of adhesives and dispensing equipment specialist Intertronics, shares a hypothetical worked example of the ROI of a dispensing robot for an electronics CEM.