Keith Moran

The business case for implementing smart factory technologies is compelling, with tangible improvements in revenue, output, quality, and safety, alongside reduced costs. It is not surprising, therefore, that smart manufacturing technologies are becoming an increasingly important competition driver. The technologies that are part of the Smart Factory include cloud computing, edge computing, vision systems, robotic …

Transitioning to Smart Manufacturing – A Practical and Cost-Effective Approach Read More »

Industry 4.0 is transformative. Among other things, it enables you to move from being a product-centric organisation to being customer-centric. This presents massive and potentially game-changing opportunities for your business. Implementing Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory solutions is, of course, a marathon rather than a sprint. That said, even in the early stages of the …

The Human-Centred Approach: A Key Component to Industry 4.0 Success Read More »

Manufacturing operations globally are seeing disruption they have never experienced before as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. The focus in the early weeks of the crisis was about understanding and adapting to the dramatically changed situation while those manufacturing essential products like food, medicines, PPE, and medical devices dealt with the challenge of meeting …

Industry 4.0 and the Manufacturing Industry in a Post COVID-19 World Read More »

SL Controls is a company that has deep roots in Sligo. This is where the company was first founded, it’s where we employed our first staff, and it’s the location of our head office. While Sligo remains crucial to our business operations, we now also have other locations around Ireland that are of equal importance. …

How SL Controls’ Investment in Ireland’s Regions Benefits MedTech and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Read More »

At SL Controls, we work on projects that involve improving OEE and overall productivity in manufacturing businesses. We do this by integrating platforms, equipment, machines, and systems to streamline the production process, enhance automation, improve the use of data, give greater management oversight, make production lines more efficient, and more. As our clients are primarily …

An Introduction to Equipment Systems Engineering Read More »

The benefits of Industry 4.0 include improved productivity and efficiency, better flexibility and agility, and increased profitability. Industry 4.0 also improves the customer experience. While Smart Factory technologies are interesting and exciting, the benefits of Industry 4.0 should always be central to any discussion. After all, any investment you make in technology, improved manufacturing processes, …

Benefits of Industry 4.0 Read More »

Remaining competitive and profitable requires constant improvements in productivity, customer service, quality, regulatory compliance, and flexibility. Industry 4.0 promises to deliver these improvements. Often, however, there is too much hype and/or misunderstanding surrounding Industry 4.0. It’s time for some clarity. The Industrial Revolutions Let’s start at the beginning: Industry 4.0 is another way of describing …

Demystifying Industry 4.0 Read More »

When thinking about the opportunities that Industry 4.0 presents, you get a sense of the excitement that great industrialists of the past must have felt with the introduction of steam power and electricity. These previous industrial revolutions changed the world for the better, and Industry 4.0 will do the same. What about its impact on …

How Industry 4.0 Will Benefit the Pharmaceutical Industry Read More »