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www.machineryupdate.co.uk JULY/AUGUST<strong>2018</strong> MACHINERY UPDATE 65<br />
away from their Xbox/<br />
PlayStation/Smartphone will<br />
know, today’s youngsters<br />
have a strong affinity for<br />
technology, having grown<br />
up with it for pretty much the<br />
whole of their lives.<br />
It’s ironic then that we’re<br />
failing so badly to capitalise<br />
on this in manufacturing.<br />
More needs to be done to<br />
find ways to teach students<br />
how these skills can be applied<br />
to the real world to give<br />
companies what they need to<br />
take their operations forward<br />
and make the most of the<br />
technologies needed to make<br />
them more productive. Meeting<br />
the needs of tomorrow’s world<br />
presents fantastic possibilities,<br />
probably even more so than in<br />
the past. The key point is that<br />
robots will only make what<br />
people need them to make<br />
– someone will still need to<br />
design the product, market it,<br />
sell it, supply it and improve it.<br />
Until someone finds a good<br />
alternative to money, there<br />
will also always need to be<br />
someone to buy it – on this<br />
point alone, it is unlikely that<br />
we will ever have a situation<br />
where employment will<br />
disappear!<br />
ROBOTS NEED HUMANS<br />
Additionally, someone will<br />
always need to program,<br />
service and upgrade the robot,<br />
irrespective of how clever it gets.<br />
Where the UK’s<br />
manufacturing industry is<br />
concerned, more needs to be<br />
done to promote the exciting<br />
face of engineering in this<br />
country, highlighting the<br />
contribution that industry<br />
makes to everyday life.<br />
Any company looking to<br />
capitalise on the skills of<br />
tech-savvy youngsters must<br />
also ensure they are techsavvy<br />
themselves, investing<br />
in the latest technologies,<br />
such as robots, that can help<br />
to improve efficiency and also<br />
competitiveness, he concludes.<br />
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The closer man and machine are able<br />
to work together the more efficient<br />
the work becomes, at the same time<br />
however this places greater demands<br />
on safety.<br />
Pilz is your perfect partner for the<br />
safe automation of your robot<br />
application:<br />
• A portfolio of services that are<br />
tailored to the individual life cycle<br />
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analysis to risk assessment and<br />
CE marking<br />
• Safety solutions compliant with<br />
standards such as EN ISO 10218-2<br />
and ISO/TS 15066<br />
• Collision measurement in<br />
accordance with ISO/TS 15066<br />
limit values<br />
• Training in the requirements of<br />
robot safety<br />
• Safe control systems and sensors<br />
• Participation in the formulation of<br />
standards for safe human-robot<br />
collaboration<br />
• Active cooperation with leading<br />
research centres<br />
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