Connected devices are all around us. New, innovative products are in the market and familiar products we use every day are benefiting from newer, smarter functionality.
Many consumer goods are already being operated from a mobile phone; you can boost the central heating if arriving home early, online retailers are delivering goods by drone and cars are alerting the manufacturers when in need of repair.
These developments come with the promise of making us healthier and safer, as well as more efficient, innovative, competitive and profitable. The Internet of Things (IoT) holds great potential but also presents new challenges to the engineers tasked with building the devices.
We work with a huge variety of businesses and organisations who will all have to adapt their systems for The IoT. We’ve had discussions about the changes that will be required to factory systems and will produce fabricated works to support these devices, incorporate them into conveyor systems, security infrastructure, recycling depots and more.
There are genuine concerns about this technology replacing humans and their jobs, but we believe that IoT will help to improve the workplace and the conditions within it. Time will tell, but change is inevitable and so is IoT. So we recommend a review of your facilities and equipment to see if alterations can be phased in within different areas.
Remember, our highly skilled and experienced engineering team will be able to advise on the best way forward, call us on 01482 236556.
