Injection moulding is one of the few manufacturing processes where the machine itself already speaks a standardised monitoring language. Euromap 77, the OPC-UA companion specification for injection moulding machines, defines a common data model across manufacturers — Engel, Arburg, KraussMaffei,…
ABB has an installed base of over 300,000 industrial robots worldwide. A significant proportion of those run on the IRC5 controller — the workhorse platform that ABB shipped from 2004 through to the OmniCore transition. If you run ABB robots…
OPC-UA is a protocol that lets monitoring software read data directly from your machines — cycle times, fault codes, spindle speeds, program states, temperatures — without proprietary drivers or middleware. If you’re evaluating machine monitoring platforms, you’ll see OPC-UA mentioned…
If you’re evaluating cloud-based machine monitoring platforms, MachineCDN will come up. They’re an aggressive content marketer — their blog ranks for dozens of comparison keywords — and they position themselves as the fastest path from raw machine data to actionable…
If you’re researching machine monitoring platforms, MachineMetrics should be on your list. They’re the most well-known name in the space, particularly in CNC machining. They’ve raised over $30 million in venture funding and they’ve connected thousands of machines. RoboVigil is…
Universal Robots cobots are everywhere — over 100,000 deployed worldwide, running everything from machine tending to palletising to welding. But once they’re on the factory floor, most sites have no way to monitor them remotely. The cobot is either running,…
If you’re evaluating machine monitoring platforms in the UK, FourJaw and RoboVigil should both appear on your shortlist. They’re both cloud-based, both aimed at manufacturers running 5 to 200 machines, and both priced in a similar range. But they take…
Most factory managers aren’t comparing monitoring platforms. They’re deciding whether to monitor at all. The machines are running, parts are shipping, and the whiteboard in the office has some OEE calculations on it from last Thursday. Good enough, right? Here’s…
We all love a yellow robot. If you’re running FANUC robots with R-30iB Plus controllers and you want cloud-based monitoring without installing any hardware on-site, this guide walks you through how to connect them to RoboVigil using the controller’s built-in…
