On Friday 19th September Devtank ran our Monthly SBI Dashboard Working Group online session with customer attendees being joined by our technical team members. It’s a forum designed to get the most out of your OpenSmartMonitor dashboard, to share best practices, to ask questions on data or display of data and for us to share … Read more
On Thursday, 11th September, Devtank attended the Sustainability and CSR conference at the University of Derby, a fantastic event hosted by the East Midlands Chamber. Keynote speakers included Dawn Whitemore, Professor Christopher Bussell, Becky Valentine, and Karen Holdsworth, each sharing insights into UK sustainability and net zero efforts or the CSR work their organisations have … Read more
The food and drink industry is the nation’s largest manufacturing subsector by far and obviously a vital industry for jobs, exports and regional growth. Yet margins are being squeezed by volatile energy costs, labour gaps, waste, and fast-moving packaging rules. If you’re looking for practical, near-term wins (with clear ROI) and a roadmap to modernise … Read more
How Devtank’s OpenSmartMonitor tackles today’s energy crisis in manufacturing In this blog we’re outlining how our OpenSmartMonitor are designed to map and track energy usage and provide manufacturers information that can be used to tackle their energy usage and costs in what is considered an energy crisis for the industry this year. The energy challenge … Read more
Rising Temperatures and Falling Productivity In this blog we’ll discuss how temperature effects your staff and your product quality, how your can monitor temperature with our OpenSmartMonitor system, and what you can do to improve your workplace temperatures. Rising Temperatures in the UK Over the last 5 years the temperatures across the UK have been … Read more
5 Causes of Machine Downtime in Manufacturing and How to Prevent Them Every manufacturing business will have experienced downtime at some point, and it can be costly, both to machinery and production. Machine downtime or breakdowns can stem from many causes. In this post, we’ll discuss five of the most typical causes and how you … Read more
10 Ways to Reduce Your Energy Costs and Usage Whether it’s electricity, water, or gas, there are always ways to reduce your usage, and some of them are simple, while others may seem small but can add up to big savings over time. 1 – LED Lighting LED lighting is a straightforward way to cut … Read more
5 Signs Your Factory Needs Monitoring In the modern age of technology, data, and net-zero goals, most business owners have at least heard of smart monitoring or remote monitoring solutions. But how do you know if it’s right for you and your factory? In this article, we’ll explore five clear signs your factory needs monitoring … Read more
Cab Door Testing To ensure their cab doors are built to a high quality, JCB uses solenoids and pneumatics to open and close doors automatically and repeatedly over thousands of cycles. Originally, operators would have to control the software manually and recompile any changes, very labour-intensive. 5 Control Stations Utilising the HILTOP software, we adapted … Read more
EV Charger Production Testing To maximise their quality and production throughput, Devtank supplied Indra with a range of HILTOP systems paired with test fixtures – built to test each stage of production, PCB to finished products. EV – Vehicle Simulation A bespoke solution with the HILTOP at its core saw Devtank build 8 end-of-line test … Read more