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Fairfield Control Systems was initially commissioned to implement an IoT data collection system using Siemens WinCC Unified SCADA software at The University of Nottingham’s Omnifactory© research facility. Following the success of this first phase, the project was expanded to include a full-scale server and network infrastructure supporting multiple digital engineering platforms.
Omni-Factory-at-the-University-of-Nottingham.-Photography-by-Alex-Wilkinson
The Omnifactory Research Centre is a research team at the University of Nottingham. The team closely collaborated with top European aerospace companies to conduct practical research into future aerospace assembly systems. One of their major projects, the Future Automated Aircraft Assembly Demonstrator (FA3D), underwent an upgrade during Phase 2 of its development (FA3D2). This upgrade […]
Polypipe Ltd required the refurbishment of the conveyor control of the Polystorm manufacturing plant at their Horncastle plant in Lincolnshire. The refurbishment was prompted by the diminishing support of the original OEM, and several of the parts used on the system were obsolete or running towards the end of their product lifecycles. The existing motor […]
3D Project technologies and machine vision combined to aid users and increase productivity Project Background In 2018, BAE Systems worked closely with The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to develop a prototype collaborative workbench for the production of aerospace assembly operations. The aim of the collaborative workbench was to: Reduce the learning […]
