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Made in the North West Awards

Made in the North West Awards

Metis Automation has been shortlisted for the prestigious Made in the North West Awards.

The Made in the North West awards are a celebration of all that is great about manufacturing. They applaud the use of technology, the ambition to export and also, the motivation to train and invest in people. Furthermore, they are a showcase for the North West region and its diverse manufacturing industries.

Metis Automation has been nominated for the Digital Engineering/Technology Award for our paperless manufacturing MES software product Tascus.

A panel of industry judges will vote on the nominees and the winners will be announced on Thursday 10 May 2018 at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester. The victors will automatically go through to the grand final Made in the UK, where the best of British manufacturing will be celebrated.

The event is in association with The Department for International Trade and sponsored by Perpetual Partnerships.

New Website Published

New Website Published

Metis Automation has built our expertise in developing custom software solutions to improve product quality and manufacturing process.  With an increasing focus on Industry 4.0, we have updated our vision and published a new website to make it easier for customers to showcase our manufacturing products.

Our revised vision is to develop cutting-edge software that enables manufacturers to reduce costs and increase profits. We achieve this by improving product performance, cutting defects, increasing productivity and reducing downtime.

What We Do

Metis Automation develops error proofing software and solutions for discrete manufacturers. Software that integrates with production processes using sensors, smart tools, PLC’s, robotics and vision inspection.

Our custom software products have been developed to help you overcome your quality and productivity challenges. They will error-proof your production processes and reduce unnecessary rework, protect your brand by preventing product defects from reaching your customers, and cut your costs by eliminating avoidable machine breakdowns.

Metis Automation to Present at NI IIoT Roadshow

Metis Automation to Present at NI IIoT Roadshow

Metis Automation will present practical case studies and experiences of implementing IIoT and Industry 4.0 projects at this free one-day educational seminar hosted by National Instruments. The event will be on 28 March 2018 from 08:30 – 16:30 at Coventry Manufacturing Technology Centre.

Event Details

This event is for engineers and engineering managers with an interest in implementing an IIoT solution.

Implementing the Industrial Internet of Things and achieving its benefits can’t be done alone. No single engineer has all the answers, and no one vendor has all the tools. But, through collaboration, the IIoT’s promises of increased uptime, enhanced performance, and improved product design can be achieved.

Join us for a free, one-day event hosted by NI, in partnership with industry leaders, to see how companies are coming together to implement IIoT solutions with an open ecosystem of IT-friendly, interconnected technologies. With presentations emphasizing practical demonstrations, this event will help you learn about the technologies and techniques you need to implement your own IIoT solution. Register here.

Topics Include:

  • IIoT Technology Stack—Understand the OT and IT toolchain architecture from sensors to the cloud.
  • Edge Essentials—Find out what you need to acquire and process data at the edge.
  • Edge to Enterprise—Learn how to store, share, analyse, and view data in the cloud.
  • The Future of the IIoT—Discuss the promises and challenges of the Industrial Internet of Things.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from IIoT technology leaders, network with your peers, and find out how you can optimise the “things” that matter most to your business.

Metis Automation Wins Unilever Pitch Challenge

Metis Automation Wins Unilever Pitch Challenge

Metis Automation took part in a two-day advanced manufacturing Hack and Pitch event. This was facilitated by InnovateUK, to propose potential solutions to three key packaging challenges raised by Unilever.

The Challenge

In a joint pitch with Whistonbrook Technologies, Metis Automation won a challenge to measure packaging resilience throughout the supply chain. Judges commended the joint pitch as innovating and an ideal example of what Hack & Pitch events aim to achieve. Notably, a collaboration between companies with the complementary expertise to deliver outstanding solutions to their customers.

Unilever has invested in a state of the art Advanced Manufacturing Centre at their Port Sunlight base on the Wirral. The centre houses a pilot plant for the testing of new products and packaging developments. The consumer giant is consequently appealing to the sensor community for novel approaches to optimise their use of the facility.

In this challenge, Unilever aims to find new ways to quantify how well optimised a package design is, as well as how smoothly it runs in the supply chain, the forces it is exposed to and opportunities to enhance and improve it. Furthermore, Unilever is aiming to develop a way of measuring the impact on packaging as it is transported, sorted, labelled, filled and capped.

Martin Griffiths, Technical Director at Metis Automation said “Hack and Pitch events are an excellent way to propose innovative solutions to a diverse range of manufacturing challenges. We are pleased to have been awarded this win and look forward to exploring the challenge further.”

Metis Automation and Whistonbrook will work with Unilever to further define a solution to this challenge in 2018.

Metis Automation Wins Industry 4.0 Award

Metis Automation Wins Industry 4.0 Award

Metis Automation has been recognised as a leading player in providing advanced manufacturing software. We won the Industry 4.0 Award, sponsored by Siemens at The Northern Automotive Alliance Awards 2017. Industry 4.0 is the convergence of digital, physical and biological assets in manufacturing.

The Northern Automotive Alliance Awards showcased the successes of vehicle manufacturers, supply chain companies and service providers in the region. The ceremony was held on The 9th of November 2017 at the Mere Hotel Golf Resort Knutsford.

The judges acknowledged that Metis Automation has a clear, client-driven requirement that results in a practical, real-life application. For this reason, our client has been able to win new business with large OEM customers. Metis Automation won because our project made the biggest positive impact on the business of a manufacturing company.

The NAA states that: “The winners of the Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) Awards 2017 show that there is real progress being made in the region’s automotive sector, in factories harnessing the latest Industry 4.0 technologies.”

What We Did

Metis Automation helped a manufacturer of control valves, to significantly transform their production processes.  As a result, we were able to offer digital data products to industry-leading digger manufacturers. Metis Automation’s software shares production line data directly with the digger manufacturer. Consequently, this enables an automatic calibration of the control valve in the digger, thus eliminating many hours of manual tuning. This has lead to a ‘night & day’ vehicle performance improvement, allowing our client to increase sales to key customers.

Martin Griffiths director at Metis Automation says “I am of course very pleased that the company has been recognised as the leading Industry 4.0 software provider. It is my intention to ensure that our team keep the business objective of the project in the forefront of their minds.  In particular, we want to ensure that our customers get the maximum return on their investment.”

 

Northern Automotive Alliance Business Awards

Northern Automotive Alliance Business Awards

Metis Automation has been recognised as a leading player in the automotive industry. We have been shortlisted for the high profile Northern Automotive Alliance Business Awards taking place on 9th November 2017, in the Industry 4.0 section.

Industry 4.0 is the coming together of digital, physical and biological assets. It is creating unprecedented opportunities for UK manufacturing businesses and supply chains, to optimise productivity and competitiveness. The award is open to SME’s who have used these technology enablers to markedly benefit their core business.

Metis Automation has software and systems that help advanced manufacturers to implement Industry 4.0 to consequently grow their business.

We develop advanced software for connected manufacturing in the automotive industry, in two areas:

  • Firstly, to get new products to market quickly whilst ensuring that they are fit for purpose, safe and reliable. This is achieved through automated validation testing, which speeds up the design iteration cycle.
  • Secondly, to manufacture complex, customised products with zero defects. This helps manufacturers to improve productivity win new business and strengthen brand reputation. It is achieved using software that connects manual processes, machines and products throughout a factory.

Our application entry project:

We helped our automotive customer to offer new digital products to key accounts, by exporting production line data directly to customers. This is then used to perform an automatic machine calibration, which saves hours of manual vehicle set up at the end of the production line. Consequently, this has led to a night & day improvement in machine performance. As a result, our customer is winning new business within existing accounts. They are seeing major improvements in product performance, which is perceived as superior to competitors, at little or no cost.

The Metis team of software developers and systems integrators have the expertise to implement digital manufacturing systems. Our goal is to gain more expertise in data storage, management and analysis. Furthermore, to develop cloud offerings of our key software solutions, that SME manufacturers can use to improve their businesses at an affordable cost.