Predictive maintenance and AI took centre stage on PACE’s stand at the PPMA Show as Automate UK and PPMA TV found out in this interview with Nick.

Visitors to PACE’s stand (also learnt about the company’s new HMI machine control system, which provides easy access to user manuals, maintenance instructions and online ordering of parts and services via a smartphone.

All of the documentation and functionality in the new HMI is accessed via QR codes, which can be scanned by both Apple and Android devices.

PACE also had the PacePal collaborative robot on its stand, which is designed to work near people, handling cartons and cardboard boxes, without needing to be placed within a cage or behind a guard.