IONA at Smart Factory Expo during Digital Manufacturing Week in Liverpool UK

INSPHERE is an innovative technology company focusing on developing and implementing metrology and data capture systems into high-value manufacturing processes. Working across multiple industries, including Energy, Automotive and Aerospace, the company creates solutions that enable measurement data to be used to drive and improve manufacturing processes, enabling a step-change in process flexibility, efficiency, and productivity.

INSPHEREs flagship product IONA has been developed to tackle the challenges of robot performance and flexibility. The hardware and software have been developed specifically to monitor and improve robot processes by enabling simple in-process measurement of the end-effectors and fixtures

We are proud to announce we are going to present our IONA System at Smart Factory 2022, 16&17 November, in Liverpool.

Our flagship product IONA has been developed to tackle the challenges of robot performance and flexibility. The hardware and software have been developed specifically to monitor and improve robot processes by enabling simple in-process measurement of the end-effectors and fixture.

Visit us to discover how IONA can drive your Smart Factory.

On the 16 November, in the Robot & Automation Theatre, our CEO, Ben Adeline, will host a keynote presentation “Creating a step change in manufacturing automation for Smart Factories”

This presentation will highlight some of the emerging factors that are driving changes to manufacturing automation and will explore a data driven approach that can yield the performance and flexibility required from industrial robots to meet demands of the smart factory.

Keynote Presentation: “Creating a step change in manufacturing automation for Smart Factories”

The industrial robot has been the stalwart of automated manufacturing for the past 40 years. But with consumer demand driving greater variety and frequency of new products, coupled with greater scarcity and cost of raw materials and energy, it is right to challenge how fit for purpose today’s robots are for the future factory.

This presentation will highlight some of the emerging factors that are driving changes to manufacturing automation and will explore a data driven approach that can yield the performance and flexibility required from industrial robots to meet demands of the smart factory.

Key learning points

  • How is manufacturing changing and what does this mean for automation
    What are the limitations of industrial robots and how does this impact smart factories
  • How can sensors and a data-driven approach increase automation flexibility and performance


Presenter: Ben Adeline, CEO INSPHERE

Ben Adeline is CEO at INSPHERE, a company he co-founded to develop metrology technologies that drive greater levels of productivity in automated manufacturing.
An experienced entrepreneur and engineer with a passion for innovation, Ben started his career in the aerospace industry where he experienced first-hand the challenges of automating the manufacture of complex, safety critical products. After specialising in metrology with his role as Commercial Director at a Metrology Research Lab, Ben established INSPHERE, driven by a belief that manufacturing could be significantly improved with the combination of in-process data and automation.