Posted on 26 Sep 2023 by The Manufacturer There are several ways to boost productivity, enhance shop floor flexibility and preserve data security… all on the market today for manufacturers of many sizes.As manufacturers seek to find its way into the digital world, the entire process chain necessitates the integration of suppliers who can respond
There is more than one way to approach reducing your Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) in manufacturing.Use of digital data in manufacturing to cut carbon emissions Beginning in 1765, the first industrial revolution transformed our economy by using coal to change the way goods were produced and manufactured. Since then, the second industrial revolution was driven
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has chosen Liferay as a core digital infrastructure component in the factory of the future at the Digital Manufacturing Accelerator (DMA).The initiative lets manufacturers experience the advantages of industry 4.0, IoT, smart manufacturing, robotics, and automation in a risk-free environment with accurate financial and operational projections in relation to selected…
Imagine looking for a needle in a haystack by examining each piece of hay. What if you could analyse the entire haystack at once, cutting down the location time of the needle drastically? This is what quantum computing can do compared to conventional computing.Quantum computing could accelerate drug development, enhance encryption security and more. But…
Updating operations to support a universe of internet-connected things comes with an array of challenges. How, where (and why) should you start? Fleur Doidge reports. Manufacturers forging an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) constellation to drive myriad elements of productivity, visibility and efficiency often seek to adapt older or more traditional equipment in the process.…
A UK Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions provider is celebrating a record 12 months in style after it completed a successful £2.1m investment raise.Konektio, the new name for InVMA, is taking advantage of the sector’s desire for digital transformation by rolling out its AssetMinder SaaS platform to help clients improve processes, runtime, safety and…
Electrical measurement company Megger yesterday announced it has acquired the entire share capital of Metrycom, a provider of grid network sensors and analytics to the electrical supply industry.Metrycom supplies unique grid sensor and analytics solutions for online measurements, condition monitoring and fault location using extensive detection and prediction algorithms for medium and high voltage grid…
The standard IQ test for people has been established for many years now. Though the content within these tests has been cleverly and carefully put together, there are different kinds of “smarts” among people. It is likely that people who are putting together IQ tests will favor the kinds of “smarts” that they themselves have. Humans…