Automation ‘critical’ for industry success
Automation is set to drive future business and industry with two thirds of organisations aiming to be fully automated by 2025. Automation technologies will play a key role in business efficiency in sectors such as warehousing, fulfilment and distribution with data solutions at the forefront of cost and productivity savings. Autonomous mobile robot technologies (AMRs) […]
Collaboration is key to increased visibility and closing the digital loop
At HxGN LIVE Global in Las Vegas, Mark Venables caught up Stephen Graham – executive president of metrology and production software, to talk about Nexus, Hexagon’s newest and most exciting platform announcement that was revealed at HxGN Live. It claims to bring unprecedented collaboration capabilities to the entire portfolio. Graham joined Hexagon in January 2017 […]
Innovation funding is available for UK start-ups
Innovation funding is available for UK start-ups in manufacturing sectors as part of Hexagon’s quest to support visualisation, digital reality, intelligence & automation. Innovation programme Sixth Sense is open to start-ups offering innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing. Key thrust of the programme is digital reality and visualisation for a sustainable future. The winning companies will […]
Innovation boost for UK universities
Innovation in Digital Industries, Smart Infrastructure, eMobility and Core Technologies have been boosted by a new partnership between Siemens and seven UK universities. Universities in Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Cambridge have been chosen as top tier innovation partners for Siemens’ new Research and Innovation Ecosystems programme. The programme includes universities, Siemens companies, […]
Metaverse market a $750bn opportunity
The metaverse is forecast to become a $750 billion market opportunity by 2030 as companies move to exploit the growing future trend. The metaverse – an interconnected network of virtual worlds – will eventually become an extension of the real-world economy. Gaming, media & entertainment, and retail are the sectors that promise high growth potential over the next […]
Creating the essential data backbone for an effective net-zero strategy
At the core of any net-zero strategy is understanding how you are performing and what actions you can take to improve that performance across the value chain. Jane Ren, CEO of Atomiton explains why the ability to access and analyse data in a holistic company-wide manner is at the heart of any net-zero strategy. For […]
Cyber attacks now the top cause of data loss
Cyber attacks have overtaken human error as the top cause of data loss with ransomware now the most common form of threat to business
Cloud ERP migration benefits industry verticals
Cloud ERP is delivering visible benefits to major industry verticals with 90 per cent saying that migration to the cloud was worth the effort
Digital transformation of furnishings industry
Digital transformation is helping to drive positive market growth across the UK furniture and furnishings sectors To meet rising demand furniture and home goods makers are investing in new digital technology to become more efficient, build resilience, increase productivity and sustainable growth, and create new high-value jobs. As a first step toward digital transformation Made […]
Dark data threat to business governance
Dark data poses a major threat to governance among almost half of companies according to a new study. Dark data – unknown and unused data – is a problem that affects 42 per cent of companies polled in the study that revealed over half their organizations’ data was unused, unmanageable and ‘lost’. The issue detracts […]
Virtual reality to create £132bn growth
Virtual reality applications in business and industry will drive 11-fold growth and create a global market worth £132 billion by 2028. Digital transformation will power the use of virtual reality applications and offer lucrative growth opportunities for key verticals including media and entertainment, industrial and manufacturing, retail, health and wellness, education and training, and carpeted […]
Digital transformation for recovery and growth
Digital transformation of UK manufacturing is being held back by a lack of time, money and investment. Companies know they need to adopt new integrated technologies but a shortage of funding and hours in the day remain key barriers to digital transformation of British industry. While barriers to new tech adoption remain, the majority of […]
Majority of electronics engineers to launch products with on-board AI
The majority of electronics engineers are looking to launch products capable of on-board AI processing before 2023, according to new research from semiconductor specialists XMOS. The Edge of Now – the third in a series of annual reports examining engineers’ attitudes towards the artificial intelligence of things (AIoT) – found that 64 per cent of […]
Businesses cannot rely on surface-level fixes for their cybersecurity
In mid-March, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a report highlighting how cyber actors routinely exploit poor security configurations, weak controls, and other poor cyber hygiene practices to gain access and compromise user systems. These included not enforcing multifactor authentication, primarily with remote desktop access, the use of vendor-supplied default login usernames and […]
AI generated interactive 3D tool takes factory planning to the next level
At HxGN LIVE Global in Las Vegas, Mark Venables caught up Jan Büchsenschütz, co-founder of RIIICO to discuss the company’s AI solution that creates a true-to-life simulation of a plant with a single 3D scan. Back in June Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the winners of its first cohort of start-ups selected to help the […]
Life-saving data made shareable across diverse organisations
Hexagon real-time incident centre HxGN Connect is now integrated with RapidSOS Emergency Data Exchange as a service. Hexagon Safety, Infrastructure and Geospatial division and RapidSOS have reaffirmed their long-standing partnership by announcing the integration of RapidSOS Emergency Data Exchange (EDX) with HxGN Connect. The news was shared at HxGN LIVE Global 2022, Hexagon’s digital technology […]
2022: The Year of the Employee
Marc Ramos, CMO at SplashBI 2021 fuelled the “Great Resignation,” which is now happening in full force as one in four workers are considering changing their jobs. Employers today, therefore, need to understand how they can meet employees’ expectations of what they want in a job in order to retain them, especially in an increasingly […]
Hexagon unveils life-of-mine smart platform for mining
Hexagon Mining division’s new Power of One platform is a holistic, life-of-mine smart solution connecting sensors, software, infield apps and cloudware. Available and ready to implement, this technology connects the mine to the boardroom via a single onboard ecosystem comprising a smart computer, antenna, and display. It will empower customers’ digital transformation, connecting key mining […]
Getting the data lifecycle right to accelerate digital transformation
Peter Ruffley, CEO, Zizo, emphasises the importance of going through the data lifecycle to drive the digital transformation process. Data is the key to transforming any business. Accelerated by COVID-19, businesses have started to become more data-driven and embrace digital transformation strategies. However, these often become wasted endeavours as organisations are not brave or honest […]
Accelerating the path to sustainability with digital transformation
Jason Chester, director of global channel programs at InfinityQS explains how the drivers for digital transformation have changed bringing sustainability ambitions to the forefront. Digital transformation has been one of the key industry themes for several years, but recently it has become a major strategic priority for most organisations. As an impact of the pandemic, […]
Fast tracking solutions to climate change
Tracking turtles through affordable, ubiquitous global Satellite IoT is just the start of a revolution in climate change understanding that should herald a new era of provable, positive environmental change, explains Laurent Vieira de Mello, COO, Astrocast. In a world of global innovation and cooperation, practical solutions to the challenges created by climate change and […]
