Dampened Recovery Prospects For 2021
Adrian Lloyd, CEO and senior research director US, Interact Analysis reveals the latest manufacturing outlook from the company’s quarterly Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker (MIO). In the latest quarterly update of the Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker (MIO), Interact Analysis has adjusted its mid-term forecasts, focussing on four key factors which have recently come into play: vaccine […]
Alliance to accelerate digital transformation
AVEVA has formed a new alliance with Wood to accelerate digital transformation of industries such as power, energy, chemicals and mining with the launch of a new solution called Connected Build, a key part of their Digital Twin offering. Connected Build optimises project delivery while improving collaboration on new build projects and facilitating the digital […]
SME manufacturers are upskilling workers to create the teams of tomorrow through new programme
SME manufacturers, supported by Made Smarter in their drive to digitalise, are upskilling workers to create the teams of tomorrow. Brainboxes is among more than 1,200 businesses working with the Made Smarter Adoption programme in the North West to introduce digital tools and technologies to help boost productivity and growth, and navigate the impact of […]
Sharpen decision making and open service ecosystem opportunities
Mari E. Haapala, digital lead at ABB Motion, explains how a pandemic-driven surge in the uptake of digital solutions will yield long-term benefits for industrial companies and redefine the service business ecosystem. With traditional service operations hampered by Covid related travel restrictions and social distancing demands, maintaining the reliability of critical equipment such as drives and motors […]
Combining products and solutions with innovation
Panasonic have announced the foundation of a new solutions-focused organization, Panasonic Connect Europe GmbH, to address the changing technology needs of European businesses. The organization will offer diverse B2B technology solutions, alongside an enhanced services capability, to help customers maintain their mission critical operations and organizations to transform their business operations. The new organization will […]
Report finds threat of cyber attacks growing at an alarming rate
A report from Nozomi Networks Labs found that cyber threats are growing at an alarming rate. Attacks are driven largely by the emergence of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) gangs that are cashing in on critical infrastructure organisations. Analysis of rising vulnerabilities found critical manufacturing was the most susceptible industry, while a deep dive into […]
Manufacturers increase cloud adoption of IT infrastructure
Nearly one in five IT directors in manufacturing say all their organisation’s IT infrastructure is based in the cloud today, while a further 38 per cent say their organisation have moved most of their IT infrastructure to the cloud. These are among the key findings of a recent survey commissioned by NiceLabel. The survey revealed […]
Software portfolio for digital transformation of automotive product design deployed
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that DENSO corporation has selected their software portfolio for the technological foundation of their next generation model-based development (MBD). By using model-based simulations, they can resolve existing issues as well as investigate a broad range of design possibilities, early in the process and before physical models are built. This new […]
World’s biggest manufacturers lose almost a trillion dollars a year to machine failures
Large industrial facilities lose more than a day’s worth of production each month and hundreds of millions of dollars a year to machine failures, according to a report published by Senseye. The report shares findings from 72 major multinational industrial and manufacturing companies. It reveals that, on average, large plants lose 323 production hours a […]
British IT decision makers encourage shift to flash-based object storage
A survey revealed that most British IT decision makers believe the rapid emergence of transformational digital business initiatives such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, and analytics is the driver behind increasing adoption of all-flash object storage. Scality announced the results of the survey, completed by IT decision makers across the UK, France […]
CTU threat intelligence boosts vulnerability response and detection
The integration of threat intelligence which will help to identify and eliminate the latest high risk vulnerabilities in enterprises has been announced by Secureworks. The threat intelligence feeds from their counter threat unit (CTU) into vulnerability detection and response (VDR). While threat actors use advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify vulnerabilities, security teams are […]
One in five manufacturing workers will not commute again post pandemic
Almost one in five manufacturing workers do not intend to return to the office again post pandemic, largely due to ongoing concerns around infection control on public transport. As employees are embarking on their return to the workplace following the easing of restrictions, new research suggests that many commuters are reluctant to return to their […]
Cloud platform manages to both reduce costs and increase efficiency
Manufacturer’s power is enhanced through the use of the InfinityQS enact platform, recent analysis from Frost and Sullivan has shown. As a cloud based platform, it manages to address the requirements of users across an organisation, including shop floor operators, site quality management personnel, and corporate quality management personnel, leading to increased efficiency, reduced costs, […]
Virtual platform turns inventors’ ideas to reality in half the time and cost
A new industrial design and engineering virtual platform for inventors to turn ideas for products into functional prototypes has been launched. The first of its kind platform unites inventors with designers and engineers from around the world to create a product prototype at a fraction of the time of traditional, offline prototyping methods and at […]
Service businesses are being failed by ERP’s
Although they may deliver great financial data, mainstream enterprise resource planning (ERP) software have limitations which impacts an employee’s ability to deliver the service the customer expects. Most ERP’s were designed for manufacturers and focus on finance, not service. The service staff are left struggling with day to day operations knowing that decision makers will […]
Study reveals practical solution to global food security crisis
Nanotech and artificial intelligence (AI) could be vital in the process of ‘precision agriculture’, which lets farmers respond in real time to changes in crop growth, a new study reveals. Issues such as climate change, competing demands on land for production of biofuels and declining soil quality have made it increasingly difficult to feed the […]
Risk of data theft from ransomware attacks is growing
A new report highlights the growing risk of downtime and sensitive data theft from ransomware attacks aimed at industrial facilities. “Industrial Control Systems are incredibly challenging to secure, leaving plenty of gaps in protection that threat actors are exploiting with growing determination,” Ryan Flores, senior manager of threat research for Trend Micro, said. “Given the […]
Manufacturers look to boost operations with digital transformation initiatives
There has been a growth in the number of manufacturers looking to enhance their manufacturing operations by leveraging digital transformation, despite a challenging year for the industry, which has seen many put their strategic agendas on hold while they contend with unprecedented operational challenges, as well as market volatility and economic uncertainty. Over half of […]
Standardised micro data centres advances edge computing
A new micro data centre enables end users to move data centre operations to the edge, bringing computing power close to critical equipment to solve data latency and bandwidth issues. The EcoStruxure micro data centre architectures developed by Schneider Electric are standardised on Stratus Edge Computing platforms that are accelerating the move of traditional data centre […]
New programme helps SI’s develop edge computing competencies
Edge computing is a fundamental industry technology that delivers high value and fast payback, and represents a tremendous opportunity for system integrators (SI’s) to support end users, a programme has been developed to enable SI’s to develop edge computing competencies and deployment expertise. The programme, developed by Stratus Industries, offers training, certification, and accreditation, which […]
Innovations that can prevent image data leakage awarded patents
Data shows that at least 20 per cent of traffic moving among enterprise web and cloud applications today are images which are ripe for data exfiltration. Newly issued patents, announced from the US Patent and Trademark Office, are designed to protect data within image formats including JPG, PNG, and GIF. These inventions support organisations tackling […]
