New study shows that process optimisation is key to success
Digital transformation has become more of a priority for manufacturers across Europe, organisations have recognised the importance of using technology to improve time to market, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and are now accelerating their efforts, research indicates. Among the top five pressures to improve operations were increased pace of innovation/changing business models (34 per cent), […]
Mobile attack threat continues to worry businesses
More than half of global businesses admitted that it is not possible to be prepared for all of the tactics and strategies used by attackers targeting mobile devices. For its report ‘Menlo Security Mobile Risk 2021 Report’, Menlo Security surveyed more than 600 information technology (IT) decision makers across the UK, US, and Australia, including […]
Accelerating data sharing and collaboration in scientific research
Efficient, rapid data management and analysis are critical to finding effective health care solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes. A new alliance between the American Heart Association’s Precision Medicine Platform and Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure, data management, and digital solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, will make the Association’s Precision Medicine Platform even more accessible […]
AI powered speech technology with true emotional depth
UK-based startup, Sonantic, has launched the first AI powered speech technology with true emotional depth, conveying complex human emotions from fear and sadness to joy and surprise. The breakthrough advancement revolutionises audio engineering capabilities for gaming and film studios, culminating in hyper-realistic, emotionally expressive and controllable artificial voices. Building upon the existing framework of text-to-speech, Sonantic’s […]
Realising the digital transformation in the process industries
At the Achema Pulse live digital event, Siemens will be demonstrating how the combination of the real and the digital worlds empowers industrial companies to act in a versatile and sustainable manner. Companies in the process industry are facing urgent and rapidly changing challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic in particular has transformed demand patterns and global […]
Why is intelligent automation so important?
The nature of automation means that new technologies and ideas are frequently developed and invented. One of the latest concepts is “intelligent automation”. This is the combination of multiple process automation technologies together into a single platform or solution. Those process automation technologies include low-code, robotic process automation (RPA), built-in workflow, integration platforms and intelligent business […]
Streamline creation of 3D CAD-based work instructions
PTC have announced the release of the new Vuforia Instruct out-of-the-box offering from the Vuforia Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Suite. The Software as a Service (SaaS)-based offering, available on the PTC Atlas platform, empowers original equipment manufacturers to extend the value of the digital thread all the way to their front-line workers. With Vuforia Instruct, […]
The future of frontline workforce is digital
Despite making up the majority of the industrial workforce, frontline workers have been left behind when it comes to harnessing digitalisation benefits. A new free white paper ‘The future of the frontline workforce is digital‘ from Intoware and RealWear explains how digital work instructions combined with assisted reality headsets can unlock productivity success. You will […]
First industrial 5G router available
The Scalance MUM856-1 – the first industrial 5G router from Siemens – is available now. The device connects local industrial applications to public 5G, 4G (LTE), and 3G (UMTS) mobile wireless networks. The router can be used to remotely monitor and service plants, machines, control elements, and other industrial devices via a public 5G network […]
PixelPaint wins prestigious IERA Award
ABB’s PixelPaint robotic non-overspray technology for the automotive industry has won this year’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation (IERA) Award for Outstanding Achievements in Commercializing Innovative Robot and Automation Technology. Launched in 2020, PixelPaint uses inkjet head technology to directly apply high resolution two-tone or individualized designs to a car body in a […]
The post-covid industry landscape
Market intelligence company Interact Analysis has published the latest quarterly update of its Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker (MIO). The report announces the inclusion of data from three key new regions – Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam; and predicts a slower-than-previously-expected global recovery from the pandemic. Good performances by the US, South Korea and China are offset […]
Increase in device encryption over the past year
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives has announced findings of its annual survey exploring the implementation of encryption technology within organisations. The survey highlighted that a third of organisations have seen an increase in encryption across all mobile and removeable devices in the past year. Additionally, 31 per cent noted […]
Leading academics call on manufacturers to put storytelling at the heart of servitization
UK manufacturers can increase their chances of implementing new business models through servitization if storytelling is at the heart of their strategy. That’s according to Aston Business School, whose free SME Partnership programme has now worked with over 300 businesses on developing and communicating their service offer. The programme has been running since 2012, helping […]
Warehouse automation services market to double by 2025
In a new report on the warehouse automation service market, research company Interact Analysis has revealed that soaring growth in the warehouse automation equipment market is causing parallel growth in the market for service contracts – worth $4.3bn in 2020 and projected to grow to $8.7bn by 2025. Interact Analysis’s research predicts that the global […]
Advancing construction industry automation to enable safer and sustainable building
ABB Robotics is driving automation in the construction industry with new robotic automation solutions to address key challenges, including the need for more affordable and environmentally friendly housing and to reduce the environmental impact of construction, amidst a labour and skills shortage. Robotic automation offers huge potential to enhance productivity, efficiency and manufacturing flexibility throughout […]
Digital Twin factory agreement creates new dawn for architecture and infrastructure
Thousands of global smart city and infrastructure build back better projects can now be enabled by a Digital Twin Factory alliance between three companies. Digital Twins – highly detailed virtual 3D models driven by massed data – have already been hailed as key to an expansive new age of sustainable and efficient architecture, planning, and […]
Artistic collaboration blending humans and technology
Universal Robots has collaborated with The Koppel Project and Dr Merritt Moore to curate an interactive exhibition that took place between 29th April – 15th May 2021. The London exhibition was called “Loading…” and explored the dynamic intersections between humanity and technology; the spaces between dreaming and data, code and catharsis. The collaboration featured the […]
New Creo 8.0 enhancements empower engineers
PTC has released the eighth edition of its award-winning Creo computer-aided design (CAD) software. Creo 8.0 empowers increases in user productivity through expansions to Creo’s Model Based Definition (MBD), Generative Design, and Ansys-powered simulation capabilities. Purpose-built to solve for key design pitfalls experienced by engineering executives, end users, and managers, the features and functionalities of […]
Speeding digital transformation through increased adoption of low-code
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire TimeSeries, a leading Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and Mendix partner. TimeSeries has significant expertise in the development of vertical apps built on the Mendix low-code platform, which will help Siemens accelerate digital transformation by increasing adoption of low-code and offering new […]
Industrial IoT partnership to provide customers with mission-critical insight into their high-value assets
Eurotech has announced it’s collaboration with Exosite to enable and simplify industrial IoT adoption from edge to cloud. The collaboration aims to combine Eurotech’s industrial IoT Edge capabilities with Exosite’s ExoSense condition monitoring application. Eurotech provides a flexible and modular range of IoT components: rugged, certified Industrial IoT Gateways and edge computers enhanced with Everyware […]
Securely visualise enterprise-wide real time operations
Global IT integrator Getronics has announced a strategic alliance with SolutionsPT, the leading industrial IT solutions partner and distributor of AVEVA software in the UK and Ireland. The collaboration will enable both organisations to better address industry needs for increased automation, efficiency, and digital transformation. In an increasingly competitive business world, digital transformation holds the […]
