Why autonomous drones are now crucial to business continuity
For companies that remain active and those that have temporarily shut down considering the coronavirus crisis, autonomous technology is playing a significant and growing role in maintaining business continuity, as Illy Gruber, of Percepto, explains. Business continuity refers to how organisations can maintain or resume business functions quickly in the face of major disruptions, like, you […]
DETI initiative to play an important role in economic recovery
The Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation (DETI) initiative in the West of England has launched and will play an important role in driving innovation and digitally enabled recovery following the Coronavirus outbreak. DETI is a research, innovation, and skills initiative to develop and accelerate digital engineering across multiple sectors for future generations of engineers and […]
Digital transformation without the judgement
John Appleby, CEO at Avantra, explains how best to handle the transformation that is required to remain competitive in the digital age We all know that the world is changing. Unfortunately, digital transformation has become a buzzword synonymous with large consultancies and not business results, and many businesses are jaded. Research shows that 70 per […]
Russia introduces artificial intelligence to its aircraft engine production
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Russia’s State Corporation for Assistance to Development Rostec and Zyfra, Finnish-Russian industrial digitalisation leader, have begun testing the Zyfra Industrial Internet of Things Platform (ZIIoT) at the Salyut production unit. The system, which includes elements of artificial intelligence, will monitor the manufacture of engines, and will make it possible […]
Enhancements to FactoryTalk InnovationSuite simplifies and accelerates digital transformation
Rockwell Automation and PTC have announced strategic enhancements to industry leading FactoryTalk InnovationSuite to serve the needs of an extremely fast growing, dynamic industrial digital transformation market. Launched in 2018, the suite offering has already seen rapid customer adoption, helping achieve significant improvements in operational efficiency, reduction in unplanned downtime and improved quality. The latest enhancements center around improved OT/IT integration, […]
CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
With every droplet that we cannot see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists. It is become increasingly critical to keep these heavy droplets from lingering — especially on surfaces, which are welcoming and generous hosts. Thankfully, our chemical cleaning products are effective, but using them to disinfect larger […]
Industry fears that could expose them to the risk of a data breach
More than half (57 per cent) of UK IT decision makers still believe that remote workers will expose their organisation to the risk of a data breach, according to an annual survey – conducted between 25 and 27 March 2020 – commissioned by Apricorn. This figure has inclined steadily from 44 per cent in 2018 and 50 per cent in […]
Amazon announces $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund
Amazon has announced The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to meet The Climate Pledge—a commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040. This dedicated venture investment program—with an initial $2 billion in funding—will back visionary companies whose products and services will […]
Updates to ERP solution boost traceability for Syspro
Manufacturing and distribution businesses are set to benefit from optimised production processes, enhanced traceability, and new digital tax automation in Syspro’s latest release of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. The application has been further enhanced to help manufacturers gain greater visibility of supply chains. An update has been made to the product recall feature, […]
Prospects for Quantum Computing remains uncertain for next decade
As innovation continues to accelerate, quantum computing has become an increasingly important technology to monitor as part of the broader wave of digital transformation. Quantum computing aims to solve complex problems that are impossible to address with today’s supercomputers and has strong potential across multiple industry sectors, including pharma, energy, finance, logistics, manufacturing, and materials. […]
Bringing the factory home
When lockdown began, millions of workers found themselves thrust into the unfamiliar situation of working from home, and the transition for some industries was more straightforward than others. Most office workers realised quickly that thanks to video conferencing technology, they could work just as effectively at their kitchen table as at their desk. But for […]
Building resilience with the Digital Twin
These are truly exceptional times as we all adapt to the unprecedented health, social and economic disruptions we are experiencing across the globe. As the manufacturing sector moves back into top gear, the Digital Twin could play a vital role. Scroll back even a few months and it would have been all but impossible to […]
The role of data in industry 4.0
The challenges encountered by manufacturing companies when it comes to handling data are well reported, but what can they do to ensure that data is an asset rather than a problem? Data has long been treated in the manufacturing industry as the orphan nephew living in the cupboard under the stairs. While operational and service […]
MSC Design tool that thinks like an engineer
MSC Software Corporation has released MSC Apex Generative Design 2020, a tool that enables engineers to explore new approaches and optimise any part of their design in a single step. It will develop innovative products up to 80 per cent faster than conventional approaches. MSC Apex Generative Design addresses product development pressures to meet shrinking […]
Cybersecurity software release protects facilities from cyberattacks
Honeywell has announced the latest release of its Forge Cybersecurity Suite that includes several enhancements to help ensure business continuity in the face of mounting cyberthreats, uncertain global business conditions and continued supply chain disruption associated with remote operations. The release incorporates new features such as enhanced industrial-grade remote access, increased asset discovery capabilities with […]
Consortium intends to develop the potential of 5G in manufacturing
A consortium led by Ford have received government backing for the introduction of 5G connectivity to speed up electric vehicle manufacturing. A 5G mobile private network delivered by Vodafone Business, will be installed this year in the new E:PriME (Electrified Powertrain in Manufacturing Engineering) facility on Ford’s Dunton Campus. The 5G solution is set to […]
Embracing the digital reality of the new normal gives hope for manufacturing’s renaissance
Mark Hughes, regional vice president UK & Ireland, Epicor explains how manufacturing’s can rise from the ashes of the old norms, stronger and better It has been a year of momentous change for UK manufacturers, from political upheaval following Britain’s planned withdrawal from the EU to today’s market outlook. Now, manufacturing businesses are experiencing some of the most challenging trading […]
SMEs urged to digitise now to recover from COVID-19
SMEs in the manufacturing industry need to digitise now according to software services company, Advanced. They go on to say that companies that take a digital-first approach will be the first to bounce back from the current crisis. The warning comes after the government recently announced plans to turbo charge the industry as the world […]
Giving a second life to industrial robots
The spectre of sustainability continues to look over the manufacturing sector. Remanufacture work enables existing robot users to sell inactive or legacy robots to ABB with an attractive buy back service, rather than scrapping them or leaving them unused in a corner of the factory. Over the last 25 years, thousands of robots have been […]
Avoiding unethical and costly commercial mistakes with AI
A mathematical means of helping regulators and business manage Artificial Intelligence systems’ biases towards making unethical, and potentially very costly and damaging commercial choices has been developed by researchers. Researchers from the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, EPFL (Lausanne) and Sciteb have developed an ethical eye on AI methodology. Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly […]
Automation provides the solution for mass testing
Juha Järvi, head of healthcare, Digital Workforce explains how automation can help in the fight against COVID-19. As international lockdown measures persist, governments continue to face criticism over the rate of testing for Coronavirus. Global healthcare systems were facing challenges long before the virus outbreak, but are now being asked to provide even more, placing […]
