Rapid response technical delivery at Cochrane
Domain-driven design and a loosely coupled, cohesive architecture proves its worth in Cochrane’s rapid response to the coronavirus crisis, says Data Language CTO, Julian Everett. Over the past five years it has been our privilege to be a technology partner of Cochrane. For anyone unfamiliar with their work, they are globally recognised as the gold standard […]
Lux Research ranks the critical technologies for surviving COVID-19
COVID-19 poses major challenges for players in every industry, and companies now face unprecedented hurdles as they struggle to reopen. Lux Research’s new report, ‘Back in Business: Using Technology to Open During COVID-19’, addresses the key technologies businesses need to adopt to fight against COVID-19 in the workplace. “Companies are under tremendous pressure to open […]
COVID-19 to reduce 2020 industrial robot revenue
Maya Xiao at Interact Analysis offers her insight into the global industrial robot market Global industrial robot shipments experienced negative growth for four consecutive quarters from mid-2018. At the end of 2019, recovery signs appeared, and the mid-term growth rate turned positive. This turnaround happened in the context of a continued slowdown in general global […]
Artificial intelligence: driving the industry towards greater success
Manufacturers need every edge to stay competitive and artificial intelligence (AI) is being touted as one of the key technologies to achieve that. Mark Venables looks at the opportunities and challenges for AI within the sector. We live in a connected world, from phones controlling the temperatures of our homes to cars communicating with one […]
Following a data-driven path to improve reliability and availability
As GE Digital unveils the latest enhancements to its Asset Performance Management (APM), Connected Technology Solutions spoke to Linda Rae, General Manager, GE Digital Power Generation and Oil & Gas, about the importance of APM to the energy sector and the new functionality on offer from GE. Asset Performance Management (APM) systems act to improve […]
GE Digital’s APM update rapidly reduces cost and risk from industrial reliability and maintenance work processes
GE Digital has unveiled the latest version of its industry-leading Asset Performance Management (APM) mission-critical software suite. Available both as a cloud and on premises solution, APM allows companies in asset and process intensive industries like Oil & Gas, Chemical and Power Generation to align key technologies with critical work processes and functions across their […]
Xilinx establishes adaptive compute research clusters
Xilinx has announced it is establishing Xilinx Adaptive Compute Clusters (XACC) at four of the world’s most prestigious universities. The XACCs provide critical infrastructure and funding to support novel research in adaptive compute acceleration for high performance computing (HPC). The scope of the research is broad and encompasses systems, architecture, tools, and applications. The XACCs […]
Siemens body temperature solution minimises infection risk in buildings
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Siveillance Thermal Shield. This solution package quickly measures the body temperature of a person seeking to access a building and enables the results to be integrated into the video and access systems of corporations. Thermal imaging cameras are used to measure, in a contactless way, the body temperature at up […]
EdgeConneX brings the intelligent edge mainstream with NVIDIA
EdgeConneX is meeting growing enterprise interest in leveraging the data processing and decision-making benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning. As a long-term member of the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program, the company’s edge facilities are inherently designed to support enterprises that need the power and performance of users of NVIDIA DGX systems. NVIDIA […]
AWS announces general availability of Amazon Kendra
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Amazon Kendra, a highly accurate and easy to use enterprise search service powered by machine learning. With just a few clicks, Amazon Kendra uses machine learning to enable organizations to index all their internal data sources, make that data searchable, and allow users to get […]
The growing threat of cyberattacks
Rory Duncan, security go-to-market leader, NTT asks if manufacturing more exposed than ever to a cyberattack? Cyberattacks on manufacturing organisations are increasing. But as the technology driving many industrial processes and systems continues to progress, the awareness and action around cybersecurity has lagged. We are also seeing a generation of cyber criminals that are innovating […]
The digital transformation of supply chain management lowers costs and reduces risk
A host of digital innovations address the growing pressure to increase overall efficiencies and minimise risks within a rapidly evolving supply chain. Supply chain risks have been making headlines recently with the disruptions caused by the coronavirus. In its new report, ‘The Digital Transformation of Supply Chain,’ Lux Research categorises the supply chain into six […]
Getting the Most Out of Digital Twins
Chad Stoecker, vice president, global managed services at GE Digital gives you his four tips for getting faster time to value from digital twin technology Software is now mission critical in every industry. Digital twins are playing an increasingly important role in helping everyone from plant operators to executives understand how to both reduce operating […]
Technology as a disruptor to optimise operations and explore new revenue streams
Alessandro Chimera, Director of Digitalisation Strategy explains why the current social and economic climate, as a result of the recent global pandemic, has put companies in a crisis. Unless they re-think their business operations, they will fail. The average professional is also facing a challenge, one where a change in their habits is top of […]
How tech helps bridge the gap in manufacturing
Jamie Hinton, CEO at Razor, explains how manufacturing can harness digital transformation to ultimately reap the rewards of growth. Manufacturing is an industry that harnesses technology in order to deliver on efficiency and productivity. However, manufacturers are coming under increasing pressure to produce higher-quality goods faster, and at a lower cost. They are continuously looking […]
The Drive to Prescriptive Asset Management
Predictive asset management provides new insights into equipment status to increase process uptime, avoid disruption and optimise asset utilisation. Through regular monitoring of production assets, predictive asset management helps users avoid costly, unscheduled downtime, reduce maintenance costs and more efficiently plan scheduled maintenance, all with the aim of increasing plant productivity and maximising capital outlay. […]
Knowing when to say goodbye
Dave Hart, executive vice president at ServiceMax explains that knowing when to ditch old equipment is tricky but essential to avoid waste and downtime “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves,” wrote Tim Berners-Lee back in 2006 in A Framework for Web Science. It is an interesting quote because […]
Why digital technologies can help manufacturers combat the challenges of Covid-19
Nick Leeder, vice president, digital transformation solutions – field at PTC, explains how augmented reality and cloud-based technologies can help manufacturers minimise global economic shocks, such as Covid-19. Less than one week after it declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced it was joining forces with the International Chamber of […]
Adopting the right tools to manufacture personalised relationships with customers
Neil Hammerton, CEO and co-founder, Natterbox explains that manufacturers must connect with their customers if they wish to succeed The manufacturing industry is amid a tectonic shift, largely due to emerging technology transforming its processes. Manufacturers are looking to embrace bold new production and design techniques. From robotics to 3D-printing, there are several innovations helping […]
Digital transformation requires transparency, training and leadership to be effective for everyone
Daniel Ball, business development director, Wax Digital reveals industry’s thoughts on digital transformation garnered for their recent survey The pace of product introduction and adoption is undoubtedly speeding up. Harnessing electricity took around 30 years to reach a ten per cent adoption rate. For the telephone, it took around 25 years. Fast forward to the […]
Reaching for the skies
Cloud computing is transforming virtually every facet of modern manufacturing, whether it is how it operates, integrates into supply chains, designs and make products, or how customers use the products. CTS looks at the best strategies for manufacturers to adopt Looking back, 2014 was the year where cloud finally came of age. Around 78 per […]
