High-fidelity analytics technology for optimal operation of energy across the process industries
KBC announced at the ARC Forum in Orlando the release of a new high-fidelity analytics technology, VM-MPO 6. It will allow scheduling engineers and operators to incorporate more precise forecasts into the decision-making process, over various time horizons when dealing with multiple time-dependent constraints, resulting in increased optimization benefits of their energy systems. Changes in […]
Bedrock Automation and Wood partner to advance Open Secure Automation (OSA)
Bedrock Automation announced at the ARC Forum in Orlando that it has established a partnership agreement with integration provider Wood. Under the agreement, Wood automation & control, will deliver Bedrock Open Secure Automation (OSA) to its clients in energy and industrial markets. Wood has active membership in The Open Process Automation Forum, which is focused […]
Secure media exchange keeps human authentication part of USB security
At the ARC Forum in Orlando Honeywell announced the latest release of Secure Media Exchange (SMX), a cybersecurity solution to protect industrial operators against new and emerging Universal Serial Bus (USB) threats. SMX now includes patent pending capabilities to protect against a broad range of malicious USB device attacks, which disrupt operations through misuse of […]
Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Process Safety Advisor delivers profitable safety for industry
At the ARC Forum in Orlando, Schneider Electric announced EcoStruxure Process Safety Advisor, an IIoT-based digital process safety platform and service that enables customers to visualise and analyse real-time hazardous events and risks to their enterprise-wide assets, operations and business performance. Safety Advisor is built on Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure SIF Manager application for tracking and […]
Manufacturers hit by £2.12bn security testing bill
A new report reveals manufacturers are at risk from inflated costs The shockingly high cost of protecting against cyberattacks has been revealed with the manufacturing industry forking out around £2.12bn annually to combat the growing threat of data breaches and system outages. Research from AVORD – a security testing platform – reveals that 89 […]
British manufacturing preparing for uncertainty
Increasing digitalisation, the growing skills shortage and the uncertainty of Brexit — British manufacturing has a lot to contend with. Despite this, the United Kingdom is predicted to break back into the top five manufacturing nations by 2021. Contrary to widespread sentiment, British manufacturing is thriving. According to statistics by the EEF, the sector employs […]
Digitalisation and the food and beverage industry
Wikipedia, the world’s largest free-content encyclopaedia, now has over 41,000,000 articles in 294 languages. If printed, the English articles alone would form an impressive, but unrealistic 2,512 volumes. Without digitalisation and the widespread use of computers, this amazing wealth of knowledge would be impossible. “Digitalisation encompasses a transformation in the way industrial environments work,” Robert […]
Royal HaskoningDHV strengthens its predictive simulation capabilities
Engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Lanner, a UK-based hybrid software & consultancy firm specialising in predictive simulation for industrial clients. Lanner’s simulation software (WITNESS) connects physical assets, processes and resources into a single digital model that delivers actionable insights to make business operations and supply chains more resilient and efficient. The […]
Are service metrics the new economic barometer?
Coen Jeukens, director global customer transformation for ServiceMax from GE Digital, asks if we are measuring productivity with the wrong criteria. For decades the OECD has been reporting a global productivity decline, while at the same time we see a rise in GDP. This triggers the question: Should the productivity metric be augmented with […]
IoT Solutions World Congress will display ten practical uses on industrial internet solutions
A smart platform to control water quality in Alaska and save Beluga whales, smart home gate capable of opening at the owner’s arrival or transforming your garage into a giant letterbox for online shopping deliveries, a real-time analysis and 3D printing solution to design and produce in-store custom made shoes within a couple of hours, […]
IN CONVERSATION WITH …. ALEX LIPMAN
At the recent PTC LiveWorx 2018 event in Boston, Alex Lipman spoke about his passion for innovation and the future for mixed reality Alex Lipman joined Microsoft almost two decades ago. Over the intervening years his star has risen as he guided several innovative products to fruition for the technology giant. But gaining that traction, […]
How to get started with digital twins
Given the wide applications of the digital twin, how does one get started? Aaron Parrott, specialist leader in Deloitte Consulting LLP’s supply chain and manufacturing operations service offering gives us his answer A major challenge in undertaking a digital twin process can reside in determining the optimal level of detail in creating a digital twin […]
Working with twins
The digital twin is becoming a pervasive technology but what exactly can it do for manufacturing companies and how can they create value from it? Mark Venables spoke to Michael Campbell, executive vice president, augmented reality products at PTC to discover more. Many companies talk about digital twins when they are in fact interactive […]
Making an impact in the real world with digital twins
Zvi Feuer, senior vice president, manufacturing engineering solutions at Siemens, and Zvika Weissman, industries and production management director at Siemens Industry explain the benefits of a digital twin for manufacturing Models so accurate they are a digital twin of the product you are creating can help you throughout the design and development process. 1D […]
The battle for business buy-in
Maxim Frolov, Vice President of Global Sales at Kaspersky Lab discusses three ways to justify your IT security spend in the current high threat environment Proving ROI in IT security has traditionally been a struggle for IT professionals, who need to balance budget limitations while constantly fighting to stay ahead of the dynamic threat landscape. […]
Making the visitor experience count
Dan Harding, director of Sign In App explores the importance of first impressions within the business world, and how with many SMEs opting for unmanned receptions, the focus must be on a seamless visitor experience with the incorporation of the all-important ‘personal touch’. Innovative technology is key, that also ensures GDPR compliance. Let’s set […]
Asset and service data will have gravitational pull on other parts of the business
Asset and service data will have a gravitational pull on other parts of the business, putting a new business lens on enterprise performance, according to a new global research report, “The Rise of Asset and Service Data Gravity”, conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of ServiceMax from GE Digital. By automatically collecting, aggregating and […]
Gen Z will be the last generation to remember a product-based economy
Generation Z, those born between the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, will be the last generation to remember a product-based economy, according to a new global research report “The Rise of Asset and Service Data Gravity”, conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of ServiceMax from GE Digital. As the trend to servitization (bundling services with products) […]
Full OT/IT coverage enables seamless end-to-end digitalisation
Industrial systems integrator, Boulting Technology, has today announced a new alliance with NETbuilder, a leading provider of software and IT consulting services. The alliance will enable Boulting to provide UK clients across manufacturing, process and other industries with a full suite of end-to-end digitalisation services. Boulting Technology, which has partnerships with leading industrial vendors including […]
NI accelerates beyond the speed of innovation with LabVIEW 2018
N I, the provider of a software-defined platform that helps accelerate the development and performance of automated test and automated measurement systems, has announced the release of LabVIEW 2018. For decades, LabVIEW has led the industry in platform software for test workflows. Engineers can exceed their speed of innovation with LabVIEW 2018 by taking advantage […]
Siemens’ extended model-based systems engineering solution enhances innovation
Siemens PLM Software has announced extensions to its portfolio for model-based systems engineering (MBSE) to enable Multi-Domain Engineering as a key component of the Systems Driven Product Development strategy. Building on its extensive MBSE technology, which includes Teamcenter software, Simcenter software, Capital software, NX software, and Polarion software, Siemens PLM Software is further enriching the […]
