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Data science

Career opportunities with a degree in data science

Data science is one of the most in-demand skills and now is a perfect time ...
ESG data

ESG data driving business cost savings and standards compliance

ESG data is vital for addressing climate change but it can also help businesses improve ...
additive manufacturing

Moving into additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing has moved beyond the domain of prototyping and low volume parts and moved ...
ESG compliance

ESG compliance: data’s role in the sustainable journey

ESG compliance is an increasing legal requirement and data strategies, technologies and software solutions are ...
Industrial metaverse

Industrial metaverse: mapping the virtual future

Industrial metaverse technologies are set to transform the operations, production and management of core industrial ...
ESG reporting

ESG reporting and compliance: data’s role in sustainability

ESG reporting and compliance is clouded by more than 630 different ESG measures that have to ...
hexagon

Collaboration is key to increased visibility and closing the digital loop

At HxGN LIVE Global in Las Vegas, Mark Venables caught up Stephen Graham – executive ...
Creating the essential data backbone for an effective net-zero strategy

Creating the essential data backbone for an effective net-zero strategy

At the core of any net-zero strategy is understanding how you are performing and what ...
Büchsenschütz

AI generated interactive 3D tool takes factory planning to the next level

At HxGN LIVE Global in Las Vegas, Mark Venables caught up Jan Büchsenschütz, co-founder of ...
data

Getting the data lifecycle right to accelerate digital transformation

Peter Ruffley, CEO, Zizo, emphasises the importance of going through the data lifecycle to drive ...
glasses

Mobile edge computing and smart glasses: a perfect match for manufacturers

According to a 2020 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey, manufacturing businesses expect efficiency gains over the next five ...
cobots

Futureproofing your operations with cobots is easier than you think

Automated shop floors where cobots work alongside operators are no longer the future, but rather ...

5G to unleash a digital revolution that will power Industry 4.0

The number of digitally enabled products jumped ahead by seven years during the pandemic, and ...

Connecting the data dots

Manufacturing organisations are awash with data, much of it not collected, stored, or utilised. Connected ...
data

The challenges posed by data in modern manufacturing

A key driver for Industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector, Michael Nelson explores the way ...
chinese

Chinese woes

Maya Xiao, senior analyst, Interact Analysis explains that after a strong 2020, Chinese manufacturing’s bounce ...

Scaling the edge

Connected Technology Solutions spoke to Julian Chesterfield, founder and CEO at Sunlight about the advantages ...

How a modern DCS can accelerate your digital transformation

Upgrading to a modern distributed control system can help producers be more productive, increase profitability ...
wireless

Wireless solutions for the smart factory

With the importance of wireless connectivity growing in the manufacturing industry, efficiency and productivity are ...
speed

The Need for Speed

With the speed of development for the COVID-19 vaccine hailed from all quarters, Michael Nelson ...
robotics

AI and robotics in the smart factories of the future

The smart factory is becoming a reality, as manufacturers take advantage of the latest in ...

Dealing with data at the edge

Connected Technology Solutions spoke to Bernhard Eschermann, CTO process automation, at ABB Automation to gain ...

Importance of APM integration success

Elliot Robinson assesses the ways that asset performance management can transform businesses through its integration, ...
digital

The Digital Backbone of Manufacturing  

Connected Technology Solutions spoke to Paul Haimes, VP Europe technical sales at PTC about the ...
performance

Leveraging marginal gains to improve manufacturing performance

Connected Technology Solutions spoke to Dave Hughes, presales director UK at PTC, to discover how ...
frontline

2020 was the year of the frontline worker, where do we go from here?

Digital specialists, Intoware recently launched a whitepaper ‘The future of the frontline workforce is digital’. ...
recovery

Dampened Recovery Prospects For 2021

Adrian Lloyd, CEO and senior research director US, Interact Analysis reveals the latest manufacturing outlook ...
service

Sharpen decision making and open service ecosystem opportunities

Mari E. Haapala, digital lead at ABB Motion, explains how a pandemic-driven surge in the ...
intelligence

Why is intelligent automation so important?

The nature of automation means that new technologies and ideas are frequently developed and invented. One ...

The future of frontline workforce is digital

Despite making up the majority of the industrial workforce, frontline workers have been left behind ...

WLAN the retrofit revolution

Gareth Chamberlain, product manager- cyber security and it automation, Phoenix Contact explains that over the ...
green

Facilitating Change: The smart benefits of going green

Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing at Smarter Technologies explains why now is the ...
farming

Sector Report: Food and beverage – Farming on the up and up

Vertical Future is a high-growth technology company, headquartered in London, that specialises in controlled environment ...
centre

The growing imperative of sourcing sustainable data centre capacity

Most people in an organisation think about their data centre very infrequently, if at all. ...

Autonomous Operations – Humans need not apply

Autonomous manufacturing has been spoken about for some time. With the maturation of technologies such ...
food

Sector Report: Food and beverage – A connected approach to food safety

Food safety has been high on the global agenda for some time, with the UN ...
autonomous

Taking baby steps on the path to autonomous operations

It seems that autonomous operations are finally within our grasp with the maturation of the ...
waste

Sector Report: Food and beverage – A circular ambition for post-consumer waste

SAP and Topolytics are working on the COP26 Waste Insights Project, which will unify and ...

Sector Report: Food and Beverage – A tale of five challenges

Enterprise software company, Infors, outline the top five issues that food and beverage manufacturers currently ...
twins

Roundtable – Digital Twins

The popularity of digital twin technology has grown exponentially over the past few years, with ...
digital

The new digital normal sales paradigm

Although the food industry experienced a massive surge in e-commerce because of COVID-19, it is ...
legacy

When smart meets legacy

One of the challenges that manufacturers face when starting their digitisation journey is how to ...

Digitally transforming businesses with robotic process automation

Dr Paul Rivers, managing director of Guidance Automation highlights how robotic process automation (RPA) is ...
engineering

Driving value engineering with targeted technology

Digital transformation is important for smaller engineering firms – but a one-size-fits-all approach is not ...
edge

Close to the Edge

Gartner defines edge computing as a part of a distributed computing topology in which information ...

A step into the unknown

Richard Farrell, chief innovation officer at Netcall explains why automation is the key to accelerating ...
antifragility

Building antifragility into manufacturing

Bill Murray, senior researcher and advisor, Leading Edge Forum, looks at how manufacturers can adapt ...

Removing the pause button on digital transformation

Ben Barry, Director, Coeus Consulting explains why the last 12 months highlighted the urgency of ...

Grounds for optimism after a turbulent two years

Maya Xiao, research analyst, Interact Analysis China gives an insight to their Collaborative Robot Market ...
manufacturing

The future of manufacturing is assisted reality

If you work in the manufacturing sector and are navigating the transition to Industry 4.0, ...
automotive

The digital drive in automotive manufacturing

The digital revolution of the automotive industry is already underway. As a result of digitalisation, ...
reality

Roundtable: Enhanced Reality

 Following on from the Connected Technology Solutions virtual talk on enhanced reality in manufacturing we ...
tools

When there are too many tools in the infrastructure toolbox

Digital transformation and IT modernisation initiatives provide innovations to create a competitive edge and drive ...
connected

The balanced and hyper-connected world, powered by intelligent automation

Chris Huff from Kofax muses about what the enterprise and workforce of tomorrow look like ...
data

Technology, power, and pollution: Why now is the time for CEO’s to address the environmental impact of their data use

Businesses around the world are under intense scrutiny for their sustainability practices. Supply chains are being analysed, ...
CEO

CEO Interview – A vison made real

CTS spoke to Jørgen Hallundbæk – founder and CEO of Welltec – about how his ...
businesses

Why businesses are turning to AI in the COVID era

Nikolas Kairinos, Founder and CEO, Soffos explains why in many ways, COVID-19 has offered some ...
ICS

What to do if you cannot patch in ICS environments

Given the variety of technological tools at our disposal, installing software updates is often part ...
frontline

Transforming frontline operations with augmented reality technology

The Industrial Workforce of the Future is already here, driven by several macro trends that ...
5G

Plotting the path to a 5G future

Industrial 5G opens the door to the comprehensive, wireless networking of production, maintenance, and logistics. ...
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