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Manufacturing

AI-powered digital twins redefine BMW’s approach to global factory planning

BMW is reinventing the digital twin by embedding AI at its core, enabling intelligent assistants, ...
AI In Depth, AI for Enterprise

The quiet AI revolution in manufacturing

As AI reshapes global manufacturing, its real potential lies not in automation alone but in ...
AI In Depth, AI for Enterprise

How Jaguar Land Rover is redefining manufacturing with AI and digital twins

JLR is redefining manufacturing by integrating AI and digital twins to enhance efficiency, optimise production, ...
AI In Depth, AI Hardware/Infrastructure

AI innovation to enhance industrial efficiency and sustainability

ABB has unveiled a generative AI-powered solution, Genix Copilot, aimed at transforming industrial operations by ...
The Week in AI, AI for Enterprise

Tech businesses have increased AI usage to improve business operations

New data shows a recent acceleration in AI uptake across the tech sector, while implementing ...
The Week in AI, AI for Enterprise

Bridging the workplace skills gap

The skills gap in industries such as process control and automation is a growing concern, ...
AI for Enterprise, AI In Depth

Microsoft leads the charge in the industrial metaverse

Judson Althoff, Microsoft’s chief commercial officer, recently discussed the industrial metaverse with Blake Moret, chairman ...
AI for Enterprise, AI In Depth
Manufacturing

Sustainability and automation drive job trends in manufacturing

Manufacturing and engineering industries have experienced substantial shifts in job search volumes over the past ...
AI Solutions, The Week in AI

Connecting the data dots

Manufacturing organisations are awash with data, much of it not collected, stored, or utilised. Connected ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
Productivity

Productivity boosted as going green proves good for business, not just carbon footprints

Essentra Components has announced its recent move towards sustainable manufacturing has positively impacted not only ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
manufacturing

Additive manufacturing helps bypass overseas manufacturing and streamline product development

Dustless Technologies makes universal and cost-effective dust collection systems, helping to make cleaning up easier ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
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 ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
chinese

Chinese woes

Maya Xiao, senior analyst, Interact Analysis explains that after a strong 2020, Chinese manufacturing’s bounce ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR

How a modern DCS can accelerate your digital transformation

Upgrading to a modern distributed control system can help producers be more productive, increase profitability ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR
automation

Automation and robotics jobs created for SME manufacturers

SME manufacturers are adopting robotics and automation systems Smarter, creating hundreds of new and upskilled ...
The Week in AI, AI Solutions
industry

Report indicates that South West manufacturing industry recovery is in danger

A new report says that the South West manufacturing industry is expected to recover from ...
The Week in AI, AI Solutions
universities

Company calls on universities to support 5G project to revolutionise UK manufacturing

The software company leading a £9 million government-backed project designed to show the potential of ...
The Week in AI, AI Factories
manufacturing

Improving manufacturing competencies

Harland & Wolff has signed a MoU with Navantia and Windar Renovables to target specific ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR

40 per cent of UK manufacturers operate without a sustainability policy

A survey has found that 40 per cent of UK manufacturers are operating without a ...
The Week in AI, AI Solutions

UK manufacturing team finds breakthrough in 3D printed motors

A team from the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has developed a way of producing ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
stock

UK manufacturers see worst stock shortages on record

UK manufacturers saw the worst stock shortages on record in August, while manufacturing output growth ...
The Week in AI
wireless

Wireless solutions for the smart factory

With the importance of wireless connectivity growing in the manufacturing industry, efficiency and productivity are ...
AI Factories, AI In Depth

266 million pound investment helps manufacturing industry

Over 1,340 jobs will be created and protected across the Humber region thanks to 266 ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR

5G smart factories could provide billion pound boost to UK manufacturing industry

A report from Vodafone suggests that 5G smart factories could provide a 6.3 billion pound ...
The Week in AI, AI Factories
digital

University partners on digital manufacturing research centre thanks to government funding

The University of Strathclyde is to partner in two of five new digital manufacturing research ...
The Week in AI, AI Security

Dealing with data at the edge

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

Importance of APM integration success

Elliot Robinson assesses the ways that asset performance management can transform businesses through its integration, ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
performance

Leveraging marginal gains to improve manufacturing performance

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

British IT decision makers encourage shift to flash-based object storage

A survey revealed that most British IT decision makers believe the rapid emergence of transformational ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
Manufacturers

Manufacturers look to boost operations with digital transformation initiatives

There has been a growth in the number of manufacturers looking to enhance their manufacturing ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
optimisation

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 Week in AI, AR/VR
industry

The post-covid industry landscape

Market intelligence company Interact Analysis has published the latest quarterly update of its Manufacturing Industry ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
servitization

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 ...
The Week in AI, AI Solutions
creo

New Creo 8.0 enhancements empower engineers

PTC has released the eighth edition of its award-winning Creo computer-aided design (CAD) software. Creo ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
operations

Securely visualise enterprise-wide real time operations

Global IT integrator Getronics has announced a strategic alliance with SolutionsPT, the leading industrial IT ...
The Week in AI, AI Solutions
manufacturing

First open end-to-end software solution for additive manufacturing

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Authentise have partnered to extend the Additive Manufacturing (AM) control ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
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 ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
digital

The new digital normal sales paradigm

Although the food industry experienced a massive surge in e-commerce because of COVID-19, it is ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR
legacy

When smart meets legacy

One of the challenges that manufacturers face when starting their digitisation journey is how to ...
AI In Depth, AI Solutions
magnetic

Magnetic levitation shuttle system drives transition to adaptive manufacturing

ABB is partnering with Canada’s PMI to expand its machine automation offering: The integration of ...
The Week in AI, AI for Enterprise
edge

Close to the Edge

Gartner defines edge computing as a part of a distributed computing topology in which information ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
antifragility

Building antifragility into manufacturing

Bill Murray, senior researcher and advisor, Leading Edge Forum, looks at how manufacturers can adapt ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR
2020

Global 2020 contraction lower than expected

The latest quarterly update to the Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker from Interact Analysis reveals ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
virtual

Partnership platform to deliver virtual reality training solutions

Two of the UK’s recognised leaders in enterprise virtual reality, technology platform provider Immerse and ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
rugged

New rugged technology aimed at manufacturing and automotive industries

Getac has announced the launch of its next-generation S410, a highly configurable, semi-rugged laptop aimed ...
The Week in AI, AI Factories
manufacturing

Manufacturing industry needs revolutionising through digitalisation

Until now, smaller manufacturing companies have missed out on the productivity benefits of digital technologies ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
manufacturing

The future of manufacturing is assisted reality

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

The digital drive in automotive manufacturing

The digital revolution of the automotive industry is already underway. As a result of digitalisation, ...
AI for Enterprise, AI In Depth
reality

Roundtable: Enhanced Reality

 Following on from the Connected Technology Solutions virtual talk on enhanced reality in manufacturing we ...
AI In Depth, AI Security
5G

Plotting the path to a 5G future

Industrial 5G opens the door to the comprehensive, wireless networking of production, maintenance, and logistics. ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR
additive

Siemens industrialises additive manufacturing

Under the motto ‘Partnering for the next step to industrialize Additive Manufacturing’, Siemens is launching ...
The Week in AI, AI Security
improvement

Small cost, big improvement

A precision engineering SME has been shown how an investment of just £20 could bring ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
spatial

Spatial computing will be an important tool for boosting factory performance and remote manufacturing

Spatial Computing has the power to optimise factories of the future and give us more ...
The Week in AI, AR/VR
5G

5G and IoT are poised to revolutionise the manufacturing industry

Much of the fanfare about 5G has been focused on consumer benefits and there will ...
The Week in AI, AI Factories
digital

Digital Manufacturing – The analytical path to a smarter, cleaner future

As GE Digital unveils the latest enhancements to its digital manufacturing solutions, Connected Technology Solutions ...
AI Factories, AI In Depth
transformation

How business transformation really works

Kevin Bull, product strategy director at Columbus, explains how manufacturers who successfully master the constant ...
AI In Depth, AI Solutions
PLM

Roundtable: Product lifecycle management – Addressing key challenges with PLM

For this issue’s roundtable we assemble three experts in Product lifecycle management (PLM) to discuss ...
AI Factories, AI In Depth
factory

Factory Automation – Factory of the future

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only put a temporary halt to the global economy, but ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR

Manufacturing resource planning – Digital transformation is no longer an optional extra

Can a smaller manufacturing company looking to survive and prosper in this changing world afford ...
AI In Depth, AR/VR
manufacturing

Manufacturing headaches can be addressed by Cloud ERP

In a complex and ever-changing environment, the manufacturing industry must be able to ensure their ...
AI In Depth, AI Solutions
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