Smart Factory

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Siemens Congleton Digital Factory

Shining a Light on the Future Factory

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Industrial Data & AI

Why manufacturers are a particularly juicy target for cyberattack

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The key stages to deliver Artificial Intelligence into manufacturing production

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Panasonic Smart Factory realises higher productivity with new function

The Ashington plant uses a variety of renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic (PV) cells and a biomass boiler – image courtesy of AkzoNobel.

AkzoNobel opens £100m paint factory of the future

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Digital Twins: distilling science from fiction

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Mindsphere: the next step in digital factories

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Cyber security in industrial control systems

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Where should manufacturers start in Industry 4.0?

MetLase becomes latest member of AMRC

The shift from pen and paper to fully-connected factories could make the manufacturing industry in the UK unrecognisable in just five years’ time. - image courtesy of Zebra Technologies.

Manufacturers to substitute pen & paper for wearable tech

Ian Malcolm, managing director, ElringKlinger (GB).

Job creation for UK firm following £250k machinery investment

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Chewing over the Cognitive Factory

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How are manufacturers creating connected factories?