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The secret to winning is having an Edge

MARCH 1, 2018: Lewis Hamilton during Formula One Test Days at Circuit of Barcelona Catalunya - image courtesy of Depositphotos

Posted on 20 Jun 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Modern manufacturers (and Formula 1 race teams) need real-time insights right where the action is. But how do you gain data-centre level compute power without the time involved with sending information to be analysed and the results returned?

UK manufacturers eye US Defense budget for expansion plans

Posted on 18 Jun 2019 by Nick Peters

An artists impression of the new Dreadnought class submarine being developed by UK defence manufacturing giant BAE Systems.

The most eye-catching part of the President’s vows to increase defense spending is the goal of boosting the US Navy’s fleet from 280 ships to 355 by 2034.

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How did digital technology turn a suburban Cheshire factory into a world-beater?

Posted on 4 Jun 2019 by Nick Peters

Siemens UK has been in the vanguard of industry’s drive for a meaningful governmental industrial strategy and the adoption of digital technologies in manufacturing. Nick Peters visited the Siemens factory in Congleton, Cheshire, to discover just how well Siemens is managing its own digital revolution.

Overcoming the barriers of digital investment to achieve Operational Excellence

Operational Excellence Continuous Improvement - image courtesy of Depositphotos.

Posted on 3 Jun 2019 by The Manufacturer

Supporting your continuous improvement projects with subsequent digital technology can be smooth, inexpensive and, with the advice and support of CI experts, results will pay dividends. Oliver Stone explains.

How electronics giant RS Components thrives in the digital world

Mike England, President of EMEA, RS Components.

Posted on 22 May 2019 by Tim Brown

RS Components is the world’s largest distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components. Freestyle’s Oliver Forrester sat down with its President of EMEA, Mike England to hear how he turns theory into practice and inspires digital transformation on a global scale.