Manufacturing Technologies

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Smart Factory

Will 2017 be the year of the smart factory?

Smart Factories - image courtesy of University of Warwick WMG.

Smart Factory

Engineering smart factories of the future

HPE has taken power computing out of the cloud’s data centres and put it right next to the machines being monitored – image courtesy of HPE. Industry 4.0

Digital Transformation

Industry 4.0: life on the edge

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Digital Transformation

Industry 4.0: turning theory into reality

The Multi Carrier System is an innovative packaging solution designed to give manufacturers real flexibility – image courtesy of Siemens.

Robotics & Automation

Multi Carrier System: driving flexibility

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Smart Factory

Hewlett Packard Enterprise & TM join forces

Fibre reportedly holds numerous advantages over CO2 laser cutting - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Leadership & Strategy

Is CO2 laser cutting now obsolete?

The technologies and concepts BMW unveiled are already being assessed in a number of pilot projects across its global network – image courtesy of BMW Group.

Smart Factory

Logistics: the beating heart of BMW Group

Manufacturers are urged to consider the ways in which data can help them remain innovative and ahead of a challenging marketplace. This could include predictive maintenance.

Leadership & Strategy

Rockwell Automation: upskilling for the future

BusinessModels

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Innovation

An answer to the world’s battery power prayers?

A Jetstream 31 is used as a ‘flying testbed’, which flies itself while having pilots on board who could take control at any time - image courtesy of BAE Systems - unmanned aircraft

Innovation

Next trial of unmanned aircraft tech begins