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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 a successful F1 race team correlates driver instincts with hard data

Posted on 12 Jun 2019 by Jonny Williamson

One of the most striking similarities between manufacturing and the high-octane world of Formula One is how both are trying to marry up the unstructured insights and ‘gut feelings’ of their respective experts with more structured telemetry and analytics.

How 5G will drive transformation within manufacturing

Posted on 7 Jun 2019 by Maddy White

Manufacturing is waiting for 5G, with two-thirds of industrial firms planning to use the network within the first two years of availability, a new report has found.

99% of process manufacturers preparing for growth despite market challenges

Cox and Plant Products, a manufacturer of conveying systems for major processing plants has plans to increase sales to £3m within 12 months and ambitious targets to more than double that figure by 2018.

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Jonny Williamson

Growing regulatory change and uncertainty is impacting the vast majority of process manufacturers, but they are responding by investing in new technologies and leveraging the cache surrounding 'Made in America'.

Starting the digitalisation journey: making the most of the machine

CROP - Siemens’ ‘Mindsphere’ IoT operating system can use digital twins to help optimise product development, production management and in-service performance – image courtesy of Siemens.

Posted on 20 May 2019 by The Manufacturer

Industry commentators believe that, over time, every machine on every factory floor will have its own digital twin. Some have even been so brazen as to suggest that at least half of large industrial companies will adopt this self-learning technology by 2021.