Autonomous shipping: The future of seafaring
Posted on 12 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer
The maritime industry is about to experience tremendous change in the next few years. But what will it mean for jobs, safety and the environment? Technology and Innovation
A manufacturer’s guide to a successful Digital Transformation
Posted on 6 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer
Search ‘Digital Transformation’ online and you’ll get about 450,000,000 results. Rather than having to sift through all of them, here’s a useful guide which touches on almost every aspect of your organisation and how digital technology can help make them more effective. Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Accelerating innovation in aerospace
Posted on 22 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Competitiveness and continuously increasing production rates fuel the need for aerospace and defence manufacturers to transform towards digital factories, utilising automation, augmented reality, IoT and analytics. Do video analytics represent the future of quality assurance?
Posted on 22 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Quality assurance has traditionally been reliant on a legion of human operators armed with clipboards and pens. The combination of artificial intelligence, edge computing and advanced algorithms is changing that, and fast! Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Amazon – manufacturing friend or foe?
Posted on 22 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
Innovators like Amazon are rapidly and aggressively moving into B2B commerce and posing a huge challenge to traditional players across the supply chain. Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit: Innovating for a sustainable business
Posted on 19 Nov 2018 by Jonny Williamson
In their keynote at Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit 2018, co-organisers Dassault Systemes took to the main stage to discuss the vital importance of cross-industry learnings for sustainable manufacturing. Why the customer drives innovation in the experience economy
Posted on 12 Nov 2018 by The Manufacturer
The term “the experience economy” was coined in the 1990s to describe how customer experiences would become the main competitive battleground for companies. Today, we find ourselves in the middle of this new economy. In order to survive, companies now need to focus on “experience innovation” and increase their customers’ involvement in their innovation process. 5 key benefits of mixed reality for manufacturers
Posted on 30 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
Mixed reality technology is becoming increasingly mainstream and the manufacturing industry can benefit from its use in a myriad of ways. Five IP challenges for the digital economy
Posted on 30 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
As manufacturers transition into digitally driven business models, they face significant challenges regarding their intellectual property. Dr Frank Tietze offers some strategies to overcome them. Is there already a successor to additive layer manufacturing?
Posted on 18 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
While the digital revolution disrupting manufacturing has grabbed most of the headlines, revolutionary engineering processes are being developed that could have an equally profound impact on the sector.