The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0 and 4IR are terms that are becoming commonplace in manufacturing. Now that these terms are accepted, a new wave of technical turns of phrase have been born.
Jonny Williamson rounds up the key takeaways from the side-lines of one of the world’s largest Industrial Internet events, Mind + Machines Europe 2017 – hosted by GE this week in Berlin.
Global information and communication technology provider, Huawei and world-leading automation company, KUKA, have deepened their global partnership in an effort to accelerate ‘smart manufacturing’.
Smart technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our day to day lives. From smartphones to smart homes, the dramatic increase in power and sophistication of technology is opening up new technological frontiers and promising endless possibilities for the development of many different industries, particularly manufacturing.
Recent studies clearly show that manufacturers understand the opportunity digital transformation offers, but how can they ensure the greatest benefit from it?
Generative design allows computers to do the heavy lifting, while freeing engineers up to truly innovate. Jonny Williamson sat down with Jeff Kowalski, chief technology officer of Autodesk, to learn more.
The Manufacturer was granted a rare look behind the scenes at BAE Systems’ Military Aviation and Information (MAI) division at Samlesbury in Lancashire, to witness the production lines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter Typhoon. Nick Peters reports.
