Industrial IoT platform: Make vs. Buy

whitePaper | March 22, 2020

Manufacturers are beginning to adopt AI technology themselves, marrying this new technology with the automation systems they already widely use with the advent of the programmable logic controller, manufacturers have been able to increase their productivity while employing fewer people. Here are three major AI ethical problems that manufacturing executive are facing.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

Manufacturing and industrial technologies are major drivers of societal wealth. In 2019, the manufacturing sector accounted for two million enterprises, €2,078 billion in gross value added, and 32.1 million jobs in the EU-27 area.1 The European economy is highly dependent on the manufacturing industry and exporting of manufactured goods. Around 10 percent of all enterprises in the EU’s non-financial business economy are classified as manufacturing.2 The transition of societies to climate neutrality and circularity pushes for changes in operations and creates new business opportunities for companies. Markets are shifting towards green products and services to meet conscious consumers’ needs and comply with the new and upcoming EU regulations that strive to reduce net greenhouse emissions by at least 55% by 2030.3

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Industry 4.0—also referred to as smart manufacturing, connected manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and other monikers—has revolutionized the way companies manufacture, enhance, and distribute products through the use of new technologies. However, not all sectors and markets are evolving at the same pace. To help both manufacturing providers and industry leaders understand the landscape, ABI Research’s Industrial & Manufacturing Markets Research provides insights, perspectives, and data related to digital maturity within individual markets and across the industry landscape. Our research illuminates drivers and inhibitors that are shaping adoption of digital technologies across market maturity, practitioners’ investment priorities, and best practices for deploying the technologies. We keep abreast of key trends, including increasing demand for electric vehicles and semiconductor chips, the adoption of machine learning and automation, and a reliance on digital twins.

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

In the spring of 2021, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers, launched its Manufacturing in 2030 Project. The project’s main goal is to enable manufacturers to envision what manufacturing might look like by the year 2030.

whitePaper | July 1, 2020

Read this resource for tips you can use now to increase your OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) and modernize the maintenance program at your manufacturing organization to reduce risk and increase efficiency. This e-book can help you unlock new efficiency and drive profit with tips around

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

In its early days, 3D Printing reinvented the prototyping process by allowing a faster and more cost-efficient way to create new products. The effortless experimentation with CAD designs and the production of proof-of-concepts with almost no design limitations or material waste, revolutionized the prototyping world.