Using Business Intelligence to Improve and Empower

whitePaper | March 12, 2023

2022 was a challenging year, with rising inflation, supply chain vulnerability and labor shortages all impacting manufacturers. But which of these factors are companies most concerned by in 2023? And more importantly, how do manufacturers plan to address key challenges to continue growing their business?

whitePaper | July 25, 2022

Manufacturers are demanding ever-greater precision, accuracy, and reliability from industrial automation. Fortunately, sensors, robot arms, grippers, and the software to connect and guide them have become increasingly capable. In response to the labor and supply chain challenges of the past few years, as well as the demands for personalization and rapid fulfillment, many factories and other facilities are looking to adopt robots or add them to their operations. In this Special Focus Issue, we look at how AI and machine learning are enabling more precise picking, among other applications.

whitePaper | November 23, 2022

AI-enabled industrial control automation creates fresh opportunities to innovate and adapt manufacturing processes, building on a foundation of digital transformation and network advances across the intelligent edge

whitePaper | May 19, 2023

For the better part of a decade, manufacturers have made significant strides to drive efficiencies, boost agility, and improve product quality by implementing data-capture sensors and analytics systems. Now, they are capitalizing on that foundation to optimize interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data to further enhance production outcomes and improve worker safety and well-being.

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

Discrete manufacturers in Great Britain and around the world have undergone huge transformation in this fourth Industrial Revolution – for a number of reasons. A combination of factors that include economic and market uncertainty, changing customer expectations around technology and a fast-moving green agenda are putting pressure on businesses to hone their supply chains and explore more sustainable and digital business models.

whitePaper | August 11, 2022

Industry is the backbone of growth and prosperity in Germany and in Europe. Around a quarter of gross value creation comes from the goods-producing sector. German industry is a global leader with its Industrie 4.0 initiative; its exports of goods and services make it a major contributor to job creation in Germany and in Europe. Some 5.5 million people were directly employed in companies in the goods-producing sector in Germany at the end of June 2021. Around 15 million of the 45 million jobs in Germany depend directly or indirectly on the goods-producing sector.