How a digital manufacturing platform increases your Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

whitePaper | November 8, 2022

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Tier-1 and Tier-2 auto component suppliers and, the entire automotive ecosystem has been investing in R&D and innovation to tap into the opportunity posed by the future of mobility. But the fundamental requirement of quality, cost and delivery hasn’t gone away. By embracing a framework like TS 16949, companies in the automotive sector will be able to embrace Total Quality Management (TQM) requirements, even as they innovate and change at a breakneck pace.

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

The 21st century is the era of the fourth industrial revolution: but what does it mean to adopt Industry 4.0 solutions for Italian small and medium-sized enterprises? From the invention of the steam engine to that of the first IoT device (a smart toaster), a lot of progress has been made in innovative fields. Before going into detail, let’s try to give a general overview of the previous industrial revolutions, so we have all the appropriate tools to understand how these revolutionary epochs have changed today’s society

whitePaper | January 2, 2023

Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Injection Molding (IM) are often perceived as competing plastic processing technologies. However, organizations must be ready to utilize and switch between different production technologies to address changing product requirements, shift production schedules based on market demands, or respond to supply chain crises. This includes making both technologies complementary, not exclusive.

whitePaper | April 18, 2023

There is a seismic shift happening now in the manufacturing industry as it advances towards Industry 4.0. And private cellular network solutions like Private Networks and Industry Connect, provided by Ericsson, are supplying the connectivity needed to shape manufacturing into a more agile, secure, reliable, and intelligent process.

whitePaper | July 25, 2022

Traceability, the ability to identify and trace the product, process, operator, context, and detailed quality and component supplier and lot information for every item that moved through manufacturing, is a must-have for manufacturing success. A robust traceability framework that envelopes the total process, product, and material traceability, is a critical component for manufacturers facing stringent regulations while seeking to reduce the overall cost of compliance.

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