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SAS: ADOPTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MANUFACTURING

Apr 27, 2020

As the challenges in manufacturing continue to rise due to the impact of COVID-19, we take a look at how artificial intelligence can benefit the industry. With the vast quantities of data available to the manufacturing industry due to its use of sensors and networks and the use of data being more va...

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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY FIRST IN LINE TO REOPEN IN THE U.S.

Apr 27, 2020

During Sunday’s daily briefing, Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that the manufacturing and construction industries are most likely to see workers returning in the first phase of reopening the economy.The first phase, which could begin within the next three weeks, would see manufacturing and const...

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A TOYOTA WAY TEACHABLE MOMENT

Apr 24, 2020

On February 1,1997, a fire destroyed an Aisin factory that made the inconspicuous P-Valve, a brake part required for every Toyota vehicle worldwide. Toyota’s policy is to source any critical part from multiple geographic locations, but in this case, 99% of global production of the part came ou...

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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Apr 24, 2020

A detailed look at how some of the world’s most recognised auto manufacturers are embracing green technologies and initiatives.Audi:German automaker Audi has came a long way since introducing its first car to the world 110 years ago in 1910. In recent times, Audi has experimented with sustaina...

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TECHNOLOGY TAKES CENTER STAGE AS MANUFACTURERS PIVOT

Apr 23, 2020

Headline after headline, we are seeing a wide array of manufacturers embark on major pivots away from their daily offerings to produce an array of products out of necessity. Ventilators, masks, gowns, shields. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to creep along, the list of products continues to grow....

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ASTON MARTIN SET TO RESUME OPERATIONS AT SOUTH WALES FACTORY

Apr 23, 2020

After shutting down production on March 25th, Aston Martin is making the decision to reopen its factory in St Athan, south Wales, on May 5th, and its Gaydon-based factory soon after. The majority of the company’s employees have been placed on furlough, and will receive 80% of their base salary...

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LOOKING TO AMERICAN MANUFACTURING ENTREPRENEURS TO SAVE LIVES AND JOBS

Apr 22, 2020

When Shirish Pareek learned that there was a shortage of PPE products to supply the medical community with what is needed to combat COVID, he did what he has always done; found a solution. Pareek created the Manufacturing Coalition, a group of American business leaders drawn from Young Presidents...

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COVID-19: VENTILATOR CHALLENGE UK HARNESSING BIG MANUFACTURERS

Apr 22, 2020

As the UK continues to battle the impact of COVID-19, British manufacturers set goals to produce 1,500 a week and a total of 20,000. In a recent statement made by the group’s chair - Dick Elsy - stated that harnessing the manufacturing muscle of big companies to increase the output of speciali...

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UPPING THE GAME WITHIN CONVERGED IT/OT ENVIRONMENT

Apr 21, 2020

Industrial cybersecurity provide Claroty has strengthened the Claroty Platform, providing a range of operational technology security controls in a single solution to enable enterprises to more easily and effectively reduce risks posed by increasing connectivity between OT and information technology ...

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AVEVA: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL SOFTWARE

Apr 21, 2020

Manufacturing Global takes a closer look at the innovative and advanced industrial software AVEVA provides the manufacturing industry. With over 50 years of collaborative innovation, AVEVA builds solutions for asset and operations lifecycles to drive business value and evolve the industry. The chall...

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APPLE RELEASES MANUFACTURING GUIDES FOR FACE SHIELDS

Apr 20, 2020

Apple has published instructions and related design files on its support pages to help individuals create their own facemasks in the ongoing battle against the spread of the coronavirus. There is a worldwide shortage of crucial medical equipment in hospitals and frontline, key worker roles, as the C...

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WORKFORCE SKILLS HELPING MANUFACTURERS SWITCH PRODUCTION TO FIGHT COVID-19

Apr 20, 2020

Manufacturing companies have quickly responded to the need for an increase in medical supplies necessary to fight COVID-19. For some companies this means adding new production lines to make products they have never made before. Others are forging partnerships so that each company can contribute thei...

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TRENDING NEWS

POWERING THE GRID WITH 5G CONNECTIVITY

May 28, 2020

As more 5G deployments become realities, it will be the numerous private network deployments that ultimately serve as the business cases for the wireless technology’s potential, especially for today’s more progressive manufacturers and industrial environments.Using the 5G-ready Ericsson ...

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TOP 10 DIGITAL FACTORIES: BOEING

May 27, 2020

After ranking in our Top 10 digital factories, we look at the industry 4.0 solutions Boeing is harnessing within its facilities.Dating back to 1916, Boeing has been a part of the American aviation and aerospace industry for more than 100 years. “From building biplanes in a red barn to designin...

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BUILDING UP THE EDGE

May 26, 2020

Manufacturing is going to find a new normal. And as manufacturers regain traction on their digital journeys, data creation, collection and manipulation levels will continue to intensify. After all, how well manufacturers manage data will play a pivotal role in determining the success of their digita...

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ROCKWELL AUTOMATION: REMOTE MONITORING & CLOUD ANALYTICS

May 25, 2020

Marc Baret, Director, EMEA industrial services, Rockwell Automation discusses the future of automation for remote monitoring and cloud analyticsAutomation is rapidly changing the jobs we do, the places we work, and even how we define work. Forrester has predicted that one million knowledge-work jobs...

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HITACHI VANTARA EXPANDS DIGITAL MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS TO HELP ACCELERATE MANUFACTURING 4.0 INITIATIVES

May 22, 2020

Hitachi Vantara today announced an expanded set of offerings to help manufacturers accelerate Manufacturing 4.0 initiatives and to assist with safely restarting production in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.New Manufacturing Practice Delivers Digital Solutions, Services and Consulting To Address O...

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METTLER TOLEDO TO SHOWCASE ITS LATEST MANUFACTURING INNOVATIONS THROUGH A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

May 21, 2020

Mettler Toledo announced May 19 it will host a “virtual trade show” for processors showcasing the company’s latest innovations.The virtual convention, which will run from June 1-5, will feature seminars on topics such as Industry 4.0, advanced data management and food safety.Mettler Toledo plans to ...

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VOLKSWAGEN USES AUTOMATED OPERATIONS PLANNING TO INCREASE MANUFACTURING VOLUME

May 20, 2020

Before using the DSS tool, the facility relied on a manual process for determining what projects to outsource. The manual process took five hours per day, while the DSS averaged just under six minutes to compile a plan. The manual process also only accounted for a project's due date and resulted...

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IBASET ANNOUNCES IMPROVED MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION FOR INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT

May 19, 2020

iBASEt, today announced the general availability of an improved Manufacturing Intelligence application.The company's Manufacturing Intelligence application now provides a faster comparison of real-time and historical activity to unlock future performance gains.As a value-added application in iBASEt'...

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ATOS AND SIEMENS INTRODUCE 'PROCESS DIGITAL TWIN' SOLUTION FOR PHARMA MANUFACTURING

May 18, 2020

Atos and Siemens are working together with the pharmaceutical industry to improve production with an innovative solution.Process Digital Twin for pharma manufacturing - powered by IoT, AI and Advanced Analytics – is designed to provide improved efficiency and flexibility.The “Process Digital Twin” i...

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CAN OT LEARN FROM IT?

May 15, 2020

As operational technology has transformed into connected technology, manufacturers are entering a new realm of risk. After all, most production equipment was never prepared to address expansive, external attacks. The reality is protecting converged environment is challenging. And, getting it right w...

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TOP 10 MANUFACTURING TRENDS DRIVING PRODUCTION QUALITY 4.0

May 14, 2020

Manufacturing global takes a look at the top 10 manufacturing trends driving the evolution of production quality.A common battle for manufacturers is the ability to improve the baseline competency of workers, and to scale specialised knowledge.Leaders looking to improve the structured approach of tr...

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FOXCONN, SOCIONEXT & HAILO PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH NEXT-GEN AI PROCESSING SOLUTION FOR VIDEO ANALYTICS AT THE EDGE

May 13, 2020

Foxconn, a global leader in smart manufacturing, is joining Socionext, a major provider of advanced SoC solutions for video and imaging systems, and leading AI chipmaker Hailo.The new combination provides market-leading energy efficiency for standalone AI inference nodes, benefiting applications inc...

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SPOTLIGHT

What’s 4D printing really about?

3D printing has grown in sophistication since the late 1970s; TED Fellow Skylar Tibbits is shaping the next development, which he calls 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time. This emerging technology will allow us to print objects that then reshape themselves or self-assemble over time.

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DECK 7 WEBINAR BENCHMARKS AND BEST PRACTICES REPORT

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Read the Deck 7 Webinar Benchmarks & Best Practices Report to see how your webinars measure against market benchmarks. And learn about the best practices...
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Manufacturing and engineering, and Covid-19

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Just a week ago our world looked very different. This week we’re in the midst of one of the biggest health crises the world has ever seen. We have been thinking long and hard about how we respon...
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Events

NOVEL MATERIAL COULD MAKE PLASTIC MANUFACTURING MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT

October 29-29, 2018

An innovative filtering material may soon reduce the environmental cost of manufacturing plastic. Created by a team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),

UP YOUR SECURITY GAME FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND IIOT

June 06-06, 2019

The convergence of Information Technology and Operational technology required for digital transformation has exposed security vulnerabilities that need to be addressed to secure critical and production infrastructure. The security of legacy ‘brownfield’ devices requires a strong identity component i...

INTERNET OF MANUFACTURING

June 15-17, 2020

The 4th Annual Internet of Manufacturing MW returns to Chicago, Illinois from June 15-17, 2020. The 3-day event attracts 300+ manufacturing leaders and innovators and features 75+ expert-led case studies on Building the Business Case, IT/OT Convergence, 5G Implementation, Edge to Cloud Infrastructur...

MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY 2020

June 23-25, 2020

M&T is the one-stop experience that brings together manufacturing decision makers from design to delivery. Manufacturing and engineering professionials will convene in Orlando to: Navigate disruption with agility, Learn best practices and trends from the people creating them, Build the relations...