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SEMI | August 20, 2020

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.60 billion in billings worldwide in July 2020 (three-month average basis), according to the July Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI. The billings figure is 11.8 percent higher than the final June 2020 level of $2.32 billion, and is 27.6 percent higher than the July 2019 billings level of $2.03 billion. “The second half of 2020 has started strong with double-digit billings g...

McKinsey | April 17, 2020

Dating back to the mid-1950s, the concept of artificial intelligence was ahead of its time for many years, being shelved as an interesting idea. Today, the concept of AI has become commonplace in the business world, even manufacturers with heavy assets are launching projects to determine if and how AI can benefit their operations. However, McKinsey highlights that while AI technologies have made tangible improvements to supply chains and administrative functions, they have so far had scant prese...

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CGI Inc | October 21, 2021

CGI has opened a new global innovation center dedicated to Industry 4.0 in the heart of the Occitanie region in Toulouse, France. This latest center completes a network of global innovation centers established by CGI in France, including centers dedicated to digital transformation (Montpellier), commerce and consumer services (Lille) and supply chain digitization (Lyon). As the cradle of industry in France, Toulouse and the surrounding region are home to several high...

IDTechEx | February 13, 2020

The new IDTechEx report, Electric Vehicles in Construction, Agriculture and Mining 2020-2030 uniquely addresses a huge opportunity. Vehicles for construction, agriculture and mining CAM have become one industry served by giants such as Caterpillar, CNH Industrial, John Deere and Komatsu but also small businesses making the new requirements such as drone systems and weeding and mine survey robots. IDTechEx CEO Raghu Das advises: The giants in CAM vehicles are cautiously going electric, but they s...