The future of manufacturing: A New era of opportunity and challenge for the UK

April 15, 2018

Manufacturing in 2050 will look very different from today, and will be virtually unrecognisable from that of 30 years ago. Successful firms will be capable of rapidly adapting their physical and intellectual infrastructures to exploit changes in technology as manufacturing becomes faster, more responsive to changing global markets and closer to customers.

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OSRAM SYLVANIA

With a global workforce of around 33,000 employees we develop efficient lighting solutions. Lighting solutions that fire the enthusiasm of people worldwide. OSRAM SYLVANIA, a subsidiary of OSRAM, is leader in lighting solutions that feature innovative design and energy saving technology. Our goal: Providing more quality and safety and shaping the fascination of light in all of its facets.

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A new standard in CAE solutions for manufacturing

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Powering the New Age of Manufacturing

whitePaper | February 10, 2020

Manufacturing is at a crossroads. The traditional ways of growing productivity and profits no longer work, and the industry has been at a loss for new ones. But no longer. A solution has been found. The potential is unlimited, and the obstacles are gone. All that remains is for manufacturers to embrace the way forward to a new and transformative future. The time to do so is now.

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The Future of Digital Supply Chain Twins

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Many businesses are experiencing an increase in supply chain disruptions reverberating down to the customer. A rapidly growing population adding to the swell of demand, the threat of a looming recession, and complex logistics systems create an incredibly delicate balance. We are facing a pivotal time for the future of supply chains.

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Lean manufacturing in the age of the Industrial Internet

whitePaper | May 3, 2023

From Henry Ford’s moving assembly line to Taiichi Ohno’s Toyota production system, now known as lean production, manufacturers globally have constantly strived to make their operations better. The concept of lean, widely known for its tools to eliminate non-value added processes, has been at the forefront of management for the last five decades.

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10 REASONS WHY YOU NEED ERP-BASED PLM

whitePaper | December 21, 2022

In today’s manufacturing companies, CAD, PLM and ERP solutions are traditionally implemented as stand-alone solutions, which each has its own data structure, interface and capabilities to fulfill Engineering, Operations and Manufacturing requirements respectively. However, with the rise of Industry 4.0, for manufacturers to stay competitive they must be able to implement solutions that interconnect information and processes not only across the internal enterprise and departments but external partners and suppliers as well.

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Compact 2D/3D Laser scanners with integrated controller reinvigorate profile measurements

whitePaper | August 1, 2020

The latest generation of scanCONTROL 30xx laser scanners is extremely powerful, precise and individually adaptable. The scanners are used for high-precision 2D / 3D profile and gap measurements in automation, production monitoring and quality control. For demanding surfaces such as red-hot objects or transparent objects, the patented blue laser scanners are ideally suited. This White Paper shows various applications examples and explains more about the benefits of high performance scanners.

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OSRAM SYLVANIA

With a global workforce of around 33,000 employees we develop efficient lighting solutions. Lighting solutions that fire the enthusiasm of people worldwide. OSRAM SYLVANIA, a subsidiary of OSRAM, is leader in lighting solutions that feature innovative design and energy saving technology. Our goal: Providing more quality and safety and shaping the fascination of light in all of its facets.

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