smart manufacturing

United Technologies has bought Atlanta-based predictive analytics software company Predikto for an undisclosed fee. Predikto’s software will be deployed across its business units to drive efficiencies in its manufacturing operations …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key asset in the continuing effort to derive greater value from business processes and business models in general. While much of the attention AI has …

Gold mining is like manufacturing in reverse. Instead of putting things together, you smash them up, mix with chemicals, and dry them out. Every process can be tuned with data, …

Semiconductor makers are among the best in the business when it comes to employing automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to their factory processes. Intel is a leader in …

Momentum is building, fast, for smart manufacturing. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights presents five use cases from five leading industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions providers. Also, look out for the report and …

US manufacturers have been slow to adopt digital manufacturing processes, and embrace digital transformation. This is the conclusion of a new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), …

Research house Strategy Analytics has produced a report, in conjunction with low-power wide-area (LPWA) network provider Actility, that considers the opportunities and the challenges of internet-of-things (IoT) technologies in smart …

A new investigation by analyst house ABI Research has ranked the top smart manufacturing platforms, and placed PTC’s ThingWorx top of the pile. PTC has ranked at the top consistently …

5G will simulate remote production environments Two giants of the automobile and technology world have teamed up to bring 5G technology to meet the high demands of future automotive production. …

Semiconductor maker Intel has applied predictive maintenance to monitor the health of its fan filter
units (FFUs) in its semiconductor production facilities through deployment of industrial IoT (IIoT) sensors and edge …

According to the GSMA report, greater China will have 4.1 billion IIoT connections by that year Greater China is expected to reach 4.1 billion industrial internet of things (IIoT) connections …

Telit’s module enables the deployment of LTE CatM1 and NB-IoT technologies IoT specialist Telit announced that its Telit ME910C1-J1 module is being used in a field trial of a delivery …

We live in a world of continuous digital transformation. One technology obsoletes another, and the pattern repeats itself. For example, the invention of email has displaced the fax technology. Today …

Manufacturers should treble their money on digital transformation, at least, reckons Greg Kinsey, vice president of Hitachi Vantara. If the digital ROI does not stack up, before starting out, then they …

“There are three ways to be smart in manufacturing,” says Michael Yost, president of manufacturing association MESA International. Three, it seems, is the magic number when it comes to categorising …

Customers using Samsung’s ARTIK IoT platform for manufacturing, remote asset monitoring and smart buildings Smart factories, intelligent buildings and asset managers are currently using Samsung Electronics’ ARTIK IoT solutions to …

  New alliance, dubbed 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation” (5G-ACIA), aims to promote adoption of 5G in industrial production   A number of representatives of the automation and manufacturing …

Industrial transformation companies must specialise and collaborate if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the Industry 4.0 movement, according to Swiss automation company ABB. The chorus line …

  Partnership initially focuses on European markets including Germany and Austria   Orange Business Services and Siemens have teamed up to foster the adoption of internet of things (IoT) solutions …

In the face of rising political disruption, the European Commission (EC) has in recent weeks redoubled its innovation schedule with new commitments to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital healthcare …

UK manufacturers are falling behind their counterparts in Asia and the US in the international race for industrial transformation. They are also bottom of the pile for integrating artificial intelligence …

A Q&A with Ulrich Faisst, digital transformation officer, TRUMPF A growing number of companies in several industries are adopting smart manufacturing strategies to improve operation efficiency and gain more value …

Finnish duo Nokia and Telia have combined with US chip-maker Intel to run a series of 5G smart factory tests using a trial 5G radio access network, operating in the …

The German machine tool manufacturer recently opened a smart factory in the city of Chicago   German machine tool manufacturer and Industry 4.0 specialist TRUMPF has expanded its presence in …