The key to the future of Manufacturing is collaborative creation and smart manufacturing. Manufacturers need to adapt themselves to ever changing customer needs, make new ideas a reality, and overall work more efficiently. They constantly struggle to overcome new challenges. In a perfect world, multiple companies can work together, complementing each other with internal and external strengths. This is not a…
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
As technology evolves and organizations adopt new technologies, often times the waterfall effect is overlooked. As Manufacturing takes advantage of new trends such as BYOD and Big Data, the waterfall effect means the security for that organization is impacted and not for the good. These trends are leading to a new generation of intelligent, highly scalable security products and platforms. Introducing us…
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Industry 4.0 has been helping Manufacturers solve many workplace challenges, from small issues to large. The Manufacturing industry has been comprised of a more mature and skilled workforce that often presents organizations a challenge when they need to fill jobs. Stuck between a nearing retirement workforce and a young engineers and operators with comparatively less experience, manufacturers are in bad place…
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Most organizations don’t have an issue accumulating data, the trouble usually occurs when trying to use all the available data. Integrating a data strategy into a development workflow is key to making sure data and insights are actionable where and when they are needed the most. Integrating data into your workflows ensure your business is using the most up-to-date information…
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Manufacturing automation became popular back in the 70’s. Advances in technology, including robotics, big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things have improved factory production since then. One advancement that is making a big difference is Software as a service and cloud computing tools, which have revolutionized all industries, especially small to midsize operations. Not only do…
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Artificial intelligence, sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and other animals. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks. AI is changing the way the world operates, in both our personal and our business lives. Many…
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Many people consider this digital transformation version 2.0. It is believed that in the early 2000’s, the original digital transformation took place. Many businesses did not join in the original digital transformation because many of the technologies were unproven and expensive. That is not the case today, even for Manufacturers who typically lag in their technologies. Cloud technologies and as-a-service has…
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Data is growing faster than ever before. Digital data is increasing at a rapid pace, doubling every two years. A recently published article by Forbes stated that data is growing faster than ever before and by the year 2020, about 1.7 megabytes of new information will be created every second by every person. The manufacturing industry is going through a digital…
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The persistent growth in Manufacturing is the driving factor behind the digital transformation that is occurring in that industry. Cloud has really changed how the Manufacturing industry can now strive to achieve improved efficiency, better performance, and sustainability. Big data is possible because of Cloud. Cloud and SaaS solutions are making big data management and analysis easier and more accessible for…
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The movement of digital transformation continues and is gaining more momentum with each passing day. Manufacturers are learning about new trends every day such as big data, IoT, data analytics and cloud technologies to just name a few. One of the trends that has been around for a while and many Manufacturers have already begun embracing is the Internet of…
Friday, January 19, 2018
