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Posts Tagged ‘technology and IIOT’

The Future of Manufacturing: Transformational Technology & Your Workforce

Manufacturers are implementing new technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced automation, and data analytics to transform their operations now and for the future. While these technologies drive increased operational efficiencies and overall productivity, they also impact the workforce by providing the opportunity for upskilling and helping to attract new talent. This webinar will explore how… Read More

AI and the Revolution of Logistics, Mobility and Manufacturing

It’s no secret that artificial intelligence and automation have been a hot topic within every sector of the supply ecosystem. In only a few years, rapidly advancing technologies have transformed virtually every aspect of warehouse and distribution center operations, disrupting long-held functions and practices. These innovations present previously unimaginable potential for the industry at large… Read More

Improve Operational Efficiency with a Digital Factory

A universal truth about manufacturing is that production is in a constant state of change. Whether changes are incremental improvements or launching new products, they often cause significant problems for manufacturers. In fact, over 42% of companies report experiencing cost overruns and overtime as a result of change. In this webinar, we’ll discuss why the ability to… Read More

Key Trends in Digital Manufacturing You Need to Know

Whatever industry you’re in, it’s impossible to avoid Industry 4.0 and the barrage of buzzwords that accompany it. Digital Twins, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, predictive maintenance, and cybersecurity – there are enough new tools and technologies coming onto the market to make a manufacturer’s head spin. But whilst these technologies are new to many manufacturers,… Read More

4IR from Buzzword to Reality: Smart Factory Adoption Rates – Best Practices and Leading Technologies

Companies are making progress in implementing new technologies, but scaling and linking investment to value remains a work in progress. The Fourth Industrial Revolution – 4IR – has been met with both enthusiasm and fence-sitting. While sentiments and experiences have been mixed, most business leaders are now approaching 4IR with a sense of measured optimism…. Read More

Reducing Complexity in the Age of Manufacturing Industrial 4.0

As a manufacturing organization grows and changes it becomes increasingly difficult to implement business process standards, support quality and consistency, and provide visibility to business leaders who have become removed from the day-to-day operations. Further, a collection of legacy, siloed, customized, out of date solutions leads to redundant, inaccurate data, extra work, and an inability… Read More

Multi-Plant Benchmarking: The Future of Improved Performance with IIoT

Manufacturers today are under intense pressure to accelerate innovation to maintain an edge in competitive global markets. But with limited visibility into operations and inconsistent data from disparate IT and OT systems that vary from plant to plant, uncovering best practices and determining where to invest is difficult. Manufacturers that are able to implement data… Read More

Next Gen Technologies Engaging Connected Manufacturing

In Industry 4.0 companies are embarking on the transformative journey. The desire to gain new business insights from data, the availability of affordable IoT infrastructure, move to the edge, AI and the advent of 5G are driving strong demand. Hear from a panel of experts how manufacturers are transforming and how industrial solution builders can… Read More

Moving Manufacturing Beyond Lean with Digitalization and IIoT

Many manufacturers have leaned out their processes so that the product physically flows efficiently down the line. But what about digitally? Can they look at all their data and glean insights from it? Do they digitally capture all the data they need to perform a thorough analysis to go beyond lean? According to Gartner, the… Read More

Industry 4.0 – Believe the Hype

In 2018, OSHA reported 5,147 work-related deaths in the United States.  In 2017, a study by Zappix, Inc., indicated slow customer service as the contributing factor in a $75B revenue loss.  Energy.gov states that 30% of energy used in average commercial buildings is wasted. These seemingly disparate data points have one thing in common:  all… Read More

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    — Dr. Tim Hsu, President, Polymics

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