Industry 4.0
Smart factories to boost global economy by $1.5-trillion by 2023
A new study from the Capgemini Research Institute has found that smart factories could add at least $1.5-trillion (€1.36-trillion) to the global economy through productivity gains, improvements in quality and market share, along with customer... Read more
Report finds Industry 4.0 Tech presents huge opportunities & huge risks
The creation of more data and the use of Industry 4.0 technologies are providing huge opportunities for manufacturers to improve productivity and profitability - but according to a report by law firm Irwin Mitchell, many in the sector are risking... Read more
The positive impact of AI on environmental issues
The use of technology to solve environmental issues featured strongly at Microsoft’s Future Decoded conference this year. It’s a highly relevant topic. Multiple sources show that to slow the effect of climate change and continue to support an... Read more
7 Mining & Metals Companies Partner on Responsible Sourcing
Seven leading mining and metals companies have partnered with the World Economic Forum to experiment, design and deploy blockchain solutions that will accelerate responsible sourcing and sustainability practices... Read more
MPA Group's Top 3 Innovation Trends of the year
The engineering and technology worlds never stand still; in fact, their rates of progress only seem to increase with each passing year. From 3D-printed houses to cashier-free shops, 20189 saw some incredible technological advances, and this year... Read more
Could Predictive Analytics Help Tesla Drop Battery Pack Costs?
Kari Terho, General Manager of Elisa Smart Factory explains how his team has boosted the battery cell production yield by 16% with Predictive Quality Analytics at eLab, the electromobility research centre in the University of Aachen in Germany... Read more
Gearing up for the fifth generation
The global race to introduce the fifth generation network is on. Network suppliers from around the world are promoting the benefits of 5G, but how will we benefit from latest edition of the telecoms technology? To paint a picture of the suburban... Read more
Predictive maintenance - the next revolutionary shift in manufacturing
Igor Ilunin, head of AI at global technology consultancy DataArt explains why he sees predictive maintenance as the next big revolutionary shift in manufacturing... Read more
21st Century Industrial Automation: From Reactive to Proactive, Value Add Services
Marc Baret, Director of EMEA industrial services at Rockwell Automation gives us his take on servistisation of industrial automation now and where it can take manufacturers in the future... Read more
OneWeb Satellites Plans Ground-Breaking Mass Production
With a mission is to revolutionise the economies of space; mass-producing a satellite constellation that will provide high-speed internet access worldwide, OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, have used Lanner’s digital... Read more
AI devices in industrial manufacturing to reach 15.4mln by 2024
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been touted as a powerful technology that will revolutionise the industrial manufacturing space. The sentiment has its validity, but the reality is extremely complex... Read more
Continuing the legacy
It is very unlikely that you will use a piece of technology from 100 years ago, such as a typewriter or a gramophone, in everyday life. However, a town in California has hit the headlines for doing just that. Could manufacturers learn a lesson... Read more
3 Automation trends with a big impact on auto manufacturing
The automotive industry has been widely automated for decades and has always been one of the first to introduce new, more advanced tools and machinery. Much of the hardware used has been relatively limited, at least when compared to many of the... Read more
Electrolux invests €100m in Hungarian plant, 800 jobs lost
Swedish home appliance manufacturer Electrolux is to invest €100-million in it's Hungarian plant in Nyíregyháza, in the country's east as a means of increasing its products' competitiveness. At the same time, the company will be outsourcing its... Read more
Building a digital twin
Research company Gartner predicts that half of large industrial companies will be using digital twins to improve productivity by 2021. Here Jonathan Wilkins, director at industrial automation parts supplier EU Automation, explains the important... Read more
Impressive names across engineering announced as guest speakers
The UK’s largest annual engineering show, Advanced Engineering has announced some of the guest speakers that will be presenting at the show on October 30 and 31, 2019 at the NEC in Birmingham. As part of the extensive open forum programme, speakers i Read more
Industry 4.0: The Ultimate Guide
Industry is changing a lot these days. New concepts and systems pop-up continuously, and due to companies’ need to implement the best technology, a lot of things will change in a relatively short span of time... Read more
Connecting offshore
Robotics and Industry 4.0 are just some of the major technology trends impacting the upstream offshore industry. Here, Stephen Hayes, managing director of Beckhoff Automation UK, explores some of the topics identified in SPE Offshore Europe’s... Read more
How data can build the smart cities of the future
Urban planners depend on data to learn about housing trends, transportation habits, the most frequently used areas and more. Entire smart cities are based on data science and IoT and it won’t be long before data is the primary element that helps... Read more
The magnificent three
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed the top ten emerging technologies that have the potential to positively disrupt our economy in 2019. Here Sophie Hand, UK country manager at automation parts supplier EU Automation... Read more
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Smart factories to boost global economy by $1.5 trillion by 2023
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Industry 4.0
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Industry 4.0
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21st century industrial automation
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Predictive maintenance - the next revolutionary shift in manufacturing
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Legacy equipment in Industry 4.0
