The Digital Twin Of Me
I googled myself recently. While this may sound like an illicit activity, I assure you it’s perfectly legal – in most of the world, at least. As it turns out, there are 33 people named Richard Howells...
View ArticleHow Co-Bots Are Disrupting SME Manufacturing And Driving Productivity
Advancements in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and motion-sensing capabilities are creating a new generation of robots known as collaborative robotics, or “co-bots,” As co-bots go...
View ArticleHow Connected Assets Increase Operations Efficiency
A Garner study in early 2017 predicted there would be approximately 8.4 billion Internet of Things devices in use by the end of the year. Not only does this represent an increase of 31% over 2016, but...
View ArticleHow Manufacturing Organizations Can Regain Control Of Their Supply Chain
According to ChainLink Research, organizations outsource about 30% of their manufacturing on average, and that amount will continue to grow as firms shift the production of certain items to contract...
View ArticleIncrease Equipment Profitability With Predictive Services
Industrial machinery is built to last for the long haul. It can take long hours and production runs to turn out high-quality products. Different industries, such as food, automotive, and technology,...
View ArticleThe Automotive Industry’s Promising Future
Many industries claim that innovation is reflective of their future, but the automotive industry is actively implementing innovative change. In a recent interview on S.M.A.C. Talk Live, Uli Muench,...
View ArticleAs Machine Learning Remakes Industries, Leaders Must Transform Enterprise IT
From cars that autonomously navigate dark and icy roads, to MRI scanners trained to spot brain abnormalities, to warehouses managed by sensors, drones, and robots, machine learning is already...
View ArticleThe Realities Of Innovation In Manufacturing
Many leaders in manufacturing say, “There are things on our shop floor we wouldn’t want anyone to see.” When they say this, they mean the sheer amount of manual effort needed to keep things running....
View ArticleRobots For Growing Manufacturers: When Innovation Goes Beyond Automation
The show floor of Germany’s Hannover Messe, one of the world’s largest trade fairs featuring industrial technology, displayed a dizzying array of robots in nearly every booth, presentation, and aisle....
View ArticleIndustry-Scale AI: How Industrial Markets Can Unlock Trillions
When I say “early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI),” what do you see? Big shiny robots on a manufacturer’s assembly line? Smart grids diverting energy resources automatically to prevent...
View ArticleDigitalist Flash Briefing: The Realities Of Innovation In Manufacturing
Today’s briefing looks at how even the best-run manufacturing shops struggle with how to predict demand. Pre-built solutions could be the answer....
View ArticleDigitalist Flash Briefing: Robots For Growing Manufacturers: When Innovation...
Today’s briefing looks at the opportunities robots offer to growing manufacturers. https://www.digitalistmag.com/files/2018/06/sapdigitalist061318.mp3 Amazon Echo or Dot: Enable the “Digitalist” flash...
View ArticleHuman Interface Mate: A Virtual Guardian Angel
Belgian startup Arkite is empowering manufacturing operators by offering a 3D workspace that helps them work more efficiently, avoid costly errors, and reduce stress. Over the past decade, robots have...
View ArticleDigitalist Flash Briefing: The Realities Of Innovation In Manufacturing
Today’s briefing looks at how even the best-run manufacturing shops struggle with how to predict demand. Pre-built solutions could be the answer....
View ArticleFrom Data Mining To Gold Mining
The Acerta platform is unlocking the hidden value in production data and transforming it into actionable insight. It’s cutting manufacturer’s warranty costs by 30%—and saving millions of dollars. The...
View ArticleDigital Twin In Manufacturing: It’s Time To Challenge Conventional Wisdom
Given current advancements in computer technology, perhaps the time has come to once again reflect, evaluate, and challenge our conventional paradigms regarding “best practices” in the manufacturing...
View ArticleProduct Individualization And The Network Of Digital Twins
If you’re an engineer on the front lines of product R&D, you know that increased demand for highly individualized products and services is making itself felt across industries. What companies...
View ArticleConnected Products: The New Imperative For Discrete Manufacturing
The convergence of digital technologies with physical products is enabling a new wave of connected, intelligent products that are poised to radically transform the discrete manufacturing industry....
View ArticleWill There Be A Digital Twin For Everything And Everyone?
In the first blog of this series on digital twins, I gave an overview of areas that benefit from a digital twin and discussed why is now the right time for businesses to look into this emerging...
View ArticleIntelligent Manufacturing In The Global Automotive Industry
It’s full steam ahead in the race for CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electrified)—or is it now ACES? While the industry seems aligned on this point and the massive transformation that it entails,...
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