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Canadian Metalworking Magazine

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A vision for Industry 5.0: Humans augmented with cobots and connectivity

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Anand Birje, Senior Corporate Vice President – Digital & Analytics, HCL Technologies. Through an explosion of wireless connectivity across production systems, Industry 4.0 has redefined businesses and fundamentally changed manufacturing and other core industries.

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Navigating Outsource Manufacturing

Trimantec

As a manufacturer, have you ever pondered the benefits and risks of outsourcing? No matter the size of your operation, small or large, there are always times when outsourcing is an attractive means to an end. Outsourcing has the potential to save money in many ways. Among the advantages, it alleviates the need for you to acquire additional space and trained labor.

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The time is now: Three reasons you need collaborative automation – today

Universal Robots

The benefits of collaborative automation are undisputed – more profitability, productivity, flexibility, higher quality, and even more employee satisfaction. Given the current economic landscape, manufacturers need these advantages now more than ever. Cobots are a proven, valuable, and accessible solution for manufacturers.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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The European Commission launches the “Digital Innovation Challenge”

Smile Hub

The European Commission is promoting the “ Digital Innovation Challenge ” initiative to identify European SMEs and digital startups providing digital services, capable of developing open, innovative and reusable services and solutions using the tools made available by the European Commission itself. This challenge will allow the participating SMEs and digital startups to accelerate their growth by exploiting existing Community tools to provide the basis for facilitating the provision

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Automated Manufacturing and the Machine Assisted Workforce

Universal Robots

This article will help clarify the relationship between automation technology and the manufacturing industry. We’ll look at both controlled and uncontrolled environments where automation equipment is being leveraged to improve safety and productivity.

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What is a global supply chain?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Thanks to rapid advances in communication and information technology, manufacturers are now able to operate at a truly global level, sourcing materials where it is most convenient and expanding their international client base. However, manufacturers also need to adapt their offer to local trends, predicting which items are going to be more in demand in a particular area and adjusting their stock accordingly.

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SATO launches new printer to meet the front line needs of the supply chain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

SATO has launched the CT4-LX smart mini label printer. Equipped with a colour touch panel LCD for intuitive operation, the printer is claimed to be easy to use for operators of varying skill levels, in a space-saving manner, widely across many sectors and geographic regions.

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Iptor appoints Daniel Bednar as new CFO

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Iptor, the distribution and supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services provider, has appointed Daniel Bednar as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Iptor Board.

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Biggest Porsche Retail sale underlines Top Car demand

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A sale for Porsche Retail at BCA Blackbushe earlier this month set new records for the vendor, with an entry of 80 vehicles generating sale proceeds of £1.9 million and a conversion rate of 90%.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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5 steps for a successful implementation of voice-guided picking

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Fast growing order volumes, a higher cost pressure and increasing demands on process quality: logistics companies are still facing the challenge of making internal warehouse processes more cost-effective, more efficient and at the same time less error prone.

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Aptos simplifies store fulfilment with mobile-native app for modern retail associates

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Aptos, Inc. has launched Aptos ONE Store Fulfillment, a mobile-native application that empowers retail associates to meet the escalating demand for in-store fulfilment, including buy online, click and collect and store-to-store orders.

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Sana Commerce among the first e-commerce solution providers to support SAP Business One Cloud integration

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Sana Commerce has expanded its ERP suite to become one of the first e-commerce software vendors to support SAP Business One Cloud integration. It has made two versions available to its customers: one hosted directly by SAP, and one hosted by a third-party or hosting partner.

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FutureProof Retail and SIRL announce 'last foot' shopper targeting and analytics

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Together, the two companies will enable retailers to deploy FutureProof's mobile self-checkout and service counter solutions fully integrated with SIRL's Indoor GPS & customer analytics platform that offers shoppers personalized recommendations in real-time through activation at the "last foot" of their physical store journey.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Körber bolsters supply chain execution in LATAM with Otimis

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The Körber Group continues to invest in its Business Area Logistics Systems, acquiring a majority stake in Brazil-based Otimis Ltda. The supply chain management software and consulting company grows and strengthens warehousing and logistics operations for customers across the globe. The acquisition became effective as of December 18, 2019.

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What’s in store for 2020 and beyond? 6 trends shaping warehouses of the future

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

In 2010, many warehouses would still have been regarded as a neglected cost centre. Now, moving into 2020, the warehouse is a carefully managed control centre and very often the strategic hub of e-commerce within an ever-extending supply chain.

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Manhattan Associates and IHL Group survey reveals the key to maximising omnichannel profits

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A recent survey by Manhattan Associates Inc. and IHL Group has uncovered a strong correlation between omnichannel fulfilment maturity and margins.

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