March, 2017

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IoT heading for mass adoption by 2019 driven by better-than-expected business results

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A new global study 'The Internet of Things: Today and Tomorrow' published by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, reveals that IoT will soon be widespread as 85% of businesses plan to implement IoT by 2019, driven by a need for innovation and business efficiency.

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When Robotics Meets the Cloud, Customers Win

Universal Robots

Imagine a collaborative robot that knows where it is and what needs to be done. A collaborative robot capable of inspecting whether a part in your manufacturing process is complete and capable of jumping automatically to another task if it is not. A cobot that even reacts independently if an error occurs on one of your machines.

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Hannover Messe 2017 Kicks Off Industrie 4.0 Innovation

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

April showers brings May flowers but if you are in Germany in late April, Hannover Messe is the breeding ground for innovation in the global manufacturing industry. HM is the largest Manufacturing show in Europe and due to the advancements that are being made with Industrie 4.0 and Industrial IoT around the world, this is the show to learn where the industry is heading.

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RF Coaxial Connectors: A Simple Guide

Trimantec

RF connectors, also known as coax connectors, help transmit radio frequency signals by connecting transmission lines to various applications. RF connectors are mainly used with coaxial cables. You’ll find them used in TV receivers, two-way radio, Wi-Fi devices with antennas, and industrial and scientific measuring instruments. In this blog, we’ll cover some of the most common connectors including: BNC , SMA , SMB , N-type , and TNC.

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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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Launching at Automate 2017 is the new Dual Gripper

Universal Robots

Today’s manufacturers are continually looking for ways to produce high-quality products more efficiently and affordably so they can keep up with their competitors locally and globally. Canadian based company, Robotiq works with manufacturers helping them to automate their businesses and to overcome workforce challenges.

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Raising robot literacy: How cobots are being used in education

Universal Robots

Cobots are shaping the education industry by giving students the opportunity to learn about robotics first hand. Within interactive learning environments, students are introduced to automation and industrial applications, mastering robot programming in minutes. To further lower the automation barrier, Universal Robots.

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UK manufacturer Fox’s Biscuits streamlines production and service levels to retailers after deploying FuturMaster supply chain technology

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Fox's, the £250m UK biscuit company, has improved its forecasting, manufacturing and promotions planning practices after implementing new supply chain technology from specialist vendor FuturMaster.

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DynaSys Demand & Supply Chain Planning Webinar

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DynaSys Demand & Supply Chain Planning Webinar For a manufacturer, the goal of effective supply chain planning is to meet your customer requirements and balance production resources whilst maximising revenue and profit.

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Infor brews better business processes for Fuller's

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Infor, provider of business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, has announced that Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. (Fuller's), an independent British brewer with a portfolio of almost 400 pubs, has chosen Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage as the basis of a radical business process transformation project to drive growth.

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Furniture company to adopt EIT Digital smart retail platform

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Customers of furniture company Ostermann won't need to spend time browsing store shelves anymore. An indoor navigation solution developed by Italian company Reply as part of the Street Smart Retail initiative of EIT Digital, will make sure they find the items they are looking for with ease.

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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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Drax optimises UK's renewable fuel supply with Quintiq

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes company and provider of supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O), has improved planning processes at Drax, the producer of renewable power in the UK.

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Advanced Supply Chains wins Decathlon contract

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Logistics operator, Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG), has won a £1 million a year distribution services contract with sports retailer Decathlon.

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Maersk and IBM unveil first industry-wide cross-border supply chain solution on blockchain

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

IBM and Maersk have announced a new collaboration to use blockchain technology to help transform the global, cross-border supply chain.