September, 2021

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Will autonomous car racing change your business? It just might

Cisco Industrial Automation

Some days I really get excited about my job. A self-driving race car challenge? That’s just cool any way you look at it. For entertainment, for innovation, and for demonstrating the move to automation that’s already underway across industries. But before we get to that, let me give you a peek inside the first autonomous car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Surviving to thriving: The digital transformation of SMBs

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

As a result of the pandemic, SMBs are investing increasingly more time and money in their digital transformation efforts. While some implemented digital capabilities for the first time as a matter of survival, others accelerated their journey to cloud adoption in order to remain nimble in light of ongoing disruption.

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Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2021 — Three Ways to Create a Great Hybrid Event

NIST

While Fridays have always been a reason to celebrate, the first Friday of October is one that is near and dear to the MEP National NetworkTM, as this year, Friday, October 1, is Manufacturing Day (MFG Day)! Organizing your MFG Day events may have changed quite a bit in the last 18 months. Prioritizing safety, venue capacity constraints, and reduced corporate travel have presented real challenges for organizing manufacturing expos, conferences, factory tours, and other in-person traditional event

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5 ways Picomto simplifies your documentation

Picomto

It is important to emphasize that digital transformation of industries is largely based on the change of document processes. Indeed, this has become a common practice among industries that use large volumes of documents in the course of their activities. Picomto is a solution that helps business leaders to facilitate their [.]. L’article 5 ways Picomto simplifies your documentation est apparu en premier sur.

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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 new Data Center of the European Weather Center has been inaugurated at the Bologna Technopole

Smile Hub

The new Atos supercomputer system will come into operation in mid-2022 at the new European Weather Center, hosted in Bologna at the Tecnopolo (Ex Manifattura Tabacchi), together with the European supercomputer Leonardo. The new data center, which is becoming one of the most important European big data hubs, will be able to offer over 80% of the national supercomputing capacity , 20% of the European one , with practical applications in all sectors: transition ecological and the fight against clim

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Techedge Earns Honorable Mention in 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services

Techedge Group

Techedge has been recognized by Gartner®, one of the world’s leading research and advisory companies, as an honorable mention in their 2021 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services.

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Could there be a green solution to the food supply chain chaos?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Barely a day goes by without news alerts pinging up with another new development on the current national driver shortage crisis sweeping across the nation. From Nando’s chicken to McDonald’s milkshakes to Haribo sweets, the food industry’s battle continues, wreaking havoc across the supply chain as companies and hauliers warn that they can no longer guarantee all pick-ups and deliveries.

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Why Small Manufacturers Should Consider a Manufacturing Execution System

NIST

Manufacturers should routinely ask themselves: “How do I know what my problems are?” The old school way to answer this question was based on having the resources to produce spreadsheets of operational data and the expertise to analyze the data and understand how to respond. This does not describe most small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs). They are often resource- and talent-challenged.

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The ROI of DTC vs. Wholesale Distribution for Food Manufacturers

Manufacturing.net

There is something to be said for mail-delivered food consumption, and food manufacturers, processors, distributors, and traders are doing most of the talking.

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What can be obtained from a Digital Twin

Smile Hub

Following the activities that SMILE-DIH is conducting in assisting companies (SMEs and Midcaps), under the two calls relating to the European Change2Twin , we can record the achievable objectives considered more or less relevant by candidates who aim to adopt a Digital Twin , as a tool capable of rapidly increasing business ambitions. Below is a list of the purposes for which the companies involved are thinking of adopting it, with the opinion expressed alongside ( very relevant , relevant and m

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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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Modelling of Atomization in the Aerosol Jet Printing Process

NCMS

Sorry you have no rights to view this entry! The post Modelling of Atomization in the Aerosol Jet Printing Process appeared first on National Center for Manufacturing Sciences.

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Cybersecurity Patch Management Best Practices

Polytron

Much of the critical (and dangerous) industrial infrastructure in the developed world is controlled and protected by computer-based automation systems. A malicious compromise of those systems gives the potential for serious harm to plant workers, the public, and the environment. Safety is one of the most important differences between traditional IT and plant operations.

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Gartner research reveals growth for smart robots in retail

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A recent Gartner report details that ‘Retailers are scaling up smart robots to support flexibility and labour optimisation in physical stores for unified commerce execution’.

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How to Scout for Your Next Business Growth Opportunity

NIST

Manufacturers displayed an abundance of resiliency in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and about half say their manufacturing business will be thriving a year from now, according to the 2021 Manufacturing CFO Outlook Survey of middle market manufacturers. The pandemic sent global supply chains into a state of disarray, sidelined manufacturing trade shows and disrupted traditional business development and purchasing processes.

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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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Live Today: The Value of Trade Publications for Manufacturers

Manufacturing.net

Trade publications are a powerful tool.

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Digital manufacturing: new INTEGRADDE call for Metal Additive Manufacturing solutions – Deadline 30 September 2021

Smile Hub

The INTEGRADDE project consortium has launched a new call for European manufacturing SMEs and Midcaps who want to express interest in implementing Metal Additive Manufacturing solutions in their production processes. INTEGRADDE, a project funded by Horizon 2020, aims to develop new Digital Additive Manufacturing solutions in the strategic sectors of metalworking.

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AMMP Member Spotlights

NCMS

The AMMP Program’s strength is its members. These organizations are world-class, highly respected, and at the cutting edge of innovation. Below is some information about two of AMMP’s newest members. View the full list of AMMP members. ServiceNow Remember the commercial with the tagline, “We don’t make the products you use; we make them better”?

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`Taking stock of technology could help SMEs build resilience amid supply chain volatility,` states Thrasio

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

As businesses around the UK continue to contend with unprecedented global supply shortages, Thrasio has been quick to assert the importance of a technological-driven approach to supply chain management in order to build resilience.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.

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Cross-border demand for luxury purchases driving post-Covid recovery as global D2C demand increases by 50% in 2021

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Luxury goods were the fastest growing cross-border ecommerce category in the first half of 2021, increasing by 50% compared to the end of 2020. With global demand for luxury being driven by shoppers from China, UAE, South Korea and India, increasingly consumers are now happy to forego the ‘white-glove’ in-store experience for online convenience, the latest data from eShopWorld (ESW) reveals.

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Woodland Group launches 360 digital supply chain platform to complement its capabilities, network and owned assets across the globe

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Woodland Group has launched its new digital platform, Woodland Online, delivering full supply chain management from online quoting and booking, to tracking, reporting, WMS and supplier integration, stock and PO management.

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Henkel, Dow, Bayer, AB InBev, Zebra Technologies and others to chart future of supply chain visibility in Europe at FourKites Visibility 2021

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

FourKites, the real-time supply chain visibility platform, has announced that its European customer conference, Visibility 2021, will be held virtually on 7 October. The theme of this year’s conference, ‘Go Beyond’, presents a bold vision for supply chains of the future, centered around automation, innovation and collaboration.

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Descartes’ Consumer Research highlights the impact of delivery experience on customer satisfaction – retailers must take action to secure customers for the long term

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced the findings of its Consumer Online Delivery Research, which set out to assess consumers’ online purchasing experiences across Europe.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Carpet & Flooring realises the benefits of a streamlined delivery process with Descartes’ mobile proof-of-delivery

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Carpet & Flooring, a UK independent distributor of floor covering products, is using Descartes’ mobile proof-of-delivery solution (ePoD) to improve delivery efficiencies, enhance the customer experience, and prevent any delivery issues.

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The One Recruitment Video Every Manufacturer Needs

NIST

This blog is the seventh in a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development. Manufacturing friends – it’s time that we up our recruitment game, and the best way to do that is through video.

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8 Reasons to Use Air Freight Services for Your Business

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Ken Jackson, freelance writer If your business requires shipping high value but low volume cargo, you’re probably considering air freight services. But there is often understandable hesitancy about actually following through with this idea.

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Nulogy launches free trial of production scheduling solution

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Nulogy has announced the free trial release of its standalone Production Scheduling Solution for all contract manufacturers and co-packers in the supply chain industry.

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A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers

This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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Reconomy swoops for fast-growing intelligent supply chain business

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Reconomy, the provider of outsourced, asset-light services to the circular economy, has acquired global supply chain business, ASCG. The transaction will allow ASCG’s customers to benefit from Reconomy’s sustainability credentials and expertise as its strategy delivers against social, environmental, and business objectives.

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New Survey: More than half of online shoppers are open to buying Christmas gifts from abroad

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Over half of online shoppers1 (55%) around the world reveal that they are open to the idea of buying gifts for Christmas, New Year, and other holidays from other countries, a new survey finds. However, nearly half of those questioned (48%)2 are concerned that cross-border gift purchases will not arrive in time.

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Telematics more vital than ever in light of fuel crisis, Trakm8 says

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Amid widespread reports of panic buying and the government drawing up plans to use the army to get petrol to pumps, the UK’s fuel supply chain crisis appears to be deepening by the day. Peter Mansfield, Group Sales and Marketing Director at vehicle technology specialist Trakm8, takes a closer look at the crisis and considers how technology can be used to mitigate its impact on businesses.

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Awareness and agility key to retail survival post-pandemic

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Recently, supply chain and retail technology experts, Manhattan Associates researched the impact COVID-19 has had on consumer expectations and demands, driven by an accelerated shift to digital and its catalytic effect on ecommerce growth (which looks set to continue in 2021, albeit at a slower rate of 14.3%).

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Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale

Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?