Canadian Metalworking Magazine
MARCH 27, 2021
Hello everyone, We are planning a scheduled downtime Saturday (March 27th) from 9:00am PST until 11:00am PST. We are polishing the infrastructure for an important new beta launch in April. You can follow live updates on Twitter: [link]. Thank you for your patience. Have a wonderful weekend! -Seb, Oliv, and Edwin.
Manufacturers Alliance
MARCH 18, 2021
We recently had the opportunity to interview Jean Savage, CEO of Trinity Industries Inc., to discuss leadership and diversity. Trinity is a leading provider of railcar products and services in North America, moving commodities within the energy, chemical, agricultural, transportation, and construction sectors.
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 17, 2021
eFax, the online fax solution, has announced the findings of research revealing how UK Retail IT decision-makers are accelerating digital transformation of paper-based processes as a direct result of disruption caused by the UK leaving the EU (Brexit).
Universal Robots
MARCH 31, 2021
If nothing else, a year of COVID-19 has taught us to expect the unexpected. Of course, manufacturers have always been highly attuned to change, but the COVID-19 pandemic hit the manufacturing industry seemingly overnight, causing deep and long-lasting impacts. A year later, we can look back and see what manufacturers have learned about how to adapt and succeed in the face of adversity.
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.
Breathe Technologies
MARCH 3, 2021
Unpicking retailer's packing challenges. Understanding your packing challenges and the fundamental role this area plays as part of warehouse operations is paramount for eCommerce retailers. If done incorrectly, will easily hinder the ability to fulfil orders. Whilst there have been massive levels of innovation in underlying technology in this area, be it digital or physical, to push the despatch throughput rates to next level, customer demand is driving further pressures on warehouses to pe
Donlouco
MARCH 15, 2021
In our world, manufacturing is the process of transforming a piece of raw material, normally metal, into a desired shape or design. There are many production methods to choose from, from CNC machining to forging, casting, and metal stamping, so it is important that when the time comes to choose the correct manufacturing strategy and outsource to a company that has expertise and capabilities in these areas.
Manufacturing Technology Today brings together the best content for manufacturing technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Manufacturers Alliance
MARCH 2, 2021
Monica Jackson began a new role as Vice President of Global Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) at Eaton in 2020 which required managing through a uniquely challenging period amid the global pandemic, economic turmoil and social unrest. MAPI chatted with Monica to learn about her experience and her perspective on the future of I&D.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 10, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, the impact of Brexit has had a clear effect on every stage of the logistics process, from transport fees and new limitations to restrictions on imported goods, according to new research by flexible logistics platform Trident Worldwide.
Universal Robots
MARCH 23, 2021
In sectors defined by constant change, manufacturers who can quickly adapt to new economic and technological realities can both avoid complacency in good times and ensure survival through difficult times. These days, those companies are often doing it with the help of collaborative automation.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 24, 2021
New parcel delivery ecosystem Lockars has launched in the UK. According to Lockars, the network will transform the way that packages are sent and received while solving some of the biggest issues that carriers, retailers and consumers face during the delivery journey.
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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.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 16, 2021
SATO Europe has launched a new customer-focused approach to its labels and ribbons ranges, in response to demands for greater operational efficiency and waste reduction across global supply chains.
Universal Robots
MARCH 2, 2021
March 1 2021 marked a new chapter in the history of Universal Robots as 38-year-old Kim Povlsen took the helm as President. We caught up with the ambitious and technologically-driven Dane for insights on his background as well as his visions for his new assignment. Plus a few words on his coffee-obsession.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 4, 2021
Supply chain hardware, software and services company Renovotec has struck a distribution deal with Custom SpA, an Italian multinational group and hi-tech solutions company. Custom was founded in 1992 and has extensive experience in retail POS (point of sale), kiosk and self-service solutions.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 29, 2021
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with leading vendors and analysts within the supply chain management arena about some of the current key talking points and areas of innovation within this fascinating and all-important technology landscape.
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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.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 29, 2021
In response to the Department for International Trade’s announcement of the creation of four new Trade and Investment Hubs in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Darlington, Sarah Laouadi, Manager of European & International Policy at Logistics UK, comments:
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 16, 2021
Dakota Integrated Solutions Ltd, a real-time data capture, printing, mobility and voice-enabled solution specialist, has recently joined the Rail Alliance, the rail sector’s largest dedicated B2B networking organisation.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 3, 2021
By David Bennett, freelance writer Technology can turbo-charge supply chains in many ways, but only if you are willing to stay on top of the latest trends and embrace the ones which promise to deliver the biggest advantages. With that in mind, here is a look at the key tech breakthroughs that should be considered essential for the industry this year.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 3, 2021
Iptor has acquired The Mesa Group, a long-standing Iptor Gold Partner. Following Iptor’s new ownership announcement in 2020, in which Bregal Unternehmerkapital, Jayne Archbold (CEO) and Christopher Catterfeld (CMO) took ownership of the business, the acquisition builds towards the ‘Iptor 22 Strategic Growth Plan’ objectives and is the first phase of increasing its US footprint.
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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.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 3, 2021
Volker Kirchgeorg will take the reins at Siemens Digital Logistics GmbH this month (March). The company specialises in the digital transformation of logistical processes and, with its end-to-end software and consulting solutions, is a leading IT provider in global supply chain management.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 3, 2021
With Covid-19 vaccine delivery highlighting the need for resilience in pharma and biotech supply chains, Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com, explains that ERP/MRP gives smaller suppliers the backbone required to take part.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 30, 2021
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a slight rise of 2.2% in the value of retail sales against last month (February). This is just a bounce, though, as sales figures hit rock bottom, says the home delivery expert ParcelHero.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 30, 2021
Almost half (47%) of online shoppers have received an order in error, a new survey conducted by Opinipoll on behalf of Breathe Technologies has revealed, potentially costing retailers £951m* each year in fulfilment.
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.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 30, 2021
Business ecosystems have expanded over the years owing to the many benefits of diverse, interconnected supply chains, prompting organizations to pursue close, collaborative relationships with their suppliers.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 16, 2021
Returns are a major headache for retailers, exasperated by online sales where vetting product quality is harder.
Manufacturers Alliance
MARCH 16, 2021
In the past, the roadblock to digital marketing transformation was “Why should we go digital?” Manufacturers felt little urgency to change a go to market strategy that was working just fine. But in a flash, the pandemic made it clear how important (and lucrative) it can be to have healthy ecommerce channels producing online revenue streams.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
MARCH 4, 2021
Logility, Inc. has been positioned as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions.
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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.
Manufacturers Alliance
MARCH 22, 2021
The Manufacturers Alliance had the opportunity to connect with JoAnna Garcia Sohovich, CEO of Chamberlain Group, to discuss leadership, growth, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).
Manufacturers Alliance
MARCH 8, 2021
Only a quarter of manufacturing leaders are women. While disheartening, this aligns with assessments that women hold only 25% of C-suite roles across eight sectors, including industrial. In early 2020, prior to the pandemic, women accounted for 50.04% of U.S. jobs, so why is their representation in leadership halved?
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