Tag: Industry 4.0
Interview | Bloodhound’s Mark Chapman on taking smart manufacturing to 1,000mph
Bloodhound is a fast jet, Formula 1 car and space rocket rolled into one. At full speed, the supersonic vehicle will cover a mile...
Automation failing to improve productivity – employees an afterthought | Capgemini
A new report from the Capgemini Research Institute finds that, in a majority of companies (58 percent), automation has yet to meet executives’ goal for increased...
Nine world-leading smart factories identified by World Economic Forum
The WEF's identification of nine world-leading smart factories kicks off a wider programme to get industrial companies learning from each other in the era...
Industry 4.0: Overcoming ‘pilot purgatory’ key to manufacturing success – McKinsey
Most manufacturers believe they are leading their markets in Industry 4.0 technologies – despite evidence to the contrary, according to a new report from...
Q&A | Werner Reuss, Orange Business Services, on how IoT will...
We hear a lot about how the Internet of Things (IoT) will transform the way we work. AI and robots reducing the need for...
UK digital sector expanding three times faster than economy
A new report from Tech Nation reveals a wealth of good news for the UK technology sector amidst the Brexit gloom, reports Chris Middleton....
Nearly half of UK manufacturers victims of cybercrime
Nearly half (48 percent) of UK manufacturers have been victims of a cyber attack, according to a new report. As a result, the Cyber Security...
Skills: UK nation of IoT marketers, not engineers warns critical report
The UK has hundreds of thousands of IoT professionals – just not the right ones, suggests a new employment report. Chris Middleton explains why...
AR-enabled industrial wearables: the next growth market?
The latest investments in augmented reality (AR) platform company Upskill reveal that the concept of using AR to train and assist factory workers is...
Portugal teams with Cisco on national digitisation plan
The Portuguese government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cisco to drive a programme of country-wide digitisation.
The focus will be on developing the...
Automation will replace 9 percent of US jobs in 2018
Automation will replace nine per cent of all US jobs this year, says Forrester Research. What changes should IT decision-makers and business leaders make...
Executives lack confidence when it comes to Industry 4.0, says Deloitte
Recruitment and training at every level in the corporate hierarchy may need a rethink, if companies are to reap the full benefits of industrial...