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IIoT: Digital Catapult launches connected factory trial

Digital Catapult has joined forces with two UK manufacturers, Dyer Engineering and Special Metals Wiggin, to demonstrate the potential of industrial internet of things...

Complete guide: 10 smart factory trends to watch in 2019

Internet of Business’s comprehensive guide to where Industry 4.0 will lead manufacturers in the year ahead. Most manufacturers believe they are leading their markets in...

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...

Automotive: Smart factories could create $160bn annual gains – Cappgemini

Consulting and global services provider Capgemini says that the automotive sector could benefit from up to $160 billion in annual productivity gains by 2023,...

China’s plans for global robotics dominance gather pace

Despite the country's current trade showdown with the US, China looks on course to dominate the industrial robotics market of the future, as Jessica...

Five smart factories – and what you can learn from them

Amazon and Adidas aren't the only success stories in smart manufacturing, says Kayla Matthews. Whirlpool, Siemens, HP, Hirotec, and Ocado are all redefining industrial...

Cardiff researchers to lead ‘chatty’ factories project

University researchers in Cardiff are working on £1.5 million project to develop connected products that can converse with the chatty factories in which they...

Why manufacturers should welcome the age of augmented reality

In a contributed article for Internet of Business, co-authors JP Provencher of PTC and Michael Chang of Factora dig down into how augmented reality could make vital factory work faster,...

Survey shows IIoT has “crossed the chasm”, claims Zebra

Zebra Technologies, manufacturer of mobile computers, scanners, and barcode printers, has released the findings from its annual Manufacturing Vision Study. The global study of 1,100 executives from...

9 examples of manufacturers making IIoT work for them

From smart factories to connected farming, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is nothing new for those in the manufacturing sector. Caterpillar American machinery and equipment...
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