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How cloud-based simulation addresses automation challenges

January 3, 2019

Digital simulation has become an essential capability for planning and verifying automated manufacturing processes such as robotic assembly, packaging and palletization. Simulation and process planni…

By GilC
3 MIN READ

The benefits of consumer-grade additive manufacturing

December 28, 2018

Despite all the excitement and experimentation happening around additive manufacturing, some manufacturers are still sitting on the sidelines. While companies with big budgets can forge ahead, others…

By JoshL
3 MIN READ

How MES manufacturing can advance medical device technology

December 27, 2018

In June 2009, Belgian soccer player Anthony Van Loo’s heart stopped in the middle of a match. He collapsed immediately.
In a matter of seconds, thanks to an implanted defibrillator, his body lite…

By P_Meeks
4 MIN READ

How to forge a path to industrial digitalization

December 26, 2018

In the previous blog, How the digital factory made an eyewear company more competitive, I discussed the adoption of digital manufacturing and digital twin within a small company producing lenses for …

By Zvi Feuer
6 MIN READ

OEMs, suppliers and how to use a program management system

December 20, 2018

The challenges of program management between OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers vary, but they essentially are struggling to meet the same goal: use their program management system to reduce time for new prod…

By VikramShah
4 MIN READ

Top Thought Leadership topics of 2018

December 17, 2018

The Thought Leadership blog and program have experienced incredible growth since launching three years ago, but this year has been especially noteworthy.
We continue to highlight many new trends …

By ToniB
5 MIN READ

Realise the power of the dirty digital twin

December 13, 2018

While presenting at a recent digitalisation conference in the United Kingdom, I asked the question of over 200 people in the audience, “Who uses digitalisation in your companies right now?” All 200 h…

By BruceJackson
4 MIN READ

Effective change management in enterprise architecture

December 10, 2018

By: Alex Allison and Josh Ray 

By modernizing their enterprise systems architecture, manufacturers can start to reimagine their businesses, take advantage of new and disruptive techno…

By AAllison
4 MIN READ

How the digital factory made an eyewear company competitive

December 6, 2018

In 2015, the World Economic Forum launched the Digital Transformation Initiative. This initiative assessed digitalization’s impact on 13 industries, including automotive, consumer and logistics, and …

By Zvi Feuer
5 MIN READ