Why today’s engineering challenges are difficult to overcome

Imagine you’re designing a product that will literally be out of this world. It’s going into space: to Mars, to be exact. It’s an expensive and ambitious feat. You have to ensure the product works pe…

How historic manufacturing innovation offers clues to today’s market

Digitalization is here, and it’s transforming the way manufacturing innovation occurs in the marketplace. Most manufacturers see what’s happening, and they know they need to implement digitalization …

Why Siemens continues to be one step ahead of Industry 4.0

Nearly 90 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 a half century ago aren’t in it today. Businesses have to work hard to survive today’s markets because of constantly changing conditions. Competi…

Product performance intelligence challenges in Big Data

Companies are dealing with an explosion of data stemming from the Internet of Things (IoT) and all of its variants. It’s become incredibly difficult to gain useful, actionable insight from that …

Why digitalization enables disruptive innovation in industries

Digitalization is changing everything. Businesses have entered an era of relentless innovation fueled by technology and connectivity. This digital revolution will inspire disruptive innovations and t…

How additive manufacturing will disrupt design and production

Additive manufacturing could bring major disruptions to processes for product design, analysis, manufacturing and distribution that have been in place for years or even decades. It’s a disruptive tec…

Product lifecycle’s role in designing the cars of the future

The cars of the future will pose design challenges that companies must be prepared to address. Instead of the car’s main selling point being the ultimate driving machine, we’ll watch the focus shift …

How Industry 4.0 grew out of previous Industrial Revolutions

Digitalization is the process in which companies transform their business by fully integrating digital technology into all business processes. Digitalizing a business does more than putting paper on …

Video: Industry 4.0 and the Digital Enterprise

Digitalization is a process that can give companies the means to realize innovation faster than their competition. When fully implemented, digitalization can help companies future-proof their busines…