industrial-scale additive manufacturing

The future of 3D printing with additive manufacturing

The future development of additive manufacturing for the process of 3D printing, including prototyping, and producing parts-on-demand to form three dimensional layers of materials via multiple techni…

Why isn’t big data in healthcare being used at its full potential?

Big data in healthcare is smaller than it should be. While big data in manufacturing, insurance and finance seem to get all the glory, its use in the healthcare industry extends beyond just monetary …

Space travel, the new frontier in tourism

If you are looking to escape to an exotic locale unencumbered by tourists, there’s a wide-open destination waiting for you: space.
After all, so far only a handful of people have been able to cas…

What’s the future for real flying cars?

Increasing urbanization means technologists and thought leaders are looking to the skies for faster, more efficient movement of people and objects.
The race to create new breeds of flying vehicle…

New technology in the maritime industry is spurring seachange

For centuries, the maritime business has run on a simple and decidedly low-tech principle: Load goods onto a ship and move them from point A to point B as quickly as possible.

Yet the ship…

Getting an early start on a STEM career

By: Del Costy, senior vice president and managing director, Americas

Household chores helped me realize I should be an engineer. Yes, really. I took a school survey, and my results indicat…

How cloud-based simulation addresses automation challenges

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…

Planning for the future of blockchain in manufacturing

What will the future look like? That’s the million-dollar, and in some cases, trillion-dollar question.

In manufacturing, Industry 4.0 envisages a new age where smart technology and smart …

Industry 4.0’s impact on the Generation Z workforce

In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, I came across an interesting observation. Of those listed as the 75 all-time richest people in the world, which included everyone from the Sultan of Brunei and Queen C…