productivity

Hikvision has introduced its AIoT (artificial intelligence of things)-powered manufacturing solutions to help manufacturers maximise productivity and operating efficiency. Concerning the realm of industrial Internet-of-Things and Industry 4.0 concerns, the typical focus revolves around investing in automated machinery and implementing software solutions like MES (manufacturing execution systems) and ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems. However, it’s

BigChange has launched a series of analytics dashboards to display critical business information. Big-screen graphs and tables provide an instant view of performance, such as job costs, productivity, customer service, and finance. The dashboards receive live data from across the business, including job updates from field service operatives equipped with mobile devices, giving managers and staff complete

Arable has announced the crop intelligence solution. Powered by the all-new Arable Mark 3 in-field sensing device, the solution now includes contextualised crop imagery via Arable Vision. These innovations break new ground in how data can be used to optimise and advance agriculture around the world.

A new company, EVERYWHERE Communications, Inc., has been launched to provide satellite and cellular connections for the millions of people and assets that require global connectivity for safety, security and productivity.

This World IoT Day (celebrated around the globe on Monday 9th April), I am particularly excited to see quite how far we have come with the Internet of Things. The IoT market is projected to grow from an installed base of 15 billion devices in 2015 to 30 billion devices in 2020 and 75 billion in

PTC announced that Sealed Air Corporation, a global provider of food and product packaging solutions and services, has selected PTC’s ThingWorx® Industrial Innovation Platform to improve operational efficiency across its entire value chain.

Industrial systems integrator, Boulting Technology, has announced a new alliance with NETbuilder, a provider of software and IT consulting services. The alliance will enable Boulting to provide UK clients across manufacturing, process and other industries with a full suite of end-to-end digitalisation services.

Autonomous vehicles will represent approximately 25% of passenger vehicles by 2030, and in the UK, trials have already been announced for convoys of partially self-driving lorries. Although advanced infrastructure, legislation and consumer trust will take time to evolve, it’s clear that any fleet-owning business

Business owners are always trying to increase productivity in the workplace. They can introduce exercise breaks, have standing meetings and organise team-building days. However, in the manufacturing sector, these initiatives are unlikely to have an impact.

Highlighted in the Government’s Made Smarter Review, industrial digitalisation technologies (IDTs) are transforming the manufacturing industry — that’s artificial intelligence (AI), 3D printing, intelligent software, virtual reality and cutting-edge robotics.

The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) has come a long way since the first ‘internet refrigerator’ was launched back in 2000. While connected fridges still aren’t mainstream, many far more practical uses for the IoT have emerged. For businesses that play an active role in supply chain fulfilment, the benefits are proving to

The traditional way to assess driving behaviour is to combine quantifiable events such as acceleration, braking, swerving, cornering, etc. with data on the vehicle’s location. That’s the way usage-based insurance operates, says Bob Emmerson, a freelance writer and telecoms industry observer.

Advances in communications and smart workplace technologies, combined with emerging lifestyle trends, point to a future workforce that is more mobile, more productive, and more capable than ever before.

Cities today are facing increasing competition both locally and globally to become more intelligent, more integrated and more innovative with the evolution of new “smart” technologies.

Drives and controls provider Bosch Rexroth will showcase its Industry 4.0 demonstrator unit for the first time in the UK, at this year’s Factories of the Future EXPO in the UK.

Machines on the plant floor will soon actively identify problems, determine a course of action, execute, and measure those results – all without human interaction.