Welcome to the second instalment of our “Monday MES” series of posts. In this post we explore whether why MES is a key part of a digital strategy for a manufacturer. Why should MES be a key part of any digital manufacturing strategy? MES is a key part of a digital strategy for a manufacture …
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What is a MES for a manufacture and how does it benefit them? A simple question which can be confusing to answer. We are going to try and demystify some of the confusion around MES in the first of our “Monday MES” series which we will publish over the next few weeks. We hear a …
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Another quarter and another excellent report from IoT Analytics on what CEO’s talked about in Q3 2023. So what’s my take from this quarters report? Industry 4.0: From buzzword to necessity In recent years, Industry 4.0 was seen as a buzzword or a futuristic concept. But not anymore. Today, it’s clear that Industry 4.0 is …
This month Make UK released its awesome UK MANUFACTURING THE FACTS: 2023 report. This is an awesome summary of the UK manufacturing powerhouse and the nations influence on the world stage. In my last post “There May be Trouble Ahead“, I looked at the challenges faced ahead for UK manufactures due to continued competition and …
The latest Make UK/BDO UK Manufacturing Outlook Survey this quarter outlines that “the positive picture of the first half of the year has now gone sharply into reverse” according to The Manufacturer. Not a good start to a Monday. Manufacturers are entering the final quarter on an increasingly unsteady footing. In the absence of an …
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In the last article in the series we explore “predictive maintenance”. Why predictive maintenance you ask? In the earlier posts we looked at Industry 4.0, digital twins and the power of data. Predictive maintenance is a great use case where all of the three topics above come together in a practical and valuable example. What …
A week back from Hannover Messe 2023, I am sharing my thoughts on Industry 4.0 and what this means to manufacturers. In collaboration with Konektio, I will be looking at the implications of technology on manufacturing operations over the next few weeks though a series of podcasts. Last week I posted about what industry 4.0 …
According to a report by Accenture, Industry 4.0 technologies could add up to $14.2 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Yet Industry 4.0 as a concept has been around for over a decade (since 2011) and we have not seen much progress… So what’s the buzz with Industry 4.0? What is Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 is a term …
If 2023 goes the same way as 2022 it looks like another turbulent year for UK manufacturers. We all know the making manufacturing predictions for 2023 is likely to go horribly wrong, but here goes anyway! Make UK/BDO made a forecast in their Q4 Manufacturing Outlook survey which shows manufacturing contracting by -3.2% in 2023. This comes …
November has historically been an important month in the UK for the manufacturing industry with Digital Manufacturing Week and the Manufacturing Leaders Summit. Nick spend the week in Liverpool with a number of our clients and had the opportunity to be on stage with the team from Konektio. Click on the link below to read …