Highly curated thought leadership blogs and podcasts on digital transformation beyond the buzzwords by Nick Leeder
The image below caught my eye in the latest Make UK UK MANUFACTURING THE FACTS: 2023 report. It made me look deeper to understand if UK manufacturing was a national industry and the demographic spread across the UK. Lets start with some key facts ➡️ 🇬🇧 The UK Powerhouse of Manufacturing is still the North …
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 …
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 …
Read more “There may be trouble ahead… Latest UK Manufacturing Outlook Survey”
We’ll be skipping a post or two in the coming weeks, as we are off on holiday (or vacation 😁). Our aim is to get some serious downtime and come back refreshed. Just a little something on digital transformation! With the restrictions over the past few years and the changes to passport rules with Brexit, …
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 …
In our second article of the series, we looked at the role of the digital twins for manufactures. One part which is critical for manufacturers to get the most value from them is data. In this post we look at the power of data for industry, but also the challenges to gain the greatest insight …
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 …
Our very own Nick Leeder talks to SME Focus Programme last Saturday about things ranging from condition based monitoring, data and the spiralling cost of energy for UK manufacturers. SMEFocus is the new programme showcasing our brilliant SMEs. For manufacturers, by manufacturers. The weekly show is hosted by Chris Greenough, Chief Commercial Officer of Shrewsbury-based SDE …
Let’s stop making assumptions for sustainability goals… Sustainability, emissions, carbon reduction and net-zero are all hot topics for manufacturers right now…. And rightly so.