data Archives

Rockwell Smart Manufacturing Report : Key Insights to Unlock Efficiency and Growth

by Nick LeederBeyond the Buzzwords, Transformation Tuesday, White Papers 9 July 20244 July 2024Comments are Disabled

Executive Summary This week in Transformation Tuesday, we take a look at Rockwell Automation’s “9th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report”, illuminating the path to enhanced efficiency, innovation, and profitability. The report distils key trends and technologies into six vital themes: Adoption of Emerging Technologies, Data Management and Utilization, Cybersecurity, Sustainability and ESG, Workforce Development, …

TransformIt | Smart Industry Readiness Index | Industry 4.0 made simple | Nick Leeder & Co

Is MES a key part of a digital strategy for a manufacturer?

by Nick LeederIGNITEit!, Monday MES, SEEit! 6 November 20231 April 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

What is Predictive Maintenance?

by Nick LeederACCELERATEit!, IGNITEit!, Manufacturing, REDUCEit!, Thought Leadership 12 June 20231 April 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

The Power of Data for Manufactures

by Nick LeederACCELERATEit!, SEEit!, Thought Leadership 30 May 20231 April 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

Reducing the carbon footprint of the manufacturing industry through data sharing

by Nick LeederREDUCEit!, World Economic Forum 6 April 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

A really interesting read about the need for data sharing needs to drive sustainability changes. Global manufacturing and production sectors are responsible for 20% of the world’s carbon emissions! While the need to reduce the industrial carbon footprint is high, the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is a first step to successfully measure and determine the …