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 …
We’ve been caught! Last week the Nick Leeder & Co team was caught on caught on camera at one of our client sites. We love the image, as it shows how close we collaborate and work with our clients in helping them in the digital transformation journeys to deliver increased operating margin! No client names …
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.
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 …
It was awesome to be part of the MWorx 2022 event in Berlin this year. So much great content from some amazing speakers. We have assembled some useful links and content that our Nick Leeder shared in his presentation “One step at a time…” about how the route to profitable and sustainable transformation in manufacturing …
The COVID-19 global crisis continues to disrupt manufacturing and global supply chains with severe consequences for society, businesses, consumers, and the global economy. What short term actions do companies take to ensure business continuity and protect employees? How do they prepare for the rebound and increase the resilience in their manufacturing and supply systems? What …
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