There is a new (old) buzzword in town, so what is a digital twin? A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object, process, or system. It is a computerized model that mimics the real-world object or system, allowing designers, engineers, and operators to visualize and simulate its behavior and performance in a …
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 …
I’ve worked in the Engineering and Manufacturing space for over 25 years now and something strange is happening at the moment… For some reason CAD and PLM is a hot topic for investors right now. Why could this be? Why is CAD and PLM is a hot topic for investors? CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and PLM …
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 …
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 …
November was a tough month for the tech industry with many lay-offs. Can manufacturing harness available tech talent now in the market? Amazon shed a reported 11,000 jobs, Meta dropped 13% of its workforce—or another 11,000 jobs—and Twitter’s new owner is talking about a loyalty oath even as he looks to cut costs and slash …
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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 …