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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, …

Manufacturing Predictions for 2023

by Nick LeederIGNITEit!, Manufacturing, REDUCEit!, SEEit! 2 January 20231 April 2024Comments are Disabled

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 …

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How do we get to net-zero?

by Nick LeederREDUCEit! 3 May 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

The latest report from UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) highlights various approaches and technologies to reduce carbon emissions today and in the future.

Digital Building Blocks of a Sustainability Agenda

by Nick LeederREDUCEit! 6 April 20221 April 2024Comments are Disabled

This is a really insightful article from BCG. Sustainability is at the top of corporate agendas worldwide, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals have become major considerations in companies’ digital transformation programs. In BCG’s latest research into digital transformations, more than 60% of survey respondents listed ESG factors as a primary focus or a …

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 …