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 …
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What is a MES for a manufacture and how does it benefit them? A simple question which can be confusing to answer. We are going to try and demystify some of the confusion around MES in the first of our “Monday MES” series which we will publish over the next few weeks. We hear a …
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Rockwell recently published their 8th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report which is an awesome read if you have a few minutes to spare. It states that “we’ve experienced 20 years of evolution in 2 years” according to Blake Morret, with the recent advancements in technology. Yet, if we walk the lines in the plant …
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This is some Friday inspiration which we have seen doing the arounds from the Environmental Paper Network… Circularity and Reuse…. It’s not all about Recycling! How do we drive more reuse and remanufacture and build the systems to support this? When it comes to circularity of products and design, our minds spring immediately to recycling. …
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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 …
This month Make UK released its awesome UK MANUFACTURING THE FACTS: 2023 report. This is an awesome summary of the UK manufacturing powerhouse and the nations influence on the world stage. In my last post “There May be Trouble Ahead“, I looked at the challenges faced ahead for UK manufactures due to continued competition and …
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 …
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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 our previous post in this series, we talked about the NPI process not just being for Engineering. This a critical requirement for a successful NPI process. In this post we will explore another foundational need for the NPI process – product maturity. The NPI process is just like a fine wine or cheese… the …