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 …
The New Product Introduction (NPI) process is often thought of as a process that is only relevant to product development and engineering teams. However, the NPI process can be beneficial to a wide range of teams within an organization, including marketing, sales, customer support, and even finance. If you are looking to launch products more effectively, …
Generative AI is a rapidly growing field with the potential to revolutionize the way we design and engineer products. By using AI to generate new designs, engineers can explore a much wider range of possibilities and find optimal solutions that would be impossible to find manually. How can generative AI be used in design and …
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Our previous posts looked at digital transformation in manufacturing. In this post we are switching gear and look at the New Product Introduction Process or the NPI process. For a long time, this process has been seen by many organisations as the process engineering developed new products. And here in lays the problem… It’s not. …
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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 …
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 …
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 …