Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 13, 2020
European thermoforming packaging company Waddington Europe has joined forces with longstanding customer and partner Ricoh 3D to help bolster the national manufacturing and supply chain effort to provide supplies of personal protective equipment for the NHS.
Canadian Metalworking Magazine
APRIL 4, 2020
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Universal Robots
APRIL 29, 2020
RCM Industries is a manufacturer of die casting parts with four production plants in the Chicago area. The company’s director of sales and marketing, Mike Higgins, spoke with us about how RCM is managing the COVID-19 crisis. "We actually did have a COVID-19 case in one of our plants that we immediately shut down for a week.
Trimantec
APRIL 24, 2020
Are you looking for devices to perform continuous movement without the need of pushing buttons? Many business sectors such as factory automation , packaging, transportation and automotive manufacturing implement pneumatic components into their machine designs. Pneumatic systems are known to remain reliable, inexpensive, and clean. Pneumatic cylinders, also referred to as air cylinders or actuators, are mechanical devices which use compressed air to move a load in a linear path.
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Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-
Ionthis
APRIL 21, 2020
6 Tips on Sheet Metal Fabrication. Ionthis Inc. Home. 6 BEST Tips on Successful Sheet Metal Fabrication. Are you unsure how to approach your sheet metal fabrication project? If you fail, your entire project could be blown. Mistakes made during the fabrication process are often impossible to rectify. If you want to avoid the pitfalls most novices face, learn from the experts before you begin.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 1, 2020
To compete in B2B ecommerce, manufacturers need to learn how to meet the demands of today’s B2B buyers for a retail-like experience in order fulfilment, writes Ken Fleming of Logistyx Technologies.
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 8, 2020
iWeb has partnered with Foodservice Online and over 140 local food suppliers across the UK to create an initiative designed to help communities across the nation get better access to food supplies amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Canadian Metalworking Magazine
APRIL 1, 2020
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Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 21, 2020
Following the news that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is applying pressure on insurers to settle business interruption (BI) claims to SMEs, Ben Carey-Evans, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view:
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 6, 2020
Symphony RetailAI, the provider of integrated AI-enabled marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions for FMCG retailers and CPG manufacturers, has announced the findings of a new benchmark report, ‘The Retail Supply Chain: Designing New Ways to Satisfy Demand’.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Universal Robots
APRIL 21, 2020
For our first post on this topic, we wanted to shed light on how Universal Robots as a manufacturer is handling the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Q&A, Martin Kjærbo, UR’s VP of Operations and Supply Chain discuss the company’s approach, new challenges, and how the COVID-19 crisis will shape Universal Robots going forward.
Universal Robots
APRIL 16, 2020
In this article we are going to explore five main advantages of collaborative robots: safety, flexibility, uniformity, productivity, and affordability. As you’ll see shortly, these are all key reasons why companies across the globe are relying more and more on automated manufacturing that leverages the power of cobots.
Universal Robots
APRIL 15, 2020
Robot claws are one of the simplest types of gripper. They are popular among hobbyists, who are attracted to the simple design and functionality of these gripper types. UR robots support a variety of end-effectors, including claw-style grippers.
Universal Robots
APRIL 15, 2020
When considering a palletizing solution powered by UR cobots on your production line, calculating the return on investment is crucial to determine whether to make an investment or not. For those of you considering palletizing with cobots from UR, we’ve collected all the key information you need to make the calculation.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 21, 2020
Kevin Brundish, CEO of AMTE Power, commenting on the need for a strong, onshore supply chain in the face of global uncertainty.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 16, 2020
Fluent Commerce, a provider of Fluent Order Management software, has announced a global partnership with commercetools – the headless platform for B2B and B2C commerce.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 23, 2020
While it is very difficult to predict exactly how life will look once normality has resumed, it is inevitable that neither business nor society as a whole will return to exactly how it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic. But where is the supply chain likely to see change?
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 16, 2020
It’s times like these that we realise the interconnectivity and interdependency that exists in our world. As COVID-19 continues to impact economies, businesses and individuals across the globe, the role and continuity of supply chains has never been more important than it is today.
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As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 9, 2020
By Richard Blatcher, Director of Business Intelligence for Manufacturing at PROS. Disruption in the supply chain is a direct indicator of a wider impact on an entire industry. Of course, Covid-19 is creating unprecedented disruption in many B2B industries, in fact, a new poll of supply chain managers shows over 75% of companies are reporting disruptions in some capacity due to coronavirus related restrictions.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 1, 2020
It’s easy to send a parcel to family and friends stuck in self isolation, says UK delivery expert ParcelHero. Couriers are continuing to pick up safely from customers’ doorsteps.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 9, 2020
Over 8 in 10 (83%) UK, US and Chinese firms are considering switching to alternative finance providers over traditional banks for trade finance this year, which can provide access to faster and more agile funding to help navigate the effects of COVID-19.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 30, 2020
Free goods movement restrictions, imposed by the majority of EU countries at their borders to control the spread COVID-19, are disrupting supply chains, including crucial drug and medical equipment supplies.
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70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 22, 2020
DP World has launched cutting-edge online logistics tools and services, covering sea, land and air shipping around the world. The connected ecosystem of platforms will enable freight forwarders and any business, to book shipments of cargo from and to anywhere in the world, by any combination of sea, land and air.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 15, 2020
Majenta Solutions, the enabler of intelligent supply chains that help global car makers, the construction industry, aerospace and manufacturing achieve seamless integration with their suppliers, has confirmed the offer of its services to unify the efforts of manufacturers across the UK who are contributing to various initiatives to produce personal protection equipment and ventilators.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 7, 2020
It’s times like these that we realise the interconnectivity and interdependency that exists in our world. As COVID-19 continues to impact economies, businesses and individuals across the globe, the role and continuity of supply chains has never been more important than it is today.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 1, 2020
With tens of thousands of retired medics asked to return to work and a quarter of a million volunteers needed to help the NHS through the coronavirus crisis, OurPeople has developed a free version of its popular team communication platform, specifically for the NHS and wider care sector.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 30, 2020
Celonis has launched the next generation of its platform, enabling customers and partners to develop purpose-built Operational Applications.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 27, 2020
What can retailers learn from the lockdown and could it be the death-knell of the store, asks Tania Oakey, a retail expert at software vendor Cegid?
Ionthis
APRIL 21, 2020
7 Benefits of Using Investment Casting in Manufacturing. Ionthis Inc. Home. 7 Benefits of Using Investment Casting in Manufacturing. When you think of the ancient Egyptians, you probably think of the pyramids. Well, they did more than building a famous world wonder. Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians used investment casting to manufacture goods, and people still use that process today.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 23, 2020
Everledger has launched a climate holistic platform that will help India and US-based Shairu & Atit Diamonds to meet their consumers’ demand for environmental footprint information about every single diamond.
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This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.
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