June, 2018

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Cisco Partners: Digital Systems Integrators Modernizing Industrial Networks

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Strategy, Technology and Operations. Delivering business outcomes for enterprise and IT buyers requires a new approach, new capabilities, and new relationships. An entirely new business solutions practice. Digital Systems Integrators (DSI) represent that new business practice as follows: These DSI’s integrators have deep vertical knowledge and processes that facilitate executive buy-in.

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e-Series launches at Automatica, marks a decade of trailblazing cobots at the world’s largest automation fair

Universal Robots

As CTO and co-founder of Universal Robots, Esben Østergaard, pulled away the black fabric covering the new e-Series cobot at last week’s Automatica fair in Munich, it not only introduced the world to a new collaborative robot line that enables faster development for a wider variety of applications. It also marked the.

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Manufacturing In the Middle: Growth, Opportunity and New Challenges

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

There is no one size fits all view when it comes to manufacturing. Large, advanced plants are using a plethora of advanced manufacturing processes, robots and data as a core part of their operations. There are emerging startups who are lean and able to respond to changing customer demands quickly. Then there are also a lot of companies in the middle, ranging from around 10 million in revenue up to 1 billion in revenue and are a significant impact on the overall economy.

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How to Evolve your Manufacturing Environment to an Ultimate State

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco Live just wrapped this week , and we had a lot of great conversations with customers who are looking to evolve their manufacturing operations and achieve an “ultimate state.” Many of these conversations revolved around how to improve their factory network and reduce downtime, taking advantage of wireless in a plant and becoming more secure, and how can IT and OT collaborate better together.

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The Supply Chain in 2025: What to Expect

In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Cobots: A tool changing the Chinese “3C industry”

Universal Robots

“Computers, Communications, and Consumer Electronics” make up what’s commonly referred to as the 3C industry in China. An industry where the application of collaborative robots now enjoys a promising future as flexible production lines are ripe for automation. Inspection up close – there is a collaborative Robot for that.

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From Cobot Pioneer to the “Nobel Prize” of Robotics: What Drives UR CTO Esben Østergaard?

Universal Robots

Receiving the Engelberger Robotics Award, the automation industry’s most prestigious honor is yet another recognition of the influence of Universal Robots CTO and co-founder, Esben Østergaard. But perhaps it’s not surprising. After all, he invented his first robot to solve a real-life industrial challenge at the age of four.