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New State of Smart Manufacturing study finds over 45% of manufacturers struggle to keep up with competitors

AU Manufacturing

A survey of 1,350 manufacturers in 13 countries has revealed that more than 45 per cent of them are struggling to outpace their competitors due to a lack of technology and suitably skilled workforces. Due to the implementation of technology, 88 per cent of manufacturers in APAC want to keep or increase employment, the study found.

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What does it take to truly achieve smart manufacturing in Asia Pacific?

AU Manufacturing

To increase competitive advantage, many manufacturers in Asia Pacific are hoping to capitalise on “smart manufacturing” – the concept of integrating technologies, data, processes, and human interactions to improve production results. This, is the future of smart manufacturing. Yet, there are two key barriers.

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Digital manufacturing, smart manufacturing, enable sustainability efforts

Control Engineering

The ZF smart factory of future of the future will be a digital manufacturing platform (DMP) connecting partners via cloud capabilities, such as advanced analytics and optimization, data lake, product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP).

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Why Asset Management in Smart Manufacturing is Key to Success

Factory Worx

Why Asset Management in Smart Manufacturing is Key to Success. Implementing asset management in Manufacturing can be an essential part of the asset-heavy industry. Manufacturing is an asset-intensive business. What is Smart Manufacturing? What are the benefits of Asset Management in smart Manufacturing?

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Rockwell Automation’s global study reveals 85% of automotive manufacturers to maintain, grow workforce

AU Manufacturing

Amid the challenges and opportunities of new technology for the automotive industry, industrial automation and digital transformation technologies provider Rockwell Automation announced the results of its 8th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report: Automotive Edition.”

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Discover the future of cloud-based manufacturing at Modern Manufacturing Expo

Manufacturer's Monthly

That’s why we got involved with the Modern Manufacturing Expo., It is the perfect opportunity to introduce manufacturers to technologies that will future-proof their operations – reinvent how work gets done and offer greater operational flexibility,” he added. Cloud-based manufacturing is one such technology.

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Panasonic Connect North America Launches Syncora Digital Manufacturing Platform to Spur Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing Growth in the U.S.

i4.0 today

As a company that both manufactures batteries and develops MES software, Panasonic Connect is well-positioned to bring end-to-end process execution to the evolving world of manufacturing technology, says Eric Symon, Head of Sales, Smart Manufacturing at Panasonic Connect North America.