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How Robotics Startups Can Leverage Digital Tools for Growth

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The robotics industry is revolutionizing the way the world works. With new technologies being introduced regularly, they play an important role in making sure that processes in various industries are improved and that existing problems will be addressed as quickly and efficiently as possible.

This has opened plenty of opportunities for robotics startups to capitalize on the need for cutting-edge technologies that they can market to the world. However, some areas where these startups might struggle in are building awareness, gaining clients, and securing funding.

It’s important for robotics companies to implement a well-executed strategy that starts with a strong online presence to overcome these hurdles. [Read more…] about How Robotics Startups Can Leverage Digital Tools for Growth

GE Digital upgrades its industrial control offerings for ‘modern’ workers

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GE Digital has unveiled enhancements to its Cimplicity and Tracker software that “provide critical decision support for operators to make them more efficient”, says the company.

Cimplicity is GE’s name for its human-machine interface and supervisory control and data acquisition (HMI/SCADA) solution, which provides client-server visualization to monitor and control operations.

Tracker, part of GE Digital’s Proficy Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) offering, automates routing and sequencing to accelerate time to market, reduce warranty and recall exposure, and support Lean operations and building right the first time. [Read more…] about GE Digital upgrades its industrial control offerings for ‘modern’ workers

GE Digital expands industrial internet partnership with Microsoft

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GE Digital has expanded its industrial internet partnership with Microsoft, according to Reuters. 

The two companies had already been working together on further developing GE Digital’s Predix platform.

Manufacturers tend to connect sensors to their machines and then connect the sensors to Predix.  [Read more…] about GE Digital expands industrial internet partnership with Microsoft

GE Digital to switch to Amazon and Microsoft instead of building its own data centres

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General Electric’s digital business unit became one of the world’s largest software companies by offering an internet of things platform for industrial operations. 

GE Digital’s Predix software platform enabled machines in factories to send data through the sensors attached to them to the associated computer interfaces.

GE claims to be the first company to have done this, and it has made huge amounts of money doing so.  [Read more…] about GE Digital to switch to Amazon and Microsoft instead of building its own data centres

GE Digital launches new version of manufacturing execution system

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GE Digital has launched the latest version of its manufacturing execution system software, Production Manager.

The company says the new version of Production Manager addresses important issues where existing plant floor IT systems are inconsistent across plants and, therefore, managers can’t re-use configurations, leverage expertise, or lower overall MES costs.

The software completely digitizes paper-based processes so companies can increase production output per person, reduce reporting and administration, decrease defects and material required, and ensure up-to-date routes and work instructions.  [Read more…] about GE Digital launches new version of manufacturing execution system

Huawei links up with GE Digital to offer industrial cloud solution

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Huawei and GE Digital are partnering to jointly launch their industrial cloud-based predictive maintenance solution. 

In an interview with Robotics and Automation News, Catherine Du, Huawei’s director of marketing, said the company is looking to increase its share of the nascent but fast-growing sector of business.

“Huawei is one of the leading ICT vendors,” said Du. “We supply a wide range of technologies to the market, from Big Data to IoT, so we feel that now is the right time for us to reach out to the industrial space and build new partnerships.”

And although Huawei’s current focus is on the industrial market, the company is looking to promote its brand globally going forward, in the wider business-to-business market and in the consumer space, says Du.  [Read more…] about Huawei links up with GE Digital to offer industrial cloud solution

The human factor: GE Digital automation boss hints at new directions for Predix

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Exclusive interview with Matt Wells, of GE Digital. By Abdul Montaqim

GE Digital is a subsidiary of General Electric, the quintessential American multinational corporate conglomerate with operations in more countries than the United Nations. 

But far from being just one of its parent company’s dozen or so subsidiaries, GE Digital is something of a shooting star, outperforming many other subsidiaries to the point where it is informing, if not transforming, the entire culture and ethos of the company.

Nowadays, General Electric likes to be known as a “the world’s digital industrial company”, except they capitalise the words to emphasise the importance of the virtual realm.  [Read more…] about The human factor: GE Digital automation boss hints at new directions for Predix

Escape the Legal Black Hole: How to Craft a Digital Marketing Strategy That Actually Gets Clients

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Introduction: The ‘Build It and They Will Come’ Myth

In the bustling digital metropolis of today’s legal landscape, simply having a website is like setting up a shingle in a ghost town. You might have the fanciest signpost and the most polished oak door, but without a steady stream of foot traffic, your efforts are futile.

Many law firms fall prey to the “build it and they will come” myth, investing in a website only to watch it languish in the vast expanse of the internet, a virtual storefront gathering dust.

This is the “legal black hole” – a website that exists but fails to attract clients or generate leads. It sits there, a static online presence, lost in the cacophony of competing voices and flashing banners. [Read more…] about Escape the Legal Black Hole: How to Craft a Digital Marketing Strategy That Actually Gets Clients

Microtargeting in Social Media Marketing Explained by Huta Digital

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Today businesses face an overwhelming challenge: how to effectively connect with their target audience in a way that maximizes engagement and conversion.

Enter microtargeting, a game-changing strategy that enables brands to deliver highly personalized messages to niche segments of their audience.

Here, Huta Digital explains that understanding and applying microtargeting can significantly boost the impact of marketing campaigns. Let’s learn how businesses can create resonant and precise communication tailored to individual preferences. [Read more…] about Microtargeting in Social Media Marketing Explained by Huta Digital

Digital dilemmas: Are managed IT services a good idea for your company?

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Unless you’re operating some sort of retreat or venture based on spirituality and the rejection of modern living – which is highly unlikely if you’re reading this article – running a business nowadays without the help of technology is virtually impossible.

As tech continues to grow and develop, so does the demand for tools, solutions, and applications that the tech world provides and enterprises’ reliance on them.

Therefore, there comes a point in all entrepreneurs’ lives when they have to ask themselves if they should do more to improve their use of technology and bolster their IT infrastructures or if they should stick to what they know and have. [Read more…] about Digital dilemmas: Are managed IT services a good idea for your company?