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Panasonic ramps up its smart factory solutions business in India

May 27, 2019 by Anna

Panasonic has announced its plans to ramp up its smart factory solutions business in India.

The company has integrated its welding business and SMT (Surface Mount Technology) equipment business to consolidate its software and hardware capabilities and become an end-to-end integrated Smart Manufacturing Solutions company.

The smart factory solutions proposition will enable Panasonic to deliver broader, high value-added, smart solutions and services along with hardware to manufacturing industry.

[Read more…] about Panasonic ramps up its smart factory solutions business in India

Filed Under: News Tagged With: business, company, digital, factory, india, integrated, manufacturing, panasonic, smart, smart factory, solutions, system

Infographic: Samsung’s foldable smartphone

April 16, 2019 by Abdul Montaqim

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The high level of interest in smart factory and automation technologies in South Korea is understandable – the country has the highest density of industrial robots per 1,000 workers in manufacturing of any nation on Earth.

Additionally, some of its companies are not only global operations, they are household names all over the world.

Samsung, for example, which recently released what is one of the first foldable smartphones (see infographic below), is headquartered in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea.  [Read more…] about Infographic: Samsung’s foldable smartphone

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: aimex, foldable smartphone, korea vision show, samsung, smart factory, smart factory expo, south korea

Hannover Messe highlights smart factory technologies and artificial intelligence

April 2, 2019 by Sam Francis

The world’s leading industrial technology event, Hannover Messe, is this year highlighting smart factory technologies and artificial intelligence. 

The organizers of the show have decided on the theme of “Industrial Intelligence”, which probably encapsulates the trends perfectly.

However, its always going to be difficult to summarise what is going on such a large trade fair, let alone distill it into two words.  [Read more…] about Hannover Messe highlights smart factory technologies and artificial intelligence

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: artificial intelligence, hannover messe, smart factory

Kuka launches ‘smart factory as a service’ with partners

August 27, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Industrial robot giant Kuka is partnering with two other companies to offer what it describes as a “SmartFactory as a Service”. 

The two other companies are insurance giant Munich Re and MHP, which is a process supplier and a subsidiary of Porsche, the automotive company.

Kuka says the “revolutionary co-operation opens the door for new ideas”.  [Read more…] about Kuka launches ‘smart factory as a service’ with partners

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: kuka, mhp, munich re, smart factory

Automotive industry could gain $160 billion through smart factory adoption, says report

May 9, 2018 by Liv

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Capgemini has announced a new report by its Digital Transformation Institute which reveals that the automotive industry can expect to achieve $160 billion in productivity gains annually from smart factory adoption from 2023 onwards.

The report, Automotive Smart Factories: How Auto Manufacturers can Benefit from the Digital Industrial Revolution, which surveyed more than 320 automotive manufacturers, demonstrates that the automotive sector has set more aggressive targets for smart factory initiatives compared to other sectors.

A global top 102 automotive manufacturer can expect to realize an additional $4.6 billion or a 50 percent growth in operational profits annually within five years of a full smart factory implementation.  [Read more…] about Automotive industry could gain $160 billion through smart factory adoption, says report

Filed Under: Features, Industry, Manufacturing Tagged With: automotive industry, capgemini, smart factory

Hannover Messe: Bosch takes lead with 5G connectivity for industry and invests $100 million in new ‘smart factory’ in Mexico

April 27, 2018 by Abdul Montaqim

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Industrial giant Bosch is taking the lead in 5G connectivity in partnership with Nokia.

The two companies have been demonstrating a number of 5G projects at Hannover Messe, probably among the first of their kind in the industrial sector.

One of the experts working on the project explained that “most of the industry is cabled”, meaning that robots and other machines, whether they are mobile or stationary, tend to be connected via cables, such as Ethernet, for example. [Read more…] about Hannover Messe: Bosch takes lead with 5G connectivity for industry and invests $100 million in new ‘smart factory’ in Mexico

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: 5g, bosch, bosch rexroth, mexico, smart factory

Huawei partners with PCITC to develop smart factory technologies

November 15, 2017 by David Edwards

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Huawei is partnering with Petro-Cyberworks Information Technology Company to develop what the companies call “Smart Factory 2.0” technologies.

The aim is to contribute to the progress made in energy conservation and emission reduction.

In a statement, Huwaei says: “Our Earth faces increasingly grave environmental problems.

“Although more people have realized the significance of environmental protection and have chosen shared bicycles and electric cars as part of their low-carbon lifestyles, yet we still rely heavily on non-renewable energy such as petroleum.”  [Read more…] about Huawei partners with PCITC to develop smart factory technologies

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: china petrochemical corportaion, huawei, Petro-Cyberworks Information Technology Company, sinopec, smart factory

Manufacturing in Silicon Valley: ASteelFlash develops its smart factory vision

November 1, 2017 by Sam Francis

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When talking about Silicon Valley, most people usually think about Apple, Google, Facebook, startups and new technologies.

But Silicon Valley has also been the seedbed of innovation for the advanced electronic manufacturing industry.

That’s why electronics manufacturing company ASteelFlash says it is now implementing a pilot program at its Fremont, California facility targeted towards building the smart factory of the future.  [Read more…] about Manufacturing in Silicon Valley: ASteelFlash develops its smart factory vision

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: asteelflash, electronics manufacturing, smart factory

Industrial Internet Consortium launches smart factory machine learning platform

September 18, 2017 by David Edwards

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The Industrial Internet Consortium has launched what it calls the Smart Factory Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance Testbed.

The testbed is led by two companies, Plethora IIoT, and Xilinx.

IIC says the testbed explores machine-learning techniques and evaluates algorithmic approaches for time-critical predictive maintenance.  [Read more…] about Industrial Internet Consortium launches smart factory machine learning platform

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: industrial internet consortium, machine learning, plethora iiot, smart factory, xilinx

Festo and SAP combine to offer insight into the future of manufacturing

September 5, 2017 by Sam Francis

Companies say their Open Integrated Factory is designed to help people understand Industry 4.0 concepts

What will manufacturing processes of the future look like, and what will be their defining features?

Festo Didactic and SAP created the Open Integrated Factory giving an example on how shop floor and a Manufacturing Execution System can be linked successfully in the era of Industry 4.0.

Work pieces in Festo Didactic’s CP Factory “tell” the machine how they should be processed.  [Read more…] about Festo and SAP combine to offer insight into the future of manufacturing

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: festo, industry 4.0, sap, smart factory

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