Digital twins are virtual representations of physical entities including objects, facilities, and processes. The cyber-physical space that compromises of the digital twin and what it represents facilitates the real-time exchange of data which provides a...
Read MoreDigital transformation technologies are key enablers of modern Industry 4.0 workflows where automation is required to run traditional processes. For manufacturers, implementing industry 4.0 operational models starts with going digital and in many cases; the...
Read MoreDark data – this refers to the data collected from the shop floor that remains untouched or used to improve manufacturing output in any way. The average enterprise’s leaves 90% of its data sets untouched...
Read MoreAt the height of the pandemic, access to protective equipment such as masks and gloves, and the availability of test kits to improve tracing was at an all-time low. In a bid to secure citizens,...
Read MoreThe manufacturing industry is no novice to applying technology solutions to innovate, improve planning, and productivity within the shop floor. In the 60s’ the industry rode thewave of technology advancements and adopted time-keeping systems and...
Read MoreThe manufacturing industry is known for the large data sets it produces. These data sets include both structured and unstructured data from production processes and for a long time they went uncollected until the advent...
Read MoreImplementing digital transformation processes within the manufacturing industry has been an ongoing process for approximately three decades. First, manufacturers utilized digitization to collect data for storage purposes before moving on to more complex applications. Optimizing...
Read MoreRealizing the dreams of a fully automated factory floor starts with utilizing the structured and unstructured data captured from manufacturing processes. Once captured, data-producing sources and assets on the shop floor must be capable of...
Read MoreThe widespread adoption of Industry 4.0 business concepts shows that the future of business operations is automation. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) borrows a leaf from the automation playbook of Industry 4.0 because it involves the...
Read MoreDelivering sustainable growth in the manufacturing industry starts with adopting digital transformation technologies and Industry 4.0 strategies. Digital technologies support the capture of shop floor data and the analysis of aggregated data to gain insight...
Read MoreThe introduction of Industry 4.0 in 2011 could be seen as a necessary measure to wake up a declining industry. The decade before its introduction saw global manufacturing productivity drop to 1% and to spur...
Read MoreThe introduction of Industry 4.0 in 2011 and the digital transformation that enables it led to an influx of new technologies to optimize traditional processes in the manufacturing industry. Artificial intelligence, which was predominantly utilized...
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