‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The world is changing, and changing extremely fast,” Swedish manufacturer Sandvik told PI World 2019 in Gothenburg this week. The firm, a ‘lighthouse’ smart manufacturer for the World Economic Forum, …
OT industry puts IT industry back in its ‘magic box’ in battle for IoT hearts and minds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe operational technology (OT) industry moved to shore up its position as the arbiter of industrial change at PI World 2019 in Sweden today by declaring that new-fangled digital technologies …
Ericsson completes Europe-US-Asia smart-factory axis to accelerate global 5G rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has completed a SEK 500 million ($52 million) overhaul of its Nanjing factory in China, where it produces LTE (4G) and 5G gear, to create what it claims to …
Air France deploys RFID for baggage tracking at French airports, starting in Paris
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAir France will track all bags at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags from 2020. Around eight million pieces of baggage will be tagged each year, …
Siemens deepens digital twin offer with purchase of Process Systems Enterprise
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Siemens has announced it will acquire UK based Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a supplier of advanced data modelling software for process industries, including the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, …
Nokia and Telefónica tie-up five-year private LTE deal with copper mine in Peru
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe mining industry continues to recruit operators and vendors to deploy new industrial LTE and 5G networks on the promise of industrial change. Minera Las Bambas in Peru, the ninth …
Gatwick’s ‘smart airport’ ambitions take flight as Vodafone rolls-out 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone has deployed a high speed, high capacity fibre optic network at Gatwick Airport in the UK to support 5G services, and enable higher levels of automation and intelligence in …
Australian mine claims “global standard for industrial IoT” with LoRaWAN rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT connectivity provider Senet has struck a deal with systems integrator SimplyCity to enable LoRaWAN for city councils in Australia, geared towards applications including energy metering, control systems, street lighting, …
Big Mac and AI: McDonald’s drives-thru deal for second AI firm in six months
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMcDonald’s has announced a deal to acquire Silicon Valley speech recognition startup Apprente for an undisclosed fee. It is the burger chain’s second acquisition of an artificial intelligence (AI) software …
Keysight to build test framework for 5G-ACIA, as momentum builds for 5G factories
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTest company Keysight Technologies has joined the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) to establish a test framework for industrial 5G networks and applications, and to assure certification …
