Ericsson invests in factory automation for radio products
Factory owners who invest in automation can break even in less than six months and see a 210% return within the first year, according to Ericsson. The company backs up …
Oracle focuses on smart manufacturing with Mitsubishi partnership
The two companies are developing an IoT platform to enable smart manufacturing processes Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, vehicles, semiconductors and transportation solutions among many other …
Industrial Internet Consortium focuses on smart manufacturing
The agreement with MESA will focus on interoperability, portability and security for the industrial internet The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global organization seeking to accelerate the industrial internet of …
Huawei explores robots-as-a-service for smart manufacturing
The vision is for smart manufacturing applications to be supported by a dedicated 5G network slice 5G is about a lot more than simply higher mobile data rates. The ultra …
Three smart factory case studies
Smart manufacturing is a process that utilizes internet-connected machinery to monitor the overall production process. The main goal of smart manufacturing is to identify opportunities for automating manufacturing operations and …
‘Paperless manufacturing’ enabled by GE Digital
Manufacturing execution system ups productivity at GE Aviation plant GE Digital is focused on leveraging the industrial internet of things to drive digital transformation in various industrial sectors including manufacturing. …
Report: Smart factory market in North America worth $96B by 2020
Key smart factory technologies include sensors, machine vision, connectivity Based on a recent report from market research firm Mordor Intelligence, the market value of smart factory solutions in North America …
Ohio craft brewery taps smart manufacturing
Actionable analytics key to Rockwell Automation’s smart manufacturing portfolio Great Lakes Brewing Company worked with Rockwell Automation to connect production machinery and provide workers with the data analysis needed to …
IoT security top of mind for smart manufacturing
In a recent blog post Eric Ehlers, marketing manager for manufacturing and energy at Cisco, noting the numerous opportunities for cyber exploitation faced by manufacturers–legacy equipment with dated or no …
Forecast projects major growth for smart manufacturing
According to new projections from technology-focused market research firm TrendForce, the market for solutions that support smart manufacturing initiatives will see a compound annual growth rate of 12.5% between now …
