Ireland sets out five-year Industry 4.0 strategy to drive digital skills and tech
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Irish government has unveiled a five-year Industry 4.0 strategy to help manufacturing firms to respond to technological change. The plan, announced last month, includes €23.5 million of funding for …
Where in the world is Industry 4.0 strongest? Napkin analysis of the ‘smartest factories’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAs the headline suggests, this analysis should be seen in context. It offers only rapid arithmetic around the World Economic Forum’s (expanding) list of ‘lighthouse’ factories, which claim the most …
Verizon on 2020: “IoT is a generational aspiration – the future is now and it’s exciting”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Steve Szabo, head of global products and solutions for IoT, Verizon Business: “Digital transformation is a hot topic, but it is not a new topic. And it is, itself, …
Altran White Paper: What Does the Future Hold for Factory Management?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailImmersive technologies are removing barriers between physical and virtual environments. Our Advanced Manufacturing World Class Center helps clients to achieve superior performance by applying innovative technologies to manufacturing operations. Explore …
Five steps on the road to industrial 5G – technology / standards (#1)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail5G will only gets its wings in 2023, or thereabouts, when its full functionality is revealed in a standalone version of the new radio (NR) standard. That is when it …
Nokia to deploy private LTE for Brazilian mechatronics centre to drive Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNokia is to equip a major state-run industrial training facility in Brazil with 5G and AI to accelerate Industry 4.0 skills, trials, and deployments in the region. The Finnish vendor …
Siemens to buy US edge software startup Pixeom to expand digital factory offer
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGermany industrial giant Siemens has announced a deal to acquire US startup Pixeom for an undisclosed fee, in a move to boost its industrial automation and digitalization division. Pixeom, responsible …
Enterprises and industry 4.0: A love-hate story with 5G (Reader Forum)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailLike it, love it or hate it? Enterprises are unsure about what to make of 5G. A study conducted by Barclays found that at best only 9% were allocating resources …
Brussels offers SMEs €1m to test industrial IoT, make Europe leader in Industry 4.0
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission is offering manufacturing companies funding of €60,000 each to run collaborative smart manufacturing experiments at neutral hub sites, with a total funding pot stretching to almost €1 …
Ericsson inks deal with Vietnam to boost Industry 4.0 adoption
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail The government of Vietnam has signed an agreement with Ericsson through which the latter will help accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 in the Asian nation, the Swedish vendor …
