Bosch: The only fixed assets with industrial 5G will be the floors, walls and ceilings
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Bosch has set out a vision for a 5G-enabled factory where every part of the production environment is fluid, except for the floors, walls, and ceilings. Industrial …
European tech giants buying digital startups, China buying European tech giants
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailTraditional industrial technology giants are transforming their businesses by buying, funding or partnering with connected and intelligent manufacturing technologies and data management companies. The trend is most notable in Europe, …
Robots, robots, robots… and AI – How BMW is automating its supply chain functions
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1.8k suppliers, 31m parts, 10k vehicles – How BMW is making sense of its supply chain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBMW Group has a global roster of about 1,800 suppliers, scattered at 4,000 points across the globe. Together, they deliver 31 million parts to 30 BMW production sites, worldwide, every …
Private networks and public slices will combine in hybrid industrial 5G, says Nokia
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Private networks, guaranteed service, total control – “We are proving 5G for Industry 4.0,” says Vodafone
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailVodafone will use a range of private networking options to serve industrial verticals, it has said, as it develops its advanced LTE and emerging 5G proposition for enterprises. These options …
IBM intros industrial AI and IoT suite to help manage asset downtime and maintenance
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIBM has introduced a new suite of industrial internet of things (IoT) solutions for preventative and predictive downtime and maintenance that leverage artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. The solution will …
“Some do it on Powerpoint, some do it in the real world” – Siemens talks Industry 4.0 and 5G
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSiemens made its case this week as the global leader for Industry 4.0 at a pre-show meet ahead of Hannover Messe 2019. The German industrial powerhouse suggested it has the …
Magenta Venture Partners launches $100m VC fund for industrial AI startups
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIsrael’s venture capital firm Magenta Venture Partners has announced a new $100 million fund for early-stage Israeli startups focused variously on autonomous vehicles, Industry 4.0, smart cities, and fin-tech, and …
What is Society 5.0? Japan’s model for a digitally-inspired ‘imagination society’
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The kaleidoscope has been shaken, the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for a different time, and another sphere – a generation ago, which seems like a …
