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IBM has released a range of new Watson artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and services tailored for the agriculture, manufacturing, supply chain, building management, and automotive industries. “Tailoring general AI for specific industries and professions is a critical way to enable everyone to reach new potential...

AT&T Business CEO talks 5G for verticals DALLAS--As operators look to develop 5G revenue streams beyond the consumer segment, AT&T today announced it was working with Samsung to kit out the technology giant's Austin, Texas, semiconductor fabrication facility with next-generation cellular applications. Thaddeus Arroyo, CEO of ...

AT&T is inviting companies in the manufacturing, retail, health, finance, and public sector industries into its Foundry innovation lab in Plano, Texas, for the first time to collaborate on new digital solutions. A new area within the facility has been given over to “all aspects...

How smart is your factory? Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation process will revolutionize the future of manufacturing. By making decisions based on the meaningful use of real-time data collection from various machines, the manufacturing process can be more efficient, suffer less downtime and...

The industrial sector is one of the last to undergo digital transformation. But the next industrial revolution will be like nothing we have seen before, worth $6.8 trillion to the global economy, more than the value of the entire consumer internet market, according to...

The industrial sector is one of the last to undergo digital transformation. But the next industrial revolution will be like nothing we have seen before, worth $6.8 trillion to the global economy, more than the value of the entire consumer internet market, according to...

5G will simulate remote production environments Two giants of the automobile and technology world have teamed up to bring 5G technology to meet the high demands of future automotive production. Audi and Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and in the coming months,...

Experiential consumerism is the term that describes the immersive experience that retailers are going to have to provide in the future to attract and woo customers. For some, older consumers, this can be described as the ability to try on a shirt in a store...

Rockwell Automation has added six new companies to its partner programme, organised to help industrial enterprises with digital transformation. “Industrial companies that want to implement smart manufacturing or other initiatives often need to work with multiple vendors,” said Rockwell in a statement. The Milwaukee-based firm...

The move to a ‘lights-out’ factory has already begun, but the developing transition requires an overhaul of industrial facilities, equipment, systems and people if it is to go the distance. Transformation of the manufacturing industry, or ‘vertical’ in service-provider parlance, must also make way...

Despite the heady forecasts about economic value and productivity gains, evidence of transformational digital change in manufacturing is scarce; at least, no one wants to shout about it. The problem is manufacturers are cautious and competition is rife. Worse, the terminology is confused, and...

Leading automotive manufacturers can expect to realise a remarkable 50 per cent jump in operating profits within five years of implementing a full smart factory set-up, according to new research. But car makers are so far struggling with the concept and technologies, it found. Consultancy...

Making lightweight miniature 5G mmWave components with layers of material. Industrial component startup Integra Devices is using a process for making very small components and substrates used in 5G technology. The company’s AMALGA process produces miniature, low-cost mmWave components. Users can manufacture complex 3D microstructures in...

Conservative-minded manufacturing businesses are hobbled by their cultures and skills, and struggling to implement digital change in their supply chain networks. This is despite the fact most are enlightened about the opportunities afforded by new digital supply chain technologies. A new study by Deloitte and...

AT&T has struck a multi-year deal with U.S.-based Caterpillar to supply IoT connectivity and management services across its international markets. Caterpillar, manufacturer of construction and mining equipment and industrial power solutions, is using AT&T’s LTE-based internet of things (IoT) services to connect and manage...

The new smart factory platform aims to improve steel mill’s production efficiency South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Electric (GE) to develop a smart factory platform that is expected to improve steel mill production efficiency and prevent...

The internet of things (IoT) has turned the industry’s traditional security model of isolationism on its head. Suddenly, devices and systems, until now segregated by physical locks and operational air-gaps, are easily accessible. “In IT, servers are locked away in data centers where only...

Hosting its industrial IoT platforms with AWS supports scale, security and rapid development of industrial IoT services To fully unlock new levels of efficiency and business value, the industrial IoT requires many things--robust security, ability to integrate with legacy IT systems, realignment of the workforce...

Learn from MESA International how the industry is addressing the move to smart manufacturing As the industrial internet of things continues to take shape, there is tremendous interest in reinventing factory floors and supply chains to a smart manufacturing model. Using the IIoT, manufacturers can...

Learn how the manufacturer worked with HPE, SAP to leverage IIoT Kaeser Kompressoren is a German manufacturer and provider of compressed air systems and services. The company, which offers products, services, and complete systems for the generation, treatment, and delivery of energy in the form...

A Q&A with Steve Chadwick, Intel Principal Engineer of Manufacturing IT The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon as. A wide variety of manufacturers are embracing advanced technologies running the gamut from the internet of things and connectivity to data analytics and automation in an effort to create...

Telenor provided IoT solution set for manufacturer Carpigiani,  an Italian-based manufacturer of machines for gourmet ice creams, had improved some key business processes through the implementation of an IoT solution provided by Nordic firm Telenor Connexion. The company manufactures more than 10,000 ice cream machines every...

For machining tool manufacturer, predictive analytics provides broad set of efficiencies Swedish firm Sandvik Coromant is part of the Sandvik Group, a global engineering organization that produces machining tools and tooling systems for the manufacturing industry. Last year, the company teamed up with Microsoft to...

"Those that have adopted IoT are pushing ahead at scale, spending more...than 12 months ago," Erik Brenneis, Vodafone internet of things director and CEO of Global Enterprise, wrote in the telecom group's annual IoT Barometer 2017/18 report. "Many have also dramatically increased the number of...