In the build up to International Women’s Day, Georgina Goff, who leads marketing, communications and sustainability in EMEA for Flex, a $26 billion global design, manufacturing and supply chain company, takes a look at the past and the future of…
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How to succeed as a woman in manufacturing
Another International Women’s Day has arrived, and women are still underrepresented in so many business sectors. While better represented here in manufacturing than in many other STEM industries, women still make up only 37% of manufacturing workers globally. As we…
Leading the frontier of IOT Smart industrial park management
The customer is a nation-wide industrial park construction, operation and management group, managing a portfolio of 69 smart logistics industrial parks across regions. The massive amount of infrastructure monitoring and maintenance work load have put increasing pressure on the company’s…
Alliot Technologies launch IoT middleware platform, Symbius
Alliot Technologies has announced the launch of its new IoT middleware platform, Symbius. Designed to remove the barriers to cellular IoT, Symbius is among the first platforms of its kind to decode recorded data into a common format. Up until…
AI in retail market to hit $85 billion by 2033
The global AI in retail market is set to achieve a valuation of $85 billion by 2033, expanding at a noteworthy 30.3% CAGR from 2023 to 2033. AI in retail is ushering in a new era of how businesses track…
Farm Different – Automating a Withering Workforce (S2, E1)
There is a growing shortage of farmers around the world. A 52% decline in hired farmworkers and a 73% decline in family farmworkers has created the need for automated solutions to step in and fill the gap. Watch the episodes…
Top five trends for the future of HVAC
Virtually all medium to large commercial buildings in the world have a HVAC system. Some have been installed 40 years ago, and some are brand new. However, new innovations in both software and hardware are ensuring that you can maximise…
2023 tech trends report reveals growing interest in AI topics, driven by generative AI advancement
O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, has announced the findings of its annual Technology Trends for 2023 report, which examines the most sought-after technology topics consumed by the 2.8 million users on O’Reilly’s online learning…
EU Cyber Resilience Act: What manufacturers will have to accomplish in the upcoming months
With the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the industry is dealing with one of the strictest regulatory requirements. Manufacturers, importers and even distributors of products with digital elements – in other words, anything with a microchip – will be required…
TSN to deliver convergence
Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is an enabling technology for Smart Factories. The technology is ideally suited to help merge the realms of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT), facilitating the development of holistic data-led manufacturing strategies. To fully realise the…
