Skills shortage and recession fears could halt tech investment

More than half of UK business leaders believe their companies’ digital platforms (websites, apps and customer-facing tech) fail to stand out against competitors, with almost half ready to invest in making improvements in 2023, new research from Studio Graphene has…

Making aviation learning more affordable

The aviation industry is set to witness revolutionary and spanning transformations not only in critical operational areas but also in the learning and professional development discourse. With innovations such as augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and big data, these…

Futureproofing industrial networks for digital transformation

Moxa, a leader in industrial communications and networking, has announced the launch of its next-generation networking portfolio. This new lineup is designed to help organisations improve operational efficiency and resilience through futureproofing their communications. Running efficient business operations is becoming…

Digital Twin to help BelgoTex make efficient carpets

Digital Twin Consulting is helping international carpet manufacturer BelgoTex to streamline its internal processes to create significant efficiencies with the deployment of ‘Pigeon’, Digital Twin’s cellular IoT Edge device. An essential ingredient in designing production layouts and processes that increase…

NGK to invest in startup to develop and provide AI

NGK Insulators has invested in Laboro.AI, a startup that’s headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo and involved in the development and provision of AI (artificial intelligence). Digital transformation (DX) has progressed in various industries in recent years. In the manufacturing industry in…

Industry 4.0 – taking connectivity into hyperdrive

Dean Challinor, General Manager at Distec, explores some examples of the many benefits of the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing. The Internet has provided the platform for a new generation of business models. Tech giants such as Uber, Deliveroo and…

Michael Grieves, Father of Digital Twins, to headline at IOTSWC

In addition to Michael Grieves, the 2023 edition of IOTSWC (IOT Solutions World Congress) will feature many other industry authorities in Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, and more. The event, which will occur from the 31st of January through to and…

SolutionsPT’s Xchange conference for digital transformation

SolutionsPT is continuing to support industrial operators through digital transformation with the launch of the Xchange conference. The human operator remains the most vital element of any digital transformation journey and the latest world-class products from AVEVA aim to improve…

ISA introduces Digital Transformation Training Series

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced the release of its Digital Transformation Training Series. The training series is a set of courses that cover emerging technologies associated with digital transformation. The goal of the series is to increase…

Schneider reports: digital transformation lacking in industrial process firms

Schneider Electric and Omdia, the technology market research firm, write that despite digital transformation being critical to business strategy, many industrial process organisations are still not ready. This finding was part of a study conducted by the two companies to…