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Competing on the world stage in the digital age

In today's digital economy, embracing new technologies has become key to improving business efficiency and, for the manufacturing industry, harnessing cutting-edge ICT to maximise competitive advantage has never been as crucial to business growth

Airbus has it in the bag thanks to Dell OEM

Dell OEM Solutions partners with Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer to provide an end-to-end Electronic Flight Bag solution to support A320 Family airline operators

BAE Systems Detica help defend McLaren Group's IP

McLaren Group, which includes Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, has announced that will safeguard its valuable data and advanced technology from potential cyber attacks with the help of BAE Systems Detica

TSMC chip away at Intel's semiconductor lead

The world's largest contract chip manufacturer has announced it is breaking its traditional two-year manufacturing upgrade cycle to start utilising the latest manufacturing technology in early 2014

Inspired by nature, Festo release dragonfly robot

Taking inspiration from the way dragonflies hover in mid-air, glide and manoeuvre, the automation technology specialist has set its BionicOpter free

Manufacturing appears lost in the cloud

A new survey has revealed that the manufacturing sector is becoming increasingly frustrated by the hype and jargon too often spouted by IT vendors when promoting and selling cloud services

Business as usual no longer applies to manufacturing

In the wake of increasing global pressures, a new exclusive roundtable for small manufacturing firms reveals an acute need for new ways to survive, such as cloud based PLM and worldwide knowledge sharing

Samsung expand further into Apple and Google's backyard

Samsung has confirmed expansion rumours of its Silicon Valley Research and Development centre with the construction of two six-story buildings scheduled to begin this summer

Rugged mobile solutions improve warehouse performance

The performance of distribution centres and manufacturing operations could be greatly improved thanks to a partnership between Ruckus Wireless Inc and Intermec Inc announced today

Proficy Vision aims to increase your plant performance

GE Intelligent Platforms has announced the availability of its newest addition to its Proficy software platform, Proficy Vision - a powerful operational dashboard to deliver a single view of operations to drive performance

Dell gives clients a better insight into data analysis

Global computer technology giant, Dell has announced that new workload-optimised solutions for the SAP HANA platform, enabling clients to confidently deploy associated Dell server, storage and networking systems, and run more efficient business-critical applications

InduSoft launch SCADA App for use with Windows 8 & RT

Leading software provider, InduSoft has launched an InduSoft Visualisation App for Windows 8 and Windows RT, Microsoft's highly-anticipated new version of its Windows operating system

Manufacturing Cloud ERP - What Can We Agree Upon?

After more than a decade of controversy, there is now unanimity of thought on many of the benefits and evolution of Cloud ERP

Top Five Machine-to-machine predictions for 2013

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is revolutionising many areas of the global economy, according to Vice President of M2M Competence Center at Deutsche Telekom and Chairman of the M2M Alliance, Jürgen Hase leading him to offer his M2M predictions for the year ahead

Finding your way with GPS technology

Robert J Hall plots a route through GPS, stopping off to explain the difference between 'Carrier Certified' and 'Non-Carrier Certified' devices along the way

Which rising technology companies will shape 2013?

Emerging technology research firm, Lux Research has released its annual prediction for the top ten technology companies that it thinks will shape the landscape of society in 2013

Rethinking Humanoid Robotics

Company unveils robots with common sense; first-of-its-kind robot designed to make u.s. manufacturers more globally competitive

Engaging the engineers of tomorrow, NAO

In order to get more students interested in STEM subjects, ALDERBARAN Robotics has equipped over 200 schools worldwide with its fully-programmable, humanoid NAO robot

Volvo drives ultra-modern Adaptive Digital Display

Volvo Cars aim to take the driver experience to the next level by replacing analogue or semi-analogue dials with a world-class, all-digital instrument cluster

Industrial internet helps global GDP connect to $15tn

A new report from GE suggests that the combination of networks and machines, otherwise known as the 'industrial internet' has the potential to add between $10 and $15 trillion to global GDP

Dell reports quarterly profits slump

The world's third largest personal computer maker has admitted the economic climate has affected sales of its products, but is hoping that Christmas sales might put a little cheer back into them

ABB is pioneering a power grid revolution

ABB has announced a breakthrough in DC transmission with the development of the world's first circuit breaker for high-voltage direct current (HVDC), paving the way for a more efficient and reliable electricity grid

Removing 'range anxiety' from using electric vehicles

The next generation of electric vehicles could have far greater range thanks to researchers at Rice University who have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology

Government urged to create 3D printing policy

New report recommends the UK government needs to act now in order to maximise the opportunities set to arise from the 3D printing revolution and to safeguard the country ahead of potential threats

Looking beyond the hype surrounding BYOD

With the escalating hype surrounding increased mobility and collaboration within manufacturing, and the business environment in general, a survey from Insight UK reveals what Managing Directors and IT Managers really feel about the trend

Adding structural strength to 3D printed objects

New computer software has been developed which solves the problem of structural weaknesses in 3D printed designs

Epicor to acquire ERP specialists, Solarsoft Systems

A global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, Epicor Software Corporation, has announced the acquisition of Solarsoft Business Systems from Marlin Equity Partners

Autodesk breaks down simulation barriers via the Cloud

The leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software has launched its latest offering, a cloud based set of tools enabling any company to make simulation part of their everyday design and engineering processes

Ten good reasons to invest in robots

ABB, a leader in power and automation technologies, has produced an informative infographic demonstrating how manufacturers using robots have seen significant transformation in their productivity and efficiency, with higher levels of output, product quality and flexibility, among the many other improvements reported.

3D Printing means smartphones can now dress themselves

This weekend sees the launch of the world's first ever mobile application which enables the user to design and manufacture a truly customised iPhone case directly from the phone itself

First self-contained wireless sensor solution launched

Banner Engineering look to transform the control and monitoring of industrial applications with its release of the first completely self-contained, wireless photoelectric sensor solution, the Q45

HP records record losses as pressure mounts on Whitman

HP chief executive faces some tough questions as technology giant records a quarterly loss of $8.9 billion

Is your intellectual property safe from cyber-crime?

With many manufacturers migrating production procedures, schematics and client data from the physical world to the digital, new studies suggest businesses aren't doing enough to protect themselves from a potential security breaches

Ford aims to cut costs by creating a virtual factory

Ford, a name synonymous with automotive production lines and forward-thinking manufacturing techniques, has announced its developing the world's first completely virtual factory as a means of simulating end-to-end assembly line production

Ultracapacitors could power next-gen electronic devices

New improvements to ultracapacitors could mean they find their way into the next wave of handheld electronics and even your electric vehicle

EA moving towards becoming '100% digital' company

Frank Gibeau, Senior Executive at Electronic Arts, has revealed his thoughts on the future of one of the largest video game publishers in the world

The Opportunity of Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Guest contributor Derek Singleton, an ERP Analyst at Software Advice, discusses how viewing Cloud ERP solely as an application means manufacturers are missing out on the opportunities provided by PaaS

SQS launch PLM Test Automation Framework for Teamcenter

The world's leading specialist in software quality has launched a Product Lifecycle Management test automation framework today for Siemens PLM Software's Teamcenter portfolio, the world's most widely utilised digital lifecycle management software

Scientists capture carbon dioxide with NOTT-202

Scientists in the UK have created a "metal organic framework" capable of capturing gases at high pressure, particularly important in regards to carbon dioxide (CO2)

Can you charge your mobile phone simply by walking?

A team of researchers from Vestfold University College in Norway has developed a simple, efficient device which harvests electrical power from the motion of a single droplet

New material could transform electronics industry

A research team from the Center for Graphene Science at the University of Exeter have created GraphExeter, "the most lightweight, flexible, transparent material ever for conducting electricity"

Improved cooling technique for electronic devices

Dr. Jag Kasichainula, a materials science and engineering researcher at the North Carolina State University, has produced a more efficient, less expensive way of cooling electronic devices

X-ray vision now a possibility

Nature Communications, an online scientific journal, has published a paper this week describing how researchers have demonstrated a system which produces 3D images of a wooden figure and foam cutouts outside of their camera's line of sight

Samsung hope OLED is the new LCD

With the liquid-crystal display (LCD) market becoming increasingly crowded and unprofitable, Samsung has taken a big step this week in securing its future competitiveness

Nanolaser: Small but powerful

The days of laser beams being the work of pure science-fiction are far behind us, lasers beams have become synonymous with the current digital revolution

Nokia Finnish phone manufacturing

Nokia plan to cut 4,000 jobs in its plants across Europe and the South Americas

The future of television: 3D today, 4D tomorrow

Even though 3D television is only starting to enter the mainstream, 4D entertainment is already being touted as the industry's next big thing

First molybdenite microchip developed to rival silicon

The first molybdenite (MoS2) microchip has been developed which aims to rival and surpass silicon

Microsoft's vision of the future

A concept video produced by Microsoft's Office Division reveals a future full of interactive touch screens, but will this technology result in greater productivity?

World's lightest material developed by US engineers

A team of US engineers say they have developed the world's lightest material which is one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam

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