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The future of drones in the manufacturing industry

Two years ago, I discussed the future use cases of drones in my blog “The use of drones in industry.” While things have changed since then, there are still some limitations to the commercial use of drones. In this blog, let us focus on the future of drones in manufacturing industries. Roadblocks are easing, but challenges remain Unfortunately, some of the challenges that existed two years ago are…

Frictionless working in energy & utilities: Enhancing employee experience for the field workforce

Keeping the lights on, keeping the water flowing. Maintaining business as usual during the pandemic has been critical for the E&U field workforce. Technology played an essential role by enabling new digitally distributed ways of working. In our sector we are seeing a great ‘digital divide,’ where companies that had embarked on their digital journey prior to the pandemic were…

Changing how we think about change

This last year has seen seismic change in our personal lives and our world of work. We have all learned much about our ability to adapt and change to these new circumstances. However, even before the pandemic arrived on our shores, private and public sector businesses have been going through a period of rapid and disruptive change, driven by ambitious digital transformation programs. The drawbacks of a program-centric approach to change…

Everything you always wanted to know about AR/VR but were afraid to ask…

I feel there is a landslide coming up. A landslide that is like the paradigm shift we had in the 1990s when we left the command line interface era and entered the world of graphical user interfaces. What started as cutting-edge technology at a Xerox PARC lab some 50 years ago is now taken for granted. Today nobody would seriously…

How to forecast green energy production - The recipe for success

In the absence of suitable energy storage solutions, you must be able to continually balance electricity production and consumption. That’s one of the main challenges holding back the growth of renewable energy sources such as solar PV and wind power, with their inherent variability. It’s not just that you can’t rely on solar during the long winter nights: it only takes a…

SolarWinds attack shows that Zero Trust must be on the CISO’s roadmap

The recent SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack demonstrates that the traditional enterprise security domain is obsolete and arguably has been for a long time. (Read more background ) The attack is particularly concerning because the actor used a sophisticated supply-chain attack to target software intended to centrally monitor and control IT infrastructure (including data centers, clouds, and applications). The targeting of such…

ESInet + i3 call handling does NOT equal NG9-1-1/NG1-1-2

LinkedIn Post by Jim Crichton on December 2, 2020 NENA i3-compliant, next-generation 9-1-1 is an end-to-end call delivery system. Having all the functional elements is the goal. My 45-years in public safety and sales began as a dispatcher with a sheriff’s office in Michigan. This single position included answering calls from a multi-line, rotary dialed seven-digit phone, pen and paper,…

Shop at the factory: immediate boarding for 4.0 industry connected with labels

E-Label for Manufacturing Since decades a dream exists in several businesses, which is to achieve a paperless process. It is the origin of digitalization to remove paper-based activities wherever possible, to rely on digitalized information. In addition to this now businesses have identified decarbonization as a key parameter to act with social responsibility while performing globally. Nevertheless, process steps still rely partially…

Simulation and AI/ML riding the digital twin wave

Most organizations across industries have been on overdrive to push digital transformation targeting savings, increasing revenue, or improving quality and reliability. A few common industry challenges such as: • “Help me predict failure of my plant asset. How do we plan scheduled maintenance optimizing operation, logistics and inventory cost? (OPEX)” • “How can we maximize performance/throughput from our assets?” • “How can I send personalize insight and proactive…

Beyond the crisis: Our future is now - are you ready?

To the question what will the world look like after the COVID-19 crisis, we’d say there is only one thing that is clear right now: our lives will be vastly different to just a year ago. The pandemic has brought some profound changes. We work differently, shop differently, and interact with friends and family differently

Data in the fight against infectious diseases

As the latest Coronavirus outbreak has again demonstrated, governments and health authorities need to act as fast as a disease spreads in order to reduce risks and quell the fears of citizens. Increasing urbanization and the rise in mobility of large populations are making containment all the harder; the ability to act effectively is therefore essential to reduce the risk of an epidemic becoming a pandemic. In the age…

Industry 4.0: The future of the industry is today!

We all know that Industry 4.0 is the fourth industrial revolution, but what are the main technologies that are changing the manufacturing sector