Accenture to create apps on Siemens MindSphere
Accenture is building a range of applications for MindSphere, a cloud based platform from Siemens to enable industrial equipment makers to benefit from new services based on data insights. MindSphere is an industrial IoT ecosystem with easy connectivity for all types...
Manufacturers seize opportunities for change
There are three strategic approaches that can help manufacturers capitalise on key changes transforming their industry, writes Antony Bourne, IFS industry director: global manufacturing. These strategies offer the potential of increasing revenues and profits, while...
The role of cyber-security in manufacturing
Cyber-security has become an integral component of any organisational strategy. With intellectual property becoming even more essential in a highly competitive world, no company can afford not to ensure that this critical asset is protected. For manufacturers, with...
Attracting digital natives to manufacturing
The manufacturing sector is not usually front of mind when young adults – today’s ‘digital natives’ – consider possible career choices. But with the advent of digital manufacturing, the sector is facing a serious skills shortage, and executives need to take concerted...
IP video networking drives access control innovation
Integration between the two most common and active systems in a security environment, video management systems (VMS) and access control systems (ACS), will soon offer security managers a powerful tool to incorporate ACS access and biometric data with video...
Manufacturing smart machines set to double
The use of smart machines in manufacturing is growing rapidly; by 2018, 50% of the fastest growing companies in the world will have fewer employees than smart machines, according to Gartner. At IFS, we see that there is currently limited application of smart machines,...
Digital initiatives that manufacturers must follow in 2016
Software AG has shared its predictions for the manufacturing and supply chain industry in 2016, derived from its expertise, market observations and interactions with its customers. Sean Riley, global manufacturing and supply chain solutions director at Software AG,...
Cloud pushes construction management in a new direction
While technology continues to evolve, we often don't stop to think about why the world around us seems to be in a constant cycle of change. The reality is that keeping customers happy is what drives most innovation. Whether it is an app or something else in the cloud,...
Local tech company opens its doors for global #3dprintingday
3D printing company CAD House is opening its doors to the general public on 3 December 2015 as part of a global initiative called Global 3D Printing Day. CAD House is an authorised distributor and service agent of 3D printing equipment, 3D scanners and related...
NxGN Open Cast Bookings sparkles for mining firm
South African enterprise software specialist firm NxGN has implemented its Open Cast Bookings solution, a straightforward production data bookings solution, at an open cast mining client, saving the operation over R500 000 in the first month after deployment. This...
Principles in business continuity in manufacturing
The disciplines of business continuity management are increasingly helping some of the world's leading manufacturers to identify and mitigate the complex set of risks they face. "Manufacturers have to balance the need for long-term capital investment against the...
Industrial automation is ready for IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming and in some industries is already here, albeit in its infancy, writes Todd Snide: group senior expert and a leading technologist at Schneider Electric.