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Since the early 2000s, low-cost manufacturing has totally transformed the economies of China and other developing countries. The manufacturing industry now makes up roughly 40% of China’s GDP, playing a key role in expanding the middle class, driving consumption and reducing poverty. Now, it’s Africa’s turn. The African manufacturing industry must boost efficiency in orderRead more

For quite some time, Industry 4.0 technologies – like the Internet of Things (IoT), additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual, augmented and mixed reality – have slowly started making their way into factories and transforming how manufacturers operate. Keen to maintain their operations remotely and avoid partial or total shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic,Read more

“For many industrial manufacturers, what was once a clear path to success is now fraught with uncertainty,” PwC’s Industrial Manufacturing Trends report for 2018 and 2019 reads. As more and more manufacturers seek efficiency and production transparency from digital technologies and connected tools they are now faced with a new challenge – finding the rightRead more

Ever heard of “lights-out manufacturing”? This concept sees factories operating autonomously; without any human intervention. The name given to this type of manufacturing is inspired by the fact that lights-out factories don’t need any lighting so they’re just big buildings full of machines working in the dark. Why are we mentioning this? To illustrate justRead more

Given the current hype around digital twins you may be surprised to hear that the concept has actually been around since 2002. So why all the fuss? Well thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins are becoming a reality because the concept is now far more cost-effective. In fact, by 2021, half ofRead more

Manufacturers across the globe were expected to spend $4.2 billion on cloud computing platforms in 2017 and achieve year-over-year growth of 23% in 2018, according to IDC. And this upward trend shows no signs of slowing down. IDC also predicts that the manufacturing industry will reach a total of $9.2 billion in cloud spend comeRead more