by Paul Krishnan | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, is disrupting the manufacturing industry and its labour market. However, one aspect remains unchanged: women still are a minority in high-qualified manufacturing positions. In the European Union, only 21% of...
by Paul Krishnan | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cyber-physical systems play a big part in the advent of Industry 4.0. The digital manufacturing revolution going on is moving the approach from mass-production to mass-customisation. This means the consumers act directly on the definition of the production order and...
by Paul Krishnan | Sep 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The transition from summer to autumn was acknowledged with a conversation on a transition of another kind: the digital transformation of the European manufacturing industry. On Tuesday 31 August, five representatives from major H2020 EU Projects in Industry 4.0...
by Paul Krishnan | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
This statistic from a PWC report on the Future of Manufacturing shows that manufacturers cannot afford to lag behind if they want to remain competitive. Following the manufacturing consulting company Aeva, implementing Digital Factory solutions can lead to drastic...
by Paul Krishnan | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Digital training for the industry is a necessary part of factory life. Workers must learn how to execute and supervise assembly operations and reconfiguration actions. New and inexperienced workers must first learn the sequence of actions for each operation. This...
by Paul Krishnan | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the end of May, the European Commission conducted its first review of the DIMOFAC initiative. The goal: to make sure everything is on track regarding the various sub-objectives that were agreed with the European Commission related to helping factories reconfigure...
