by Paul Krishnan | Oct 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
A study from 2018 predicted that more than 8 million manufacturing jobs worldwide could be unfilled in 2030. Why do industrial positions seem unattractive? Why is a sector, so crucial to our everyday lives, that produces about everything around us, from tables,...
by Paul Krishnan | Sep 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
1. What are the types of manufacturing monitoring systems? The main manufacturing monitoring systems are the following: Process monitoring: warns the operator when the parameters of a given machine deviate (for instance, excessive increase of the temperature),...
by Paul Krishnan | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
1. We need stricter regulations “We are lacking stricter policies that will push circular economy implementations.” (Edurne) Implementing new processes may be challenging but it’s the only way to go. According to the European Environmental Agency, the industry was...
by Paul Krishnan | Mar 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The World Economic Forum recently underlined the appalling status of the environmental situation in Europe. In 2021, the industry emits an annual total of 880 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and equivalents, making the continent one of the largest emitters of...
by Paul Krishnan | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you had to summarise DIMOFAC in one word, what would it be and why? Responsive. Why does DIMOFAC matter? It is of paramount importance that industrial manufacturing is responsive to changing market requirements as well as disruptions in value...
by Paul Krishnan | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
An innovation is only as good as its bridge to the established technology. The transformation towards Industry 4.0, especially, needs to be guided on both the level of technological details as well as on the high, conceptual level. In this post, Cornelis Bouter,...