Factory of the Future

Bruno Nicolas

Climate emergency and production relocation: industry can be part of solution

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed priorities all over the world. The fight against global warming...

Protecting health with digitised drug traceability system

In order to combat counterfeiting and parallel trade, there is a need to serialise drugs in a number of markets....

Reinforcement learning: improving uncertainty management in the industrial sector

Reinforcement learning, a growing focus of attention in the field of artificial intelligence, opens up new possibilities in the industrial...

Cegelec Fire Solutions BV innovates in Belgium with a firefighting system

A combination of PYROsmart® cameras (an intelligent infrared system) and automatic extinguishing monitors provides a highly efficient and effective fire...

How big data and AI will optimise continuous improvement

Panasonic is testing a continuous improvement method for manufacturing processes called gemba, which builds on Toyota’s kaizen method. In combination...

How AI is entering the world of auto manufacturing

The automotive industry remains cautious about applying artificial intelligence to its production processes, expressing concerns about efficiency and profitability. On...

Digital technology optimises production lines

Many industrial undertakings are discovering the benefits of collaborative simulation solutions, particularly as applied to logistics. A number of specialised...

Voice technology still in its infancy in plant environment

Voice assistants are just starting to be seen in industry. But before an assembly line can be controlled by voice...