Industry

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...

The race to develop exascale supercomputers

How predictive maintenance cuts costs

Predictive maintenance, involving IoT, big data and algorithms, uses process data and connected sensors to predict malfunctions. It models failure...

Petrobras relies on maintenance to optimise its oil production platforms in Brazil

Actemium has been working in partnership with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. since 2013 to maintain several offshore platforms in the Campos...

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...

Voice technology, still seeking a way into the business environment

Voice assistants, a popular consumer product, have so far been little used in business environments. Yet already, a number of...

An innovative way to include SMEs in the industry of the future

Factory 4.0 is not just for large companies. A California-based start-up has launched a combined hardware and software product to...

Smart cameras put to good use on worksites and in cities

The Blaxtair camera, which is helping to improve safety on the Eole worksite in Greater Paris, is a form of...

Maintenance, a strategic building block for Industry 4.0

The interest in predictive maintenance and investments made in CMMS indicate how important equipment availability is to businesses. In the...