| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Aerospace & Defense
4 Ways for A&D Manufacturers to Rise to the Challenge of Industry 4.0
Aerospace & Defense 4.0

‘Aerospace & Defense 4.0’ is revamping the manufacturing landscape in A&D. Its emergence has signaled the arrival of cost-saving products…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Partner
Q&A with IFS Partner: Exsitec

This is the fourth in our series of conversations with members of the IFS partner community. We want to onboard…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing
If Amazon did Factories
If Amazon did Factories

Amazon recently announced record profits of $3.03bn, breaking its own record for the third consecutive time. However, Amazon appears to be…

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| | Estimated reading time: 5 minutes | Process Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Robots Versus Humans – the Rise of the Cobot
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The process industry has spent billions of dollars on robots and robotic automation, but are these monoliths flexible enough for…

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| | Estimated reading time: 7 minutes | Business Agility, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Transform Your Business
Enterprise applications predictions – new perspectives, panoramas and possibilities
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AI will combine with new-generation sensors to create a new kind of business automation in 2019. Digital twins will help…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Agility, Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure, Transform Your Business
Disrupt or be disrupted – the accelerating pace of change in the construction industry
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The global engineering, construction and infrastructure (ECI) industry landscape is changing at an unprecedented rate. In this blog, I will…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure
Building New Foundations for Modernization in Construction
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It’s an interesting time for the construction industry. Historically construction has had a reputation for moving slowly when it comes…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Era of the Smart Factory: How can manufacturers get to the future quicker?

Businesses are constantly told they will go broke if they do not digitally transform and quickly, but for manufacturers it’s…

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| | Estimated reading time: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, IFS Labs
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on
3 AI investments IFS is focusing on

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?
Will manufacturers ride the servitization wave to greater profitability?

The servitization megatrend is upon us. Product-driven companies are adding services revenue streams and business models, usually to augment but…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Creativity & Innovation, Process Manufacturing
Plastic: from hero to zero?
Plastic: from hero to zero?

Are we seeing the end of ‘single-use’ plastics? Process manufacturing companies need to review their business strategies now. What started…

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| | Estimated reading time: 2 minutes | Manufacturing
How much do you think it will cost?
How much do you think it will cost? Bidding and estimating

“How much do you think it will cost?” This is often a common question a manufacturer will ask themselves when…

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