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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Automotive, Creativity & Innovation, Digital Transformation
Predictive maintenance – moving from relevant to essential in the automotive industry
Worker performing test on machinery

The penalties for poor maintenance can be high—in energy production, loss of revenue and component costs, as well as fines…

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| | Estimated reading time: 3 minutes | Aerospace & Defense, Creativity & Innovation
See it, hear it, feel it – Augmented Reality hits A&D Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance workers servicing airplane engine

Augmented and virtual reality seem to have existed as buzzwords in lots of industries over recent years—but real-life business use…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Transform Your Business
Manufacturing digital transformation in our rear-view mirror

Artificial intelligence (AI). Internet of Things (IoT). Augmented reality (AR). These are the technologies companies in the industries IFS serves…

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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: 2 minutes | Just For Fun
Here’s the scoop: National Ice Cream Month

National Ice Cream Month just became the most celebrated unofficial food holiday to dot the IFS calendar. Arriving at the…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation
From Acetate to Artificial Intelligence

Predictions vary about when emergent technologies will become a reality. Can taking a look at the past provide insight into…

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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: 6 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Service
How new technology and AI can control rising maintenance costs
Mining Maintenance Costs

Activity in Australia’s mining sector is accelerating, auguring well for exports and the broader economy, according to economic forecaster and…

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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 | Aerospace & Defense, Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Strategy, Transform Your Business
Q&A: How commercial aviation companies can overcome today’s MRO challenges
Q&A: How commercial aviation companies can overcome today’s MRO challenges

In this Q&A with industry expert Graham Grose, Vice President and Industry Director at IFS, he answers questions on how…

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| | Estimated reading time: 4 minutes | Business Technology, Creativity & Innovation, Manufacturing, Strategy
Q&A: How manufacturing can overcome today’s industry challenges
Q&A: How manufacturing can overcome today’s industry challenges

In this Q&A, I ask our manufacturing industry expert, Antony Bourne, to answer five questions about how manufacturing companies can…

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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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