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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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We’ve all heard the promises of efficiency improvements and digital transformation made possible by adopting internet of things (IoT) technologies….
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is such a big topic, and so many different possibilities exist, that you should focus on those…
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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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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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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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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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