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Manufacturing: Time To Go Digital [VIDEO]
According to Boeing, a total of 38,050 new passenger aircraft and freighters will be delivered during the next 20 years. This growing demand for new planes leads directly to the continuing drive to...
View ArticleTracking Santa’s Sleigh In 4D [VIDEO]
After spending the last 11 months preparing up in the North Pole, Santa and his reindeer are finally getting ready for their annual journey around the world. Ahead of his arrival later this month, air...
View ArticleWhy UPS Believes 3D Printing Will Shake Up The Supply Chain
“3D printing has been around since the 1980s, but today there’s really an explosion going on,” says Alan Amling, vice president of marketing at United Parcel Services (UPS) Global Logistics &...
View ArticleReal-Time Real Estate: Building Radar App Beats Space App Camp Competition
One of the promises of the digital economy is that companies will be able to sense, respond, and predict in real time – essentially becoming live businesses. This future was a consistent theme for app...
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IoT In Discrete Manufacturers: Create A Live Business Operation Around...
While discrete manufacturing is used in a diverse range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, construction, industrial machinery, and high tech, all of them face common and tough...
View ArticleWhat It Will Take To Colonize Mars
When SpaceX launched its Dragon capsule, it was full of supplies for the International Space Station (ISS). And one piece of cargo was the BEAM, an experimental habitat that’s being tested as a living...
View ArticleHow Does Globalization Affect Resources?
How do our global and very interconnected markets effect resource volatility? The evidence points to increasing resource volatility as globalization grows, including in agricultural products. “The...
View ArticleMore Resources, More Problems
This is the second of a two-part series on resource volatility. As noted in the first post, globalization has created an environment of resource volatility. This post, with numbers 11 through 20 on the...
View ArticleDigital Transformation In Discrete Manufacturing
Forklifts might be the best example of how technology is shaping the future of discrete manufacturing. Consider these two companies. Company A looks to increase profits by cutting costs and asking...
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Live Long And Prosper: The Next Generation Of Innovation Accelerators
As the “Star Trek” franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, my inner geek is enjoying recent retrospectives about this cultural phenomenon. I was especially captivated by how well “Star...
View ArticleInnovative Industrial Applications Of 3D Printing In The Digital Economy
A few short years ago, 3D printing was a novelty. Today, it’s a major driver in business process transformation and the digital economy. Already nearly every industry is finding unique ways to use 3D...
View Article3D Printing: Industry Impact Considerations For 2017
To say that 3D printing is changing our world is an understatement. Today you can purchase 3D-printed shoes, 3D-printed jewelry, 3D-printed pens, and even 3D-printed vehicles. The automotive industry...
View ArticleUsing Data Science For Predictive Maintenance
A few years ago, there were two recall announcements from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, warning of problems that could cause fires in two auto brands. For both automakers, these...
View ArticleCashing In On Space Data [VIDEO]
If you want to know what’s happening on Earth, the European Space Agency (ESA) has your back. Every day dozens of ESA satellites generate around ten terabyte of data. Billed as “Europe’s gateway to...
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How Blockchain Technology Can Help IT Become The New Hero For Aerospace Business
IT professionals can become the new heroes in aerospace and defense (A&D) companies by using transformative new technologies productively and imaginatively. With so many new and pervasive...
View ArticleHow to Take Advantage Of 3D Printing Service Parts In Aerospace
The time of 3D printing being a hobbyist’s plaything is in the past. Not only has additive manufacturing come into its own, but it is rapidly gaining ground as a more sustainable technology than...
View ArticleBlockchain: Why Coders Are The New Cowboys
We have all been asked, “If you could go back in time and live in a particular era or decade, which would you choose?” If you’re like me, you carefully weigh the pros and cons: The roaring 1920s would...
View ArticleThree Digital Innovations That Will Beat ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’
Rock breaks scissors. Paper covers rock. Scissors cut paper. Those are the rules of Rock-Paper-Scissors, the ancient game people play with their hands. But wouldn’t it be better if those tools could...
View ArticleBeyond Spare Parts: 3D Printing And Machine Learning
The concept of 3D printing isn’t a new one. In fact, it’s been around for more than 30 years – long before it became popular in consumer settings. In industries like automotive and aerospace, we call...
View ArticleHow IoT Enhances Aerospace Predictive Maintenance
The whine above your head is a familiar one. It starts as a distant high pitch and increases in strength when the gray spot in the sky draws closer. You observe the airplane making its graceful descent...
View ArticleTaking Flight With Aerospace: The Power Of Digital
Market experts predict the world’s fleet of commercial aircraft will double in size over the next 20 years. This is due to increasing demand from growing markets like China. Industry leaders can secure...
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How Manufacturers Can Personalize At Scale
A decade ago, I was a design engineer at a truck manufacturer. The company’s USP (unique selling point) was its customer-centricity rather than being the lowest cost manufacturer. At that time, an...
View ArticleHow To Conquer The Future Of Aerospace
In our recent episode of S.M.A.C. Talk Technology Podcast, Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman discussed the future development and potential of the aerospace industry. Their guest, Torsten Welte, is a...
View ArticleTo Appreciate The Value Of Digital Networks, Look To The Skies
En route to a recent conference on how procurement networks are reshaping the aviation industry, I realized how amazing it was to be arriving in the historic city of Athens, the cradle of Western...
View ArticleA Soldier’s Load: Machine Learning In Defense And Other Industries
In 1950, Brigadier General S.L. Marshall, U. S. Army Reserve, wrote “The Soldier’s Load and the Mobility of a Nation.” Though it was written well before the term machine learning (ML) existed,...
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The Space Economy: Ready For Liftoff
Space may not yet be high on the agenda for digital leaders, but leading business minds are making billion-dollar bets that suggest it should be. Many innovations now critical to most...
View ArticleEye In The Sky Unites Digital Supply Chain With Cloud Experts
One key part of today’s global supply chain is in low supply: the experts who keep it running. Rare and far-flung are the specialized technical experts who troubleshoot jet engines, interpret the...
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