At the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit 2019 last month in Chicago, Willem Sundblad shares some of his thoughts on the manufacturing sector’s digital transformation into Industry 4.0, and the crucial role data plays in making these new abilities...
A go-at-it-alone approach won’t work Of all the new capabilities that manufacturers can gain by adopting Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology, data analytics can be among the most powerful—and the most challenging. Manufacturers make things and, as such,...
Have you ever wondered why it’s spelled Oden not Odin? What made Oden take the road less traveled and provide both hardware and software to the manufacturers? Or perhaps, what would happen if Oden’s data centers got hit by an asteroid? Our new podcast, featuring a...
It’s a big world, and it is estimated that there are some 7,000 spoken languages worldwide. In fact, to bring order to the linguistic chaos, the United Nations adopted six official languages to maintain international peace and relations. Today, many factories are (at...
Our investors at Atomico published an insightful report on the future of manufacturing. I am thrilled to see venture capitalists not only understand the value of Industry 4.0 but are investing in this technology. The future of manufacturing is bright, but the true...
During the 90s and early 2000s, the big trend in many industries was transferring company operations onto digital mediums, such as computers and wireless networks. This provided managers with a better understanding of their organization and the ability to stay...