As climate change accelerates the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, cities around the world are facing mounting pressure to strengthen their resilience infrastructure. According to the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the world now experiences an average of 130 natural disasters per week—a staggering 18-fold increase from the year 2000.In response to this […]
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At Hannover Messe 2025, Ali Haj Fraj, Senior Vice President of the Digital Factory at Schneider Electric, offers a compelling perspective on one of the most pressing industrial challenges: how to balance sustainability with global competitiveness. His answer? Don’t treat them as opposing forces. Instead, treat sustainability as a core driver of performance.Rethinking the Sustainability–Competitiveness Trade-OffToo often, […]
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At Hannover Messe 2025, the evolving role of predictive maintenance takes the spotlight as industrial leaders explore how AI can drive smarter, more sustainable manufacturing. Sunil Vedula, Founder and CEO of Nanoprecise Sci Corp, shares a forward-looking perspective on how maintenance is becoming more than just an unplanned downtime-avoidance tool—it’s turning into a strategic growth enabler.Predictive Maintenance […]
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In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, staying competitive means being smart with your operations — and smarter with your investments. Leading organizations are turning to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimize processes, cut costs, and boost ROI.This new digital booklet, “How IIoT and AI Are Driving Smarter Operational Investments,” explores how companies across manufacturing, logistics, […]
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At ProMat 2025, Ananta Islam, CEO and Region President, Americas, at Körber Supply Chain shared insights on the rapid transformation of supply chain driven by artificial intelligence and automation. As businesses adopt Industry 4.0 technologies, supply chain become more efficient, resilient, and data-driven.The Growing Role of Automation in Supply ChainAutomation has shifted from a luxury to […]
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The concept of the “Factory of the Future” is no longer a distant vision; it is an achievable reality driven by the integration of advanced technologies, collaborative ecosystems, and forward-thinking strategies. Manufacturers seeking to transform their operations must balance innovation with practicality to build facilities that are agile, efficient, and resilient. This article explores key […]
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Additive manufacturing has moved far beyond its origins as a niche technology. Today, it is a critical enabler of supply chain resilience, sustainability, and operational efficiency. While much of the discussion around additive manufacturing focuses on its ability to produce parts layer by layer, the real value lies in how it is transforming business models, […]
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The 2024 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, hosted by Leading Cities in partnership with QBE Insurance Group, has crowned Gravity Water as the “City Solution of the Year.” Gravity Water’s cutting-edge technology captures, filters, and stores rainwater, providing a sustainable source of safe drinking water to communities worldwide—addressing one of the most pressing global challenges: water scarcity.“Access to safe water is not just […]
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Any opportunity to surround yourself with smart, enthusiastic people with a vision of creating a better state of, well anything, in my opinion, is time well spent and an opportunity to be taken. This year’s Impact 2024, the first annual event hosted by Cognite, for Cognite users, was exactly this type of opportunity.I attended Impact […]
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The current AI discourse in manufacturing often revolves around automation and the potential displacement of human workers. While these are valid concerns, focusing solely on them overshadows a significant, yet often overlooked, opportunity: leveraging AI to enhance human capabilities and optimize human-centric tasks.Humans still execute the majority of tasks in manufacturing environments, even in highly automated […]
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The green technology and sustainability sector is transforming various industries and lifestyles around the world, driving the transition toward a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future. Innovative developments such as solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and smart grids, along with renewable energy, energy-efficient technologies, and sustainable materials, are aimed at reducing environmental impact and […]
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In the words of Maurice Switzer in Mrs. Goose, Her Book: “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.” Sometimes less is more – and that is proving to be the case when it comes to ESG reporting of manufacturing […]
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