Identifying common obstacles and applying some proven strategies goes a long way toward making the digital thread a reality.

Smart manufacturing, or "industry 4.0," is transforming manufacturing back into an economic powerhouse. It’s helping companies digitally transform their manufacturing operations to provide new ...

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Digital transformation involves the integration of digital technologies and the reimagining of business processes to enhance operations, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation. Digital ...

MESA International is running a Smart Story Awards program to celebrate the people using manufacturing data and IT to make smart decisions throughout value chains. In a previous post, I mentioned the ...

As a strategic technology provider, Siemens supports Quanta in building a unified digital thread across its research & ...

Data is everywhere, and if you know what to do with it, can be tremendously valuable. Huge volumes of data are collected in manufacturing industries across the supply chain, with the help of ...

Sustainability has long been a spoken ideal in the manufacturing world, but the complexities and costs associated with it have deterred many producers from updating their workflows. Now, however, ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Combining product, process and consumer into one integrated, digital thread can deliver the customized manufacturing at scale that to date has eluded the ...

Let’s say you’re about to design a brand new product. You have a lot of work ahead of you. You need to define the specs, create the design, source suppliers, check in with experts in legal and in ...