Industrial
Univar Solutions creates digital supply chain advantage
Univar Solutions has created a digital supply chain advantage with the help of secure industrial IOT platform specialist MYNXG. The Company will leverage MYNXG’s expertise to connect critical operating technology (OT) to global asset control rooms with a focus on digitising and automating manual supply chain processes.
Will COVID-19 stimulate a new wave of innovation?
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the analog, in-person lives we were living last year into today's much more digitally mediated experiences. National lockdowns have forced work, education, exercise, entertainment, shopping, healthcare, and social interactions online. What were everyday rituals such as 'going to work' and 'eating out with the family' now seem like an anomaly. I'm reminded of this every time I compare the way I hosted gatherin...
Eight cores for heterogeneous edge computing
Tasks at the embedded edge are getting more and more complex. Supporting up to eight cores and 16 threads, the recently launched AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors are hoping to pave the way for x86-based embedded designs with high compute density and performance per watt.
Will trade fairs become 'Virtual Reality Shows' in 2021?
In 2020, Germany’s ‘Messe-land’ was hit hard due to the pandemic. Speaking on the topic of trade fairs as part of my podcast, the trade fair expert Sylvia Kanitz from the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) confirmed that she had not experienced such a disruption to the industry in her entire career. Here, Publitek's Mark Herten explains more.
A pressing need for automation solutions
Mitsubishi Electric and AR Controls have provided a steel sheet press automation solution for Unipres. The upgrade allowed the car part manufacturer to significantly increase the uptime, productivity and energy efficiency of its transfer press, while also empowering operators to have greater insight and control over the production processes.
Half of engineering leaders resistant to digital progress
Outdated attitudes towards technology amongst senior business leaders are at risk of jeopardising future business survival, new research has found. The Connected Enterprise report, produced by digital transformation specialists Sigma Dynamics, in partnership with applied futurist Tom Cheesewright, has revealed that nearly half (49%) of engineering leaders, industry C-suite executives, directors and senior managers are sceptical about the benefits...
Accelerating the path to Industry 4.0
Analog Devices’ Marco La Ciacera, Regional Sales Manager, and Brendan O’Dowd, General Manager, discuss industrial automation, Industry 4.0, and how to prepare for the factory of the future.
Can chiplets maintain the momentum of IC design?
When Rambus was founded 30 years ago, RAM cost $98 per megabyte, and the latest Intel processor, the 80486, had 1.2 million transistors and was fabricated on a 1µm process. In comparison, in September 2020, RAM cost $0.0028 per megabyte, and the latest Nvidia A100 AI processor has 54 billion transistors and is fabricated on a 7nm process. Gary Bronner, Senior Vice President of Rambus Labs, explains more.
Adaptive computing: A Swiss Army Knife for today and tomorrow’s AI
Kiran Vishal Thanjavur Bhaaskar, Sr. IIoT & AI Solutions Architect - Industrial, Vision, Healthcare & Sciences at Xilinx explains how adaptive computing has the tools needed to do every job.
How to maximise battery life in dual-mode WiFi/Bluetooth IoT designs
Designers of battery powered Internet of Things (IoT) devices and other connected products are being asked to meet the conflicting requirements of continuous wireless connectivity and extended battery life. Rich Miron, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics, explains.