The future of manufacturing appears to be awash with talk of cyberphysical systems, machine-to-machine learning, cognitive robotics and intelligent systems, but is the ‘smart connected factory’ concept relevant to the mainstream?
Due to the prior knowledge and experience of manufacturers, they are among the best placed to take advantage of new technologies – image courtesy of WMG. Digital technologies and automation aren’t new concepts to manufacturers; many businesses have been successfully using them for decades. Equally, data collection has been a part…
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