Breaking down blockchain for the manufacturing industry

Posted on 1 May 2019 by Maddy White

Blockchain is a method of logging data in blocks, a digital ledger of transaction, agreements and contracts linked in a time-sequenced chain. The opportunities of blockchain could be huge for manufacturing, but so are the obstacles.

Blockchain offers big opportunities and obstacles for manufacturing – image courtesy of Depositphotos. The first ever Industrial Blockchain Exchange (11 April) held in London saw manufacturers and blockchain experts from across the UK come together to explore the technology. Breaking down the hype There is certainly a hype surrounding blockchain or…

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