Digital lifecycle management

Posted on 15 Feb 2017 by The Manufacturer

To fully exploit the potential of connected digital technologies, manufacturers need to consider the whole lifecycle of a product: from initial design and prototyping through to full-scale production and beyond to servicing. Prof Darek Ceglarek introduces the concepts.

The digital transformation of today’s industries to meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution requires a delicate balancing act: leveraging the differences between the physical, digital, and biological spheres in action. Implementing high performance production technologies is not enough. A true transformation must take this further, to provide tools that will help industries better…

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