Manufacturing Leadership Council members gather at Merck's manufacturing site in Durham, NC, to see how vaccines and other drugs are made, and to discuss key issues in digital manufacturing, including needed skill sets and how to use data effectively.
Finding people with digital skills sets and making better use of increasingly large volumes of data as advanced technology expands on the shop floor are challenges that must be ad… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/merck-plant-tour-digital-skills-data-take-center-stage/
Smart, connected products offer manufacturers a wealth of opportunities to reduce operational costs while also driving new sources of revenue and higher levels of customer intimacy. But, in order to realize the promise of smart products, manufacturers wil…
Smart, connected products offer manufacturers a wealth of opportunities to reduce operational costs while also driving new sources of revenue and higher levels of customer intimac… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/six-tips-cashing-promise-smart-products/
Ayah Bdeir and her five-year-old company, littleBits, have become stars of the maker movement by emphasizing simplicity and ease-of-use. The company, which makes color-coded, interchangeable parts that snap together to form ready-to-use electronic circuit…
Ayah Bdeir and her five-year-old company, littleBits, have become stars of the maker movement by emphasizing simplicity and ease-of-use. The company, which makes color-coded, inte… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/making-manufacturing-easier-makers/
As GE CEO and 2015 Manufacturing Leader of the Year award-winner Jeff Immelt commented in a recent two-part interview with Mckinsey; “Industrial companies are [now] in the information business - whether they want to be or not.” He makes a good point. But …
As GE CEO and 2015 Manufacturing Leader of the Year award-winner Jeff Immelt commented in a recent two-part interview with Mckinsey; “Industrial companies are [now] in the informa… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/ges-immelt-right-manufacturing-40-infects-everything/
Today’s pace and scale of change across the high-tech manufacturing is a once-in-a-century transformation. The resulting convergence and disruption, affecting every corner of the manufacturing sector, is profoundly and permanently altering the industrial …
Today’s pace and scale of change across the high-tech manufacturing is a once-in-a-century transformation. The resulting convergence and disruption, affecting every corner of the … http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/manufacturing-transformation-product-experience/
PTC, the product design and service software company, held a press conference on the second day of the huge Hannover Fair in Germany yesterday, but it was unusual compared with other technology vendor press conferences being held here this week. Instead o…
PTC, the product design and service software company, held a press conference on the second day of the huge Hannover Fair in Germany yesterday, but it was unusual compared with ot… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/hannover-day-2-companies-say-iot-very-real-already/
What are the core technologies, process, and skills that manufacturers can employ to assess cyber security vulnerabilities they may face, increase the productivity of shop floor workers using wearable devices and augmented reality, and create a digital t…
What are the core technologies, process, and skills that manufacturers can employ to assess cyber security vulnerabilities they may face, increase the productivity of shop floor … http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/dmdii-launches-seven-digital-manufacturing-rd-projects/
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards has been extended to December 12, 2014. “We wanted to give manufacturers ample time to prepare their nominations for this year’s ML Awards program, which we expect to be …
The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards has been extended to December 12, 2014. “We wanted to give manufacturers ample time to prepar… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/manufacturing-leadership-awards-deadline-extended/
The high tech industry and its supporting cast of research firms and consultancies are all abuzz these days with the idea of the “Internet of Things”. The trend they think they have identified is that every conceivable physical object in the world will li…
The high tech industry and its supporting cast of research firms and consultancies are all abuzz these days with the idea of the “Internet of Things”. The trend they think they ha… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/designing-internet-things/
Most manufacturing engineers live in a very predictable, repeatable world. Standardized work is the goal, and engineers work very hard to eliminate exceptions. So how can you encourage engineers on your team to break away from standard ways of thinking an…
Most manufacturing engineers live in a very predictable, repeatable world. Standardized work is the goal, and engineers work very hard to eliminate exceptions. So how can you enco… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/gm-carves-out-space-innovation/
Most manufacturers would tell you that innovation is one of their most important activities. Without innovation, growth is stymied, the future becomes uncertain. Yet, according to a new Manufacturing Leadership Council poll on innovation-- primarily focus…
Most manufacturers would tell you that innovation is one of their most important activities. Without innovation, growth is stymied, the future becomes uncertain. Yet, according to… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/innovation-how-disciplined-your-company/
What good is a manufacturing renaissance if it doesn’t produce lots of jobs for unskilled or semi-skilled workers?
That’s the backlash reaction we so often hear following reports that U.S. manufacturing activity continues to rise.
It is certainly true …
What good is a manufacturing renaissance if it doesn’t produce lots of jobs for unskilled or semi-skilled workers?
That’s the backlash reaction we so often hear following repor… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/tapping-culture-innovation/
When Booz & Company published its latest Global Innovation 1000 rankings last week, one thing was abundantly clear: digital tools are now beginning to radically transform the entire innovation process. A prime example emerged earlier in the month when Loc…
When Booz & Company published its latest Global Innovation 1000 rankings last week, one thing was abundantly clear: digital tools are now beginning to radically transform the … http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/are-digital-tools-future-manufacturing-innovation/
The stark reality of today’s highly competitive markets is that if you don’t innovate rapidly, effectively and continuously – well, you probably won’t be around very long. Angel Mendez, Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Transformation and a member of the M…
Today’s speed of business waits for no leader. The stark reality of today’s highly competitive markets is that if you don’t innovate rapidly, effectively and con… http://manufacturing-executive.gilcommunity.com/blog/innovation-urgency-framework-success/