Nearly 100 members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council gathered in Greenville, South Carolina last week to see first-hand how General Electric’s 1.5-million square foot heavy duty gas turbine factory is embracing digitization.
Nearly 100 members of the Manufacturing Leadership Council gathered in Greenville, South Carolina last week to see first-hand how General Electric’s 1.5-million square foot heavy … http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/ge-plant-tour-shaping-factory-future/
New Lab, an independent, interdisciplinary place for entrepreneurs working in robotics, artificial intelligence, connected devices, and other areas, officially opens in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City.
I stumbled upon Scott Cohen and his “New Lab” creation in Brooklyn, New York, through a Google search. It was early 2015 and I was trying to identify innovations in manufacturing … http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/cathedral-manufacturing-opens-brooklyn/
What if you could create a physical space where out-of-the-box thinkers from a variety of engineering- and design-related disciplines could easily collaborate and fail freely on the way to creating new things and ideas?
That’s the concept behind New Lab,…
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What if you could create a physical space where out-of-the-box thinkers from a variety of engineering- and design-related disciplines could easily collaborat… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/discussion/creating-nexus-collaborative-innovation/
Modbot Founder Adam Ellison presents his vision of the future of robotics in manufacturing--think modular, ubiquitous, and connected.
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Adam Ellison, who founded modular robot maker Modbot, thinks the robotics industry is ripe for disruption. At the Manufacturing Leadership Summit's final aft… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/discussion/future-robotics-modular/
How much has merger and acquisition activity picked up in the robotics market in just the past four years? A chart, published recently by the Boston Consulting Group, shows a dramatic acceleration. While there were just four robotic company acquisitions i…
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How much has merger and acquisition activity picked up in the robotics market in just the past four years? A chart, published recently by the Boston Consulti… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/discussion/rising-robot-market-sees-accelerating-acquisitions/
A new generation of smart, mobile, autonomous, and relatively inexpensive robots is about to hit the manufacturing plant floor and supply chain. These include telepresence robots that let supervisors and engineers thousands of miles away see what’s going …
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A new generation of smart, mobile, autonomous, and relatively inexpensive robots is about to hit the manufacturing plant floor and supply chain. These includ… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/discussion/new-generation-robots-will-force-cultural-change/
In an earlier phase of my career, covering Silicon Valley and the rise of the tech industry, I used to write a lot about what we called “convergence.” What we meant by the term was the melding of voice and data networks and computing infrastructure. The c…
In an earlier phase of my career, covering Silicon Valley and the rise of the tech industry, I used to write a lot about what we called “convergence.” What we meant by the term wa… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/manufacturing-convergence-say-hello-google-and-amazon/
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://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/tapping-culture-innovation/
As 2013 transitions into 2014, the Manufacturing Leadership Community’s editorial department offers 10 issues that should be top of mind for manufacturers in the new year.
As 2013 transitions into 2014, the Manufacturing Leadership Community’s editorial department offers 10 issues that should be top of mind for manufacturers in the new year.
… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/manufacturing-trends-watch-2014/
As 2013 transitions into 2014, the Manufacturing Leadership Community’s editorial department offers 10 issues that should be top of mind for manufacturers in the new year.
As 2013 transitions into 2014, the Manufacturing Leadership Community’s editorial department offers 10 issues that should be top of mind for manufacturers in the new year.
… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/manufacturing-trends-watch-20141/
Recently I had the chance to walk around a trade show in Anaheim, CA, where I saw evidence of major trends in automation technologies : washdown robots, small 5-axis robots, high-speed/high-precision robots, as well as less expensive and human-contact rob…
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Recently I had the chance to walk around a trade show in Anaheim, CA, where I saw evidence of major trends in automation technologies : washdown robots, small 5-ax… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/global-view-cheaper-better-robots-are-way-who-will-benefit/
The most recent gathering of the Manufacturing Leadership Council cast a spotlight on the future of manufacturing. The topic has been a perennial focus for the executives on the Council, who must steer their companies toward an exciting yet uncertain hori…
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While robots have become increasingly commonplace in many manufacturing environments—boosting productivity and efficiency across plant floors worldwide—there are still significant advances to be made to make them smarter, cheaper, more flexible and adapta…
While robots have become increasingly commonplace in many manufacturing environments—boosting productivity and efficiency across plant floors worldwide—there are still… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/next-generation-manufacturing-worker-smart-robot/
Like a lot of manufacturing professionals, Terry Moody worries about the low esteem in which many young people and even some educators hold his field. Most young people still think of manufacturing as dangerous and dirty, Moody says—a dead-end, rather tha…
Like a lot of manufacturing professionals, Terry Moody worries about the low esteem in which many young people and even some educators hold his field. Most young people still thin… http://visionary-it.gilcommunity.com/blog/getting-young-people-excited-about-manufacturing/