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May 15, 2019

While there are many benefits to using drones for issues within a community association, there is a fair share of risks as well. This white paper reviews many considerations that a community association needs to think about before making the choice o...

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May 15, 2019

Construction is one of the largest industry sectors in the UK, representing around six per cent of GDP, and the government is keen to promote better adoption of digital and manufacturing technologies in order to reduce costs, timescales and greenhous...

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May 08, 2019

As the number of high-profile construction accidents, both domestic and abroad, has grown and media coverage has intensified, the construction industry has trained its focus on not only the best practices for preventing accidents, but also the potent...

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May 06, 2019

Earlier this year, a drone image of a great white shark swimming alongside an unsuspecting paddle-boarder went viral online. The powerful picture underscores what every construction project manager already knows: some of the most dangerous potential ...

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May 01, 2019

Slip rings are used to communicate with and provide power to rotating platforms. A wide variety of construction equipment uses slip rings to power and communicate with a rotating cab. As the bandwidth of these communication channels begins to increas...

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Apr 30, 2019

The digital transformation of warehouses - driven by safety, cost and revenue benefits – is underway across the world. Technologies such as IoT, AI and drones are augmenting the business value created by adoption of RFID, robots and real - time...

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Apr 26, 2019

This paper explores the question of how to most efficiently streamline engineering-CAD workflows within firms by assigning dedicated geometric design software to those doing engineering & to leave CAD exclusively to those doing drafting. This pap...

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Apr 22, 2019

Today’s engineers are facing a dramatic shift happening in industries like automotive, aerospace, and electronics. Competitive pressures to bring products to market faster, slash development costs, maintain quality standards, and out-engineer a...

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Apr 18, 2019

The global competitive landscape for manufacturing is squeezing everyone-from the Tier 1 automotive companies to electronics goods manufacturers. It is shortening the required time to market and with little warning. This high-pressure environment req...

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Apr 17, 2019

Every day, collaborative construction management software is accelerating project delivery and helping contractors work more efficiently. This informative FAQ provides answers to commonly asked questions related to the benefits of collaborative techn...

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Apr 17, 2019

The commercial drone industry is booming. By 2022, International Data Corporation predicts that the number of U.S. commercial drones will hit 5.7 million by 2022 up from 1.8 million in 2018. As the industry matures, how we identify and track the rapi...

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Apr 16, 2019

Contractors manage a lot of moving parts on a daily - if not hourly - basis: from crews on the jobsite and subcontractors to equipment, materials and continuously changing conditions. Not to mention, they need to make sure all parts of a job are comp...

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Apr 02, 2019

Driven by market needs, particularly in warehousing and logistics, the market for mobile robots will be strong in 2019 and for several years thereafter, according to researchers. 2018 was a year with a lot of pilot programs, said John Santagate, IDC ...

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Apr 01, 2019

The global revenues of the semiconductor industry have been hovering above the USD 300 billion mark for the past few years, an impressive feat by itself. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics estimates that the 2015 worldwide semiconductor revenue...

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Mar 11, 2019

State, local and educational entities are tasked with providing the best value for constituents on a daily basis - including on building and infrastructure projects. By choosing a delivery and construction method designed for efficiency, the entity m...

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Mar 08, 2019

Communication Service Providers face great disruption. Mobility today means much more than phones - connected cars, smart cities, and the Internet of Things will place telecommunications infrastructures under more stress than ever. Moreover, Over-The...

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Feb 26, 2019

Construction companies face increased pressure in today’s market to reduce costs and maintain profit margins. An increase in the cost of materials, the effect of rising wages, the lack of skilled or trained workers to perform the work, and prod...

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Feb 26, 2019

The global construction industry is a massive enterprise, with aggregate sales of more than €1,098,569 million and a market capitalization of almost €501,948 million in 2017. Like firms in many other industries, builders are wary of disrupt...

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Feb 24, 2019

Australia is facing a growing demand for engineers across a range of industries. The expanding pipeline of projects – in areas such as infrastructure, transport, mining and resources, construction, defence and beyond – means that more and...

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Feb 22, 2019

The UK construction economy is prone to repeated 8-10 years cycles of boom and bust. After a faltering recovery from the Great Recession (2008-2012), industry forecasts from Glenigan and the Construction Products Association suggest little growth in ...

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Feb 18, 2019

Even large contractors are typically one failed project or market dip away from insolvency. Masonry contractors like New York City’s Navillus can after a decline in revenues find themselves entering and then emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy....

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Feb 10, 2019

Whether you work in the construction, mining, or aggregates sectors, stockpile management is a critical requirement on any job site. But measuring stockpiles can be unsafe, time-consuming, and expensive. This puts you in a difficult position. You nee...

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Feb 09, 2019

This white paper describes the issues with drones and airports, explains the impact on flight safety and financial losses and discusses drone detection and mitigation solutions. The use of drones is rising worldwide. The US Federal Aviation Administr...

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Feb 08, 2019

As the commercial drone industry continues to evolve, widespread BVLOS drone inspection has the potential to significantly change business models for oil and gas, utilities, insurance, and other industries. Representatives we spoke with in those indu...

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Feb 08, 2019

Quick construction naturally saves money during the construction process. Shorter construction means less money spent on equipment rentals, equipment use time and living out allowances for the crew. Accelerated construction also means the building wi...

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Feb 01, 2019

Leading organizations typically arrive at maturity after two years working with RPA. Have you? If you action the risk-mitigating, value-enhancing practices detailed in the previous four papers in this series, you will be on the optimal path to maturi...

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Feb 01, 2019

FGC-enabled UAVs poll all sensors and systems and use the collected data to calculate a unified flight space. Constructing a geometric algebraic space with multidimensional operators enables the drone to understand its world by applying a consistent,...

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Feb 01, 2019

Geocells cellular confinement offer a more effective and practical 3D design solution to load support challenges than multilayered 2D geogrid efforts. Geocells transfer applied loads instantaneously, delivering practical soil stabilization in a produ...

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Jan 18, 2019

There are a wide variety of current use cases for AI technologies: self-driving cars; automated stock trading; medical scan analysis and diagnosis; explosive charge planning in mining; crop planning and management. One of the most widely adopted and ...

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Jan 16, 2019

The transition to a Circular Economy requires innovative business models that stimulate the optimized use of repairable products, reusable components, and recycling of materials. A Community of Practice (CoP) was established in which experts from dif...

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Jan 06, 2019

Industrial robots are typically placed in caged environments; a human entering that environment stops robot movement for safety reasons. But limiting human/robot collaboration prevents the realization of many benefits. Robots with autonomous capabili...

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Jan 06, 2019

This report provides the results of a survey to identify occupations that are experiencing or may experience shortages of available staff, in the UK construction sector. The findings of the report are based on the results of a cross-industry survey s...

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Jan 05, 2019

Many construction companies have changed their business models, from being one large entity managing all areas of the supply chain to working with smaller external specialist companies to deliver a subset of these services. As a result, the number of...

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Jan 02, 2019

Companies in every major industry are turning to semi-autonomous computers better known as bots to automate large- and small-scale business processes. This technology replaces human intervention in back-office operations, improving operational effici...

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Dec 11, 2018

RPA platforms represent a hyper-growth market, with enterprises investing in new RPA platforms for process and task automation to achieve greater operating efficiency and agility, while allowing the human workforce to focus on more strategic and high...

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Dec 07, 2018

Intelligent automation has been described as the next driver of the digital economy. The confluence of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, machine learning, and data analytics have created an enabling environment for au...

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Dec 07, 2018

Construction productivity is lagging behind most industries. According to the US Department of Commerce, productivity has decreased in the construction industry since the 1960s, while other industries surge ahead. The cause of this productivity lag? ...

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Dec 06, 2018

The do-more-with-less culture fostered by a slow economy is pushing enterprises to look for ways to boost productivity. This is especially true of the financial services industry where banks have to continually evolve to keep up with customer expecta...

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Dec 06, 2018

Digital engineering fuses the art of design with the science of data. Integrating data technology with traditional engineering practices enables highly efficient manufacturing and seamless product innovation. In addition, applying a strong data found...

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Dec 04, 2018

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to provide the President and others within the Executive Office of the President with advice on...

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Nov 30, 2018

Robotic and Autonomous Systems and artificial intelligence are fundamental to the future Joint Force realizing the full potential of Multi-Domain Operations. These systems, in particular, AI, offer the ability to outmaneuver adversaries across domain...

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Nov 30, 2018

Robotic process automation (RPA) is the best way to automate many business processes. The core idea of RPA is simple: let software robots implement a process by accessing existing applications through their user interfaces. When choosing an RPA techn...

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Nov 26, 2018

In the competitive and highly regulated financial and banking industries, companies need to utilize every advantage they can to stay ahead of the competition. Financial institutions face growing volumes of transactions, repetitive work, and complianc...

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Nov 21, 2018

When the automated teller machine went mainstream, there was widespread fear that ATMs would automate away and displace bank tellers. But what actually happened once the dust settled on those shiny new machines? Despite predictions to the contrary, m...

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Nov 17, 2018

Machine learning is becoming increasingly popular with TDWI audiences. In recent surveys, we’ve seen the use of this technology (and its related technology: statistics for predictive analytics) in the early mainstream phase of adoption. Machine...

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Nov 15, 2018

In April 2018, Thomson Reuters Projects (TRP) and consultancy firm Cavendish Maxwell hosted a
jointly-organized webinar on blockchain and its potential applications for the construction and real
estate industries in the Middle East and ...

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Nov 14, 2018

Diehl Aircabin, as part of the corporate division of Diehl Aerosystems, is a Tier 1 supplier of cabin modules, crew rest compartments, and air ducting for large aircraft manufacturers. They provide a range of highly specialized aviation solutions fro...

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Nov 12, 2018

Engineering and construction companies that don’t embrace the new norm of data-driven operations are likely to lose traction in the market and could become obsolete in the coming years. Is your organization ready to raise the bar and leverage b...

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Nov 07, 2018

Digital initiatives are on the radar for most communications, media, and technology companies. At the highest level, the goal is to deliver more valuable software, more quickly. But for too many companies, the specifics of pursuing digital are hazy. ...

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Oct 29, 2018

Despite advances in process automation, vital business processes consisting of data-driven tasks such as collecting, reviewing, and inputting information still exist in most organizations. These tasks are mundane, repetitive and okay, boring. IT grou...

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Oct 25, 2018

Organizations have a lot riding on the efficiency and effectiveness of their procure-to-pay processes. Disruptions to an organization’s ability to purchase or pay for materials, goods, and services can negatively impact its supply chain, custom...

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Oct 24, 2018

Since the advent of technology as a vehicle to accelerate business performance within organizations, risk management has often been perceived as a foundational, yet sometimes burdensome, the pillar that has frequently been sidestepped since inception...

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Oct 23, 2018

The Construction industry is challenged with managing a diverse mix of assets - both on and off road. BSM Wireless Sentinel FM tracking and telematics technology provides intelligent assessment of resources, utilization, maintenance, security, and mo...

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Oct 23, 2018

More than 25 years ago, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission added an alternative to the traditional 10 CFR Part 50 build-and-then-license approach to new nuclear plants. This alternative promulgated in 10 CFR Part 52, enables companies to license-then-...

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Oct 23, 2018

Advances in 3D imaging, in combination with maturing robotics technology, has resulted in several FDA approved neurosurgical robotic systems on the market today. These systems allow surgeons to make precise manipulations in the brain and on the spine...

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Oct 15, 2018

Ushering in a Golden Age in productivity, the first industrial revolution began in Britain with the mechanization of the textile industry. Driven by new technologies, such as the steam engine, for the first time cotton mills emerged as places where m...

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Oct 10, 2018

For the purpose of this report, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), often referred to as robotics or robots, is defined as the automation of rules-based processes with software that utilizes the user interface and which can run on any software, includi...

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Oct 09, 2018

For many years, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have remained the industrial controller of choice among control, automation, and design engineers. PLCs are often referred to as the master controller that sequences the main logic and manages net...

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Oct 09, 2018

There is hardly any other machine that catches the imagination of humans as much as robots. They are considered to be the perfection of machines due their larger degree of freedom in terms of diversity and the scope of their activities. Robots ultima...

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Oct 05, 2018

Based on blockchain technology, Robotou aims to construct a scalable ecosystem combined with involved personal experience and extensive social impact. Referencing Latané’s Social Impact Theory,Robotou‘s ecosystem has the innate adv...

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Oct 04, 2018

Microsoft provides technologies that help K-12 education organizations enhance the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) as well as other related domains. With an integrated set of hardware and software too...

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Oct 03, 2018

Some people believe that we can turn off the lights in most of the warehouses within a couple of years. Robots will be doing the job, supported by operators, working in cooperation with new technology. From a technical point of view, it would be logi...

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Oct 03, 2018

In the end, you need to be rewarding your sales reps with more than just money if you want to keep them motivated and if you want your sales compensation plan to deliver on its promises.

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Oct 03, 2018

The first CRM launch truly changed the way sales were managed. We went from tracking customers on spreadsheets (and even in rolodexes) to tracking them and their attendant opportunities with software. It wasn’t long before reps started to feel ...

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Oct 03, 2018

Let’s explore some of the current processes around pipeline management and forecasting and how they can be improved.

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Oct 02, 2018

Across the construction industry, technology has shifted from a future ideal to a present necessity. Firms are under mounting pressure to deliver quality projects under tight budgets and timelines. This has led many firms to realize they must leverag...

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Oct 01, 2018

Smart contracts could help revolutionize the derivatives market by creating much-needed efficiencies that would benefit the entire industry. But transforming smart contracts from an exciting concept to practical use will present a number of challenge...

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Oct 01, 2018

Automation is coming to finance teams-if it hasn’t already arrived. According to a 2018 research report by The Hackett Group, 56 percent of finance organizations invested in some form of process automation to streamline and optimize their busin...

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Sep 27, 2018

At the beginning of most projects, contractors have a strong bargaining position and can dictate the terms of the contracts. Understanding how these different contract models operate from the outset allows contractors to decide whether it makes sense...

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Sep 27, 2018

Robotic process automation (RPA) is an evolving technology that promises significant cost and productivity efficiencies. It automates repeatable tasks using a combination of AI and machine learning offering promising business values such as improved ...

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Sep 20, 2018

The building industry has come at a juncture whereby it has acquired crucial importance in the country’s economy, both in terms of employment as well as in terms of the National Gross Domestic Product. In fact, as at December 2017, the construc...

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Sep 18, 2018

As our world gets closer to driverless technologies, the expectation for safety exponentially increases. We, the embedded industry, are suffering from a shortage of knowledgeable engineers and have resorted to stealing experienced engineers from each...

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Sep 03, 2018

Process automation is nothing new - organizations have always looked for ways to achieve greater operating efficiencies and growth. Process automation at scale arguably began more than two centuries ago in the textiles industry, when factory machines...

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Sep 01, 2018

Insurers looking for profitability in an environment of low-interest rates, market overcapacity, intensified competition, and growing regulations are increasingly looking to automation as the answer. For many, robotic process automation (RPA) has app...

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Sep 01, 2018

Most businesses have hundreds, sometimes thousands, of applications - and only 20% of them have APIs. Integrating them is time-consuming and expensive. With work distributed between lines of business, shared services and offshore, it’s increasi...

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Sep 01, 2018

In 2020, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to grow to $4.88 trillion, more than double 2017 figures. The Amazon effect is at the heart of this e-commerce boom: consumers are empowered to demand what they want and when. These demands aren&rs...

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Aug 29, 2018

Fortunately, there is an emerging, cost-effective technology-robotic process automation (RPA)-that can automate repetitive, manual tasks and free up your workers for more valuable, strategic work. The work your employees do in manually moving informa...

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Aug 21, 2018

The emerging robotic workforce is ideally suited to tackling multiple routine administrative tasks that do not rely on human judgment. The total number of these processes is astonishingly large in biopharma, given the numerous clinical and sales call...

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Aug 20, 2018

Robotic Process Automation has hit its stride in 2018. In fact, we’re seeing so much interest in RPA and so many deployments that we’re calling 2018 the Year of the Robot. If this is your year for RPA, we just have one question: Is your o...

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Aug 18, 2018

In recent years, Enterprise automation had moved to next phase which offers the comfort of flexibility and ease of use where it allowed businesses to go beyond managing simple IT tasks and shift focus to carrying out high-end complex operations. Acco...

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Aug 16, 2018

Organizations are excited about Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and it is understandable. RPA presents opportunities to tame the traditionally error-prone and inefficient manual activities, especially with the promise of speedy outcomes. However, a...

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Aug 15, 2018

Robolab is a service robotics company delivering major change in the food and beverages industry. As part of our service revolution, we have designed an autonomous bartending unit that is considerably faster and more capable than the regular human wo...

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Aug 10, 2018

Option 3 has been working closely with the client - one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world - on automating their Finance and Accounting processes. Invoice processing for one of their financial operations was becoming extremely compl...

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Aug 09, 2018

A typical BPM effort involves straight-through process automation of tasks that need to be handed over the systems or applications. Humans perform the activities where unstructured decision making is needed or in cases where it is simply not possible...

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Aug 08, 2018

As brands continue to focus on improving the customer experience, incorporating automation into customer interactions is becoming more and more important. Your customers’ time is valuable and they want you to recognize this fact and deploy tech...

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Aug 04, 2018

More and more organizations are implementing robotic process automation (RPA) to automate repetitive, manual tasks. But are you looking at the right criteria when considering solutions? This indispensable guide also includes a comprehensive vendor ch...

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Aug 01, 2018

If you survey your co-workers, chances are high you will find they have received a phishing email at some point. It’s not surprising since phishing is the number one cause of breaches in the world, with an average of more than 46,000 new phishi...

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Aug 01, 2018

In construction, funding the right projects and completing them safely and efficiently is how value is created. Projects that are delivered faster and at a lower cost deliver higher returns. Unfortunately, the construction industry currently lags beh...

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Jul 31, 2018

Stagnation has hampered construction productivity for years – and it will continue to do so in organizations ill-equipped to meet new challenges. But for those visionary enough to seize this moment in time, disruptive technology and new constru...

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Jul 31, 2018

Robotic Process Automation has the potential to drastically transform business within the horizon of the next five to ten years. However, a successful business transformation requires a holistic approach that encompasses technology, process, and peop...

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Jul 31, 2018

This paper explores how current technology trends are driving engineering organizations to establish collaborative, model-based workflows to speed development of high-quality embedded controls. It also describes the tools available to support the mod...

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Jul 31, 2018

Crete Carrier revolutionizes its logistics operations with robotic process automation, powered by Kofax Kapow. Streamlined scheduling allows the company to get ahead of competitors to secure prime delivery slots-improving on-time delivery rates and s...

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Jul 30, 2018

Intelligent Character Recognition, or ICR, is a derivative of the classic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and it's one of the latest most exciting acronyms that you'll want to learn. Intelligent OCR equips RPA with the capability to autom...

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Jul 30, 2018

Robotics Industries Association (RIA), the robotics industry trade group, reported in February 2018 that the robotics industry in North America set new growth records in 2017. Robot shipments in 2017 surpassed all previous records with shipments of a...

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Jul 26, 2018

The use of robots to drive tangible business benefits is very much a reality today. In fact, the IT-enabled robotic process automation (RPA) market has been growing rapidly at a CAGR of 60.5% from 2014 and is expected to reach US$5 billion by 2020. R...

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Jul 24, 2018

This whitepaper explores how data that already exists within the maintenance & engineering processes can be utilized to automate specific tasks to streamline processes, improve situational awareness and increase operational efficiency, without th...

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Jul 23, 2018

Custom ICM solutions are built for you, not auditors, so they typically don’t offer visibility into actions performed over time. Auditors may lack confidence in your homegrown system, especially if they find errors or omissions. In fact, audit ...

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Jul 23, 2018

It all ties together. You want your sales reps to behave a certain way and close a certain amount of deals in specific verticals that match your company’s 3- and/or 5-year vision, but the systems you currently have in place to drive this behavi...

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Jul 23, 2018

You’ve reached a certain point in the evolution of your company and you know it’s time to invest in a CPQ system. But buyer beware: There’s a certain misconception around CPQ systems as being plug-in devices or turnkey-ready overlay...

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Jul 23, 2018

The spreadsheet conundrum... Joe Smith, sales director for Great Start-Up Number 5 Billion and Thirty-One, puts on a blindfold and reaches out blindly for something, ANYTHING, to help him organize his team’s deals and commissions. He’s ho...

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Jul 22, 2018

Construction underpins our economy and society. Few sectors have such an impact on communities across the UK or have the same potential to provide large numbers of high-skilled, well-paid jobs. The construction sector reaches every corner of the Unit...

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Jul 20, 2018

Using LED Time-of-Flight, Terabee technology (branded TeraRanger) includes small, lightweight and high-performance distance and ranging sensors for drone operations. The maximum reading distance is up to 60 meters and for some TeraRanger Time-of-Flig...

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Jul 19, 2018

Most aircraft company engineering departments are facing fundamental challenges. This is most strongly felt in the structures areas due to the increased complexity of products and ever-increasing demands for safety and certifications. The main challe...

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Jul 05, 2018

Robotics are beginning to have a profound effect on business. In this interview, Xavier Lhuer, an associate principal in McKinsey’s London office, speaks with Leslie Willcocks, professor of technology, work, and globalization at the London Scho...

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Jul 04, 2018

In today’s scenario, Embedded Products are tested in production environment mostly by Humans. Normally, Embedded devices range from simple functional devices to complex ones. Simple embedded products that are manufactured are randomly selected ...

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Jul 04, 2018

The International Federation of Robots reckons that robots will double worldwide by 2020, meaning that operational stock will more have more than doubled within a seven year period (2014-2020). What’s more, a new survey suggests that some 70% o...

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Jul 01, 2018

The journey toward establishing a solid Robotic and Cognitive Automation (R&CA) foundation can be a multi-faceted and unpredictable venture. To help companies harness the benefits these technologies offer, Deloitte Israel and NICE Advanced Proces...

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Jul 01, 2018

Across industries, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has revolutionized the way we think about and execute business, IT support, and back-office processes. The emergence of RPA is promising new developments in business process automation and has helpe...

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Jul 01, 2018

Using LED Time-of-Flight, Terabee technology (branded TeraRanger) includes small, lightweight and high-performance distance and ranging ir sensors for robots. The maximum reading distance is up to 60 meters and for some sensors, data update rates can...

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Jun 29, 2018

Since the advent of the internet, the way business is conducted has changed greatly. This change has manifested itself in the form of the rise of e-commerce since the 1990s. Plunkett et al. (2015) define electronic commerce as the use of the Internet...

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Jun 28, 2018

Robotic process automation (RPA) is a familiar and often misunderstood technology that has existed for years. Most forward-thinking organizations have already started implementation of RPA to automate their business and administrative processes to in...

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Jun 28, 2018

Engineers designing systems for industrial and factory applications are adopting functional safety design practices to reduce the risk of system failures that could result in costly damage or injury. In addition, adhering to functional safety process...

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Jun 28, 2018

Cloud robotics is a relatively recent concept. Early work dates back to 2010 when the European Commission’s RoboEarthi project began. This aimed to establish a World Wide Web for robots. RoboEarth and later projects such as Rapyutaii and Roboho...

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Jun 27, 2018

According to a recent study of over 12,000 projects by the Independent Project Analysis Group, more than 35 percent of all construction projects will incur a major change. What’s more, almost any change in a project will have a negative impact ...

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Jun 26, 2018

The future of the world is urban. The majority of the world’s population live in cities and the global urban population will continue to grow. Urban growth creates opportunities to enhance social life but they also bring challenges in terms of ...

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Jun 25, 2018

It is a long-held belief in the construction industry that there must be a trade-off among time, quality and cost. The lean construction movement challenges that notion. Through the use of lean construction tools like time-lapse cameras that provide ...

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Jun 22, 2018

As manufacturers embrace a lean approach to operations, executives are evaluating opportunities to optimize productivity. Even in highly automated facilities, material handling often remains a manual process - however, automating material transportat...

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Jun 21, 2018

Your organization has plugged itself into the digital landscape in all kinds of ways, and it seems like every day there’s a new way to build on that trend. But you might be surprised to learn just how much of your business is still done the old...

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Jun 21, 2018

The robot industry has changed. Collaborative robots have marked a new era in the pace of the adoption of robotics, bringing simplicity and democratization in an industry that until today, relied on experts. The number of robotic-savvy individuals is...

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Jun 20, 2018

Architecture is a diverse field that draws from multiple areas. Many architecture programs can and do include STEM-related content and a segment of architecture faculty already conduct research in STEM-related areas of interest. Taking advantage of t...

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Jun 20, 2018

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is an artificial intelligence (AI) driven process along with machine learning capabilities to handle high-volume, process-oriented repeatable tasks that previously required a human to perform.

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Jun 18, 2018

Six-legged parallel-kinematic machines, aka hexapods, open up new levels of flexibility in precision automation in applications, including semiconductor manufacturing, automotive engineering, and precision assembly. Integration is facilitated by cont...

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Jun 18, 2018

Piezo actuators, a special form of electro-ceramics, are the gold standard when it comes to precision, speed, and force in a small package. To make them more accessible for the OEM designer, manufacturers package the actuators inside an arrangement o...

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Jun 15, 2018

Kambria is a decentralized open innovation platform managed by Kambria International (“KI”) that will foster a collaborative ecosystem, with the goal of dramatically accelerating the development and adoption of the world's most advanc...

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Jun 14, 2018

Controllable machines have fascinated humankind since ancient times. The evolution from clumsy and heavy machinery until today’s intelligent and safe robots has been driven - among others - by great advances in semiconductor technologies, from ...

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Jun 13, 2018

Mobile technology has been the cradle of innovation in the last decade, giving rise to wearable tech, apps, and predictions that online transactions will reach 32% of travel sales by 2020. According to the latest figures from eMarketer, 63% of digita...

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Jun 13, 2018

According to the Department of Labor, more than 65 percent of today’s students will grow up having careers that do not exist yet. Today, more than ever, it is crucial to prepare our students to be future-ready and have the confidence to invent ...

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Jun 12, 2018

In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in regulatory pressures concerning Anti-Money Laundering. It has become a must for financial services firms to comply with strict Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) policies to preve...

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Jun 12, 2018

For humans, a lively street is like a very busy picture: cars, signs, trees, people, and buildings, often one in front of the other. The brain is able to classify and pinpoint these objects effortlessly. But when an attempt is made to automate this p...

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Jun 11, 2018

Enterprises in the service industry are now widely cognisant of the applicability of robotic process automation (RPA) techniques to achieve significant productivity gains while being cost conscious. RPA’s ability to reduce processing time and e...

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Jun 11, 2018

Enterprises in the services industry are now widely cognisant of the applicability of robotic process automation (RPA) techniques to achieve significant productivity gains while being cost conscious. RPA’s ability to reduce processing time and ...

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Jun 09, 2018

Robotic process automation (RPA) can be an effective way to automate business processes. But since a primary goal of process automation is to lower costs, anybody looking at RPA needs to think hard about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the RPA s...

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Jun 09, 2018

The National Robotics Initiative (NRI) was launched in 2011 and is about to celebrate its 5 year anniversary. In parallel with the NRI, the robotics community, with support from the Computing Community Consortium, engaged in a series of road mapping ...

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Jun 08, 2018

With the automotive industry moving rapidly towards fully autonomous, connected, electric mobility solutions, the vehicle has truly become a complex system-of-systems involving electronic, mechanical, thermal and chemical systems - to name a few. For...

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Jun 07, 2018

Smart technology has been playing a major role in our everyday lives for over a decade. Now, it’s transforming the world of industry. Many experts believe we’re entering the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. In the...

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Jun 06, 2018

Agri-Food is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK. It supports a food chain that generates over £108bn p.a., with 3.9m employees in a truly international industry and exports £20bn of UK manufactured goods.

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Jun 05, 2018

Digital is undoubtedly a hot topic capturing the attention of all stakeholders of engineering and construction (E&C) companies around the world - from the front lines at physical locations to the C-suite, the board, the suppliers and the customer...

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Jun 03, 2018

Robotic process automation, or RPA, has made a rapid entry onto the agenda of procurement and purchase-to-pay organizations. While most of the actual deployments of robotics to date have been industry-specific (e.g., financial services, utilities, te...

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Jun 03, 2018

Around the world, IntervalZero’s real-time operating system (RTOS) is used by a multitude of customers with prestigious brands in dozens of different industries like industrial automation, manufacturing, mobile devices, digital media, medical s...

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Jun 01, 2018

What does it take to be a robotics industry leader? Common ingredients include a novel technology, a strong understanding of customer needs, and an ecosystem of developers and integrators. Other factors for success include investor support, component...

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Jun 01, 2018

Recent years have seen significant advancements in industrial automation applications in the fields of drive systems and object detection, paving the way for a new age of interaction between human and machine. With regard to functional safety and the...

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Jun 01, 2018

Subsequent to the issuance of the three part Delivering Dispute Free Projects1 series people asked, What are the early warning signs of claims and disputes? While the question seems very basic, it is a valid question and one we found has not often be...

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May 30, 2018

Robotics Process Automation (RPA) aka digital labor is really a step before AI, where the systems or Robots as they are usually, called perform repetitive rule based tasks without any intelligence or continuous learning as in AI. It is usually simple...

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May 29, 2018

With automation on the rise, the case for linear robotics has expanded. Linear robots are a type of industrial robot with two or three principal axes that move in a straight line rather than rotate, functioning at right angles to each other. The thre...

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May 25, 2018

Technological advances with drones and robotics have created numerous opportunities for warehouses to reduce overhead costs, improve accuracy and refit operations for peak efficiency. Fulfillment centers may utilize a force of human pickers and packa...

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May 25, 2018

This joint POV (Point Of View) eBook from Avanade and Blue Prism outlines some of challenges and challenges of RPA adoption. It helps provide a framework for utilizing automation as the backbone for any digital transformation.

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May 22, 2018

One hundred years ago, who would have imagined that web developers, coders, SEO consultants, site designers, digital analysts, systems engineers, bloggers, social media experts, growth hackers, content managers, UX designers, marketing technologists,...

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May 21, 2018

Every enterprise organization is under immense pressures to digitize and automate all aspects of their operations, yet many organizations still rely on manual tasks for vital business processes, such as collecting, reviewing, and inputting informatio...

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May 20, 2018

A girl’s motivation to pursue a Core STEM career can be influenced by self-confidence, stereotypes, educational environment, the perceived attractiveness of the sector and social factors including peers, parents, the presence of role models and...

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May 18, 2018

Many companies have accomplished Bot 1.0. They’ve assessed the need for and implemented their first wave of bots. They’re tracking and measuring the results - and they like what they see. Their initial investments are paying off.

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May 18, 2018

As enterprises become more complex, and success increasingly depends on streamlining operations, it becomes imperative to invest in emerging technologies that enhance efficiency and facilitate improved decision-making in the back-office. Robotic Proc...

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May 17, 2018

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) empowers the organization to reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and productivity while delivering better and faster service to customers. To realize the benefits of RPA, firms need to overcome a range of chal...

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May 17, 2018

Professor Leslie Willcocks and Professor Mary Lacity of the London School of Economics have conducted an in-depth case study of Telefonica O2’s Blue Prism Robotic Process Automation program. The report includes a detailed review of the history ...

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May 09, 2018

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology uses software to mimic human interaction to complete repetitive, rules-based tasks where speed and accuracy are essential. The technology acts as a virtual workforce to complete high volume work improving e...

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May 09, 2018

By 2017, it is expected that the majority of ad buying and placement in the U.S. will be automated. Machines will bid out ad space and other machines will buy it. Already, more than two-thirds of digital advertising is automated, rising to almost thr...

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May 08, 2018

Do you know what gets executives really excited? Automation and robots. Do you know what scares the bejesus out of everyone else? Automation and robots. That’s why it continues to be a hot subject as more companies move to implement Robotic Pro...

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May 07, 2018

In today’s building industry, manufacturers who supply the various components of a building’s envelope face a range of competitive and engineering pressures. Due to the increased reliance on mechanical systems on performance, failures can...

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May 06, 2018

Data is at the heart of almost every modern enterprise. Information drives sales, enables customer insight and generates growth through repeat business. It is also an essential component of good customer service, with few organizations managing to of...

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May 05, 2018

Construction is at the heart of life in the UK. The industry provides not only the places we live and work, but the buildings central to our culture - from schools and hospitals to football grounds and theatres. Construction also helps improve the ef...

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May 04, 2018

An emerging generation of physical robots promises to transform manufacturing with its ability to communicate and collaborate, both robot-to-robot and robot-to-human, opening the way to greater innovation and productivity. Achieving these benefits, h...

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May 03, 2018

When you have more than one robot working on a production floor, it can be handy to have them communicate with each other. Sometimes it’s as simple as having one robot know when the other has handed a part off down the line, or it can be as com...

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May 02, 2018

When it comes to technology in the construction industry, you’d be forgiven for thinking that your coworkers may not be ready to use it on the jobsite. Even though it offers significant benefits-like avoiding rework costs and keeping everyone w...

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May 01, 2018

The European robotics market cannot be seen as one. In countries with strong manufacturing traditions, industrial automation is dominant. In countries with strong service sectors, healthcare and service robots will have a bigger market share. Europea...

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May 01, 2018

Artificial Intelligence is not a new concept, especially to the readers of science fiction. In recent times, however, it is becoming more science and less fiction. The world of technology is changing rapidly, with computers and now robots, replacing ...

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Apr 25, 2018

Today’s worldwide capital projects are getting ever more complex and larger in scope, with many of these projects facing chronic cost overruns and schedule delays. In fact, as an industry, engineering and construction (E&C) almost just acce...

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Apr 25, 2018

20 pieces of uncooked spaghetti. Masking tape. String. And a marshmallow. You have 18 minutes to build the tallest structure you can that will support the marshmallow on top. It’s a fun exercise that reveals some interesting tendencies about ho...

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Apr 24, 2018

Despite advances in technology, insurers still rely on manual tasks for processing claims, underwriting applications, and other core business processes. Nearly half of U.S. insurers still rely on manual processes. The top or #1 efficiency challenge o...

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Apr 19, 2018

The modern warehouse, distribution facility, and fulfillment center has always been a critical part of business operations, but the advent of robotics and digital transformation technologies has turned them into strategic sites for businesses to buil...

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Apr 19, 2018

Although robotic welding applications have been profitable for large manufacturers producing a high volume of parts, things are much different for medium-size and job shop businesses. Frequently, manufacturers of this size do not have the four factor...

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Apr 19, 2018

Today, the construction industry faces both great opportunities and great risk. Oxford Economics Global 2030 forecast predicts that construction will grow more than 4 percent annually over the next 15 years. In the US, the news is even better: the co...

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Apr 19, 2018

From prosthetics to tissues, there is a remarkable opportunity for additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, to benefit public health and drive business results. Expected to be a $1.21 billion market by 2020, medical 3D printing has...

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Apr 18, 2018

Medical robotics is a relatively new field. The first documented robot-assisted surgical procedure took place in 1985, and 15 years later the da Vinci Surgical System became the first robotic surgical system approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...

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Apr 18, 2018

Engineering and purchasing departments at many manufacturing companies often have different ideas about success. Both want it, but they have opposing criteria. Engineers must define the best design possible within customer specifications, a job that ...

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Apr 18, 2018

Recent advances in robotic design and intelligence have enabled robots to perform more efficiently than ever. As a result, they’ve moved beyond manufacturing and assembly - where robotic process efficiencies continue to improve - and into servi...

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Apr 17, 2018

In today’s challenging economic climate, enterprises struggle to respond to the changing needs of their customers while still running efficient and effective operations. To remain competitive, business leaders often demand the organization oper...

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Apr 15, 2018

Transactions. Today’s businesses deal with masses of them. In fact, for some firms - especially those with large customer bases - the volume of transaction records reaches into the millions and even billions. And they can produce a crushing wor...

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Apr 13, 2018

A new kind of robot has made its way into industrial settings, challenging our preconceived notions of robotics. These robots main feature is the ability to work safely alongside humans, and now it seems human-robot collaboration is the most sought-a...

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Apr 11, 2018

Robotic process automation (RPA) is fast becoming one of the most disruptive technology development that is improving service delivery. RPA is receiving wide acceptance in many industries as it can be applied in many structured, repetitive and rule-b...

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Apr 11, 2018

Humans have often had a cautious relationship with new technology, particularly when it causes widespread disruption in the workforce. Yet historically, technological advances have not resulted in fewer jobs available to humans, but rather have led t...

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Apr 10, 2018

From the operating room to the manufacturing floor, the robotics industry continues to grow and mature. As demand for robotic devices increases, so do the technology requirements. This free whitepaper outlines robotic applications that benefit from t...

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Apr 09, 2018

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) use sensors and navigation technologies to transport goods around an open space without a human controlling them. Different forms of autonomous robots have been used in postal sorting centers for years, to move contain...

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Apr 09, 2018

Just like chatbots, Cognitive Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI), RPA allows for human actions to be carried out more efficiently. Cognitive Automation makes it possible to automate tasks that do not follow a set of rules. Chatbots also fall...

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Apr 06, 2018

Engineers spend, on average, 15 percent of their time managing data-and some routinely waste the equivalent of one day a week or more. Much of this waste is due to the simple fact that Windows Explorer wasn’t made for engineers. And it certainl...

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Apr 03, 2018

Conventional automated palletizers have been available since the 1950s. In the 1990s, gantry and then jointed arm robots made significant inroads in palletizing, leading many to conclude that the conventional palletizer’s days were numbered.

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Apr 03, 2018

If you’re serious about implementing robotic process automation within your company, you may already realize that RPA is a major investment that can offer you enormous benefits. But just how much can it do for your business?

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Apr 01, 2018

By adopting robotic process automation (RPA), organizations are automating rule-based processes with software programs that do not require human interaction and are applying them to systems, such as ERPs, workflow, and databases.

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Apr 01, 2018

To demonstrate a return on investment, robotics must deliver measurable results in efficiency or throughput. It’s not merely a matter of saving salaries or reducing errors, although the push toward lights out operations promises those benefits....

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Apr 01, 2018

A decade later, collaborative robots, or cobots, are becoming essential assets for manufacturing and logistics companies as they work alongside humans or perform more difficult, tedious, or dangerous tasks. Cobots perform several tasks, including hig...

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Apr 01, 2018

More small and midsize enterprises are realizing how collaborative robots can dramatically improve operations across several areas - from assembly and quality inspection, to pick-and-place and machine tending - as well their usefulness in providing a...

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Apr 01, 2018

Systems integration and interoperability come up often as projects and teams launch new applications to make the delivery of capital projects more efficient, more collaborative, more predictable and most importantly, more successful. Systems integrat...

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Mar 30, 2018

As with any new technology, adopting robotic process automation (RPA) requires an investment of time and resources, as well as a commitment to change. Once the decision has been made to move forward, the next stage of the journey is choosing which pr...

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Mar 30, 2018

The medical and healthcare industries are central to our society, whether it’s in maintaining the health of the population or driving economic value. This importance often puts the industry at the heart of political and social conversations, bu...

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Mar 27, 2018

Industry 4.0 may be regarded as an emerging approach to the adoption of next-generation robotics for industrial applications. Our study sheds light on the current state of robotics, with a particular focus on robots for industrial applications. The r...

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Mar 27, 2018

The study considers the global state of the art in engineering undergraduate education. It was undertaken to inform Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET), an initiative charged with develo...

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Mar 26, 2018

This document is intended to give an overview of collaborative robot technology, and how it can be integrated into common industrial applications to improve manufacturing processes. Six application areas will be discussed, with an overview of each ap...

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Mar 23, 2018

Platforms are sets of components that interact in very well defined ways to allow a range of products and services to be produced. The term has been appropriated from the software and manufacturing industries, where systems based around platforms hav...

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Mar 22, 2018

With the automotive industry moving rapidly towards fully autonomous, connected, electric mobility solutions, the vehicle has truly become a complex system-of-systems involving electronic, mechanical, thermal and chemical systems - to name a few. For...

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Mar 20, 2018

Genetically engineered mice are invaluable tools for the in vivo study of gene function. The use of gene modification methods, both in embryonic stem (ES) cells and in the embryo, to modify the mouse genome has provided valuable insights into human d...

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Mar 20, 2018

Trends in interior automotive continue to include low gloss surfaces and special effect, accent colors. With many plastics, the ability to achieve the proper low gloss surface or special effects like metallic colors requires a secondary painting proc...

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Mar 19, 2018

Wondering about the salary potential for Chartered Financial Risk Engineers? Your earning potential in the field of financial risk engineering or quantitative finance will be determined by a number of factors including some good fortune! Nonetheless,...

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Mar 18, 2018

Welcome to the UK-RAS White Paper Series on Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS). This is one of the core activities of UK-RAS Network, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). By bringing together academic centers o...

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Mar 18, 2018

When science fiction writer Isaac Asimov wrote about the three laws of robotics in his book Runaround in 1942, little did he know they would one day become a reality for a world filled with robots. From automated manufacturing plants, medical and pha...

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Mar 17, 2018

Recently, many companies have been making efforts to reform working styles and improve productivity. In this business environment, robotic process automation (RPA) has drawn a lot of attention as a means for improving the efficiency of operations and...

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Mar 15, 2018

According to a McKinsey Global Institute report, construction is among the world’s least digitized industries. On the other hand, architecture and industrial design, and marketing and sales are both highly digitized. Traditionally, this has div...

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Mar 14, 2018

Electrical power grids primarily consist of three-phase AC circuits. This means most power lines (transmission and distribution) have at least three conductors, and power transformers are either three-phase units or banks of single-phase transformers...

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Mar 10, 2018

Concepts like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), ‘mobile first’ and ‘content first’, and Cloud, are all factors to be considered in software product, software application or site re-engineering – but they are not the only con...

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Mar 10, 2018

We have turned creators into managers, and engineers into administrators. And for good reason! We assumed it was wise to reallocate a small amount of an engineer’s time to administrative tasks, based on the premise that gains would be achieved ...

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Mar 08, 2018

Traditionally, robots have not played a prominent role in the implementation of lean strategies. However, due to robots repeatability, speed, accuracy and flexibility, the role of robots in lean implementations is constantly increasing.

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Mar 08, 2018

The trend in conventional assembly and handling solutions is moving from robots to energy-efficient and cost-optimized systems. Conventional robot solutions are too large-scale for many applications and frequently offer more functions and degrees of ...

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Mar 08, 2018

The insurance company explored several industry-leading platforms that could drive the desired outcomes. Having worked with Genpact to transform many of its middle- and back-office operations, the company trusted us to determine where automation coul...

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Mar 07, 2018

When people learn that I’m a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, I usually get one of two reactions: they either make jokes about Terminator and the “rise of the machines”, or they get excited and ask me how soon t...

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Mar 06, 2018

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is getting accepted across the globe as a key technology. Enterprises are keen to evaluate the benefits of RPA and are looking at implementing it in their operations. This white paper provides key points that will hel...

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Mar 06, 2018

SSON and BlackLine conducted a survey of global finance and accounting leaders to gain a better understanding of robotics automation and the dramatic impact it can have on technology, process, and people. The survey results provide an understanding o...

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Mar 05, 2018

Die casting is considered an efficient, economical process that offers a broader range of shapes and components than any other manufacturing technique. This white paper presents cooperative engineering as an effective method for reducing costs, impro...

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Mar 05, 2018

Data engineers perform mission-critical data cleansing, transformations, and manipulations to make business use cases such as real-time dashboards or fraud detection possible. Common data engineering tasks include Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) o...

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Mar 03, 2018

Intelligent automation, also known as digital labor or robotics, was once an intriguing but far-fetched idea, but it has now become almost a given in many organizations. Today, virtually all business sectors are investing in advanced technologies suc...

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Mar 02, 2018

The engineering industry has witnessed great change and turbulence over recent years. Today’s generation of estimators and engineers are under pressure to do more with fewer resources and adapt quickly to change. It is vital that engineering an...

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Mar 01, 2018

Engineering-centric businesses face a number of challenges today, but the unmanageable design and change processes don’t need to be counted among them. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software can help businesses small and large proactively ...

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Mar 01, 2018

The term ‘tooling’ essentially describes the process required to design and engineer the tools that are necessary to manufacture parts or components. The quality of the finished part, its properties, the speed and accuracy with it can be ...

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Mar 01, 2018

Built on over 20 years of success and experience in high-performance mathematical computing, Maplesoft has introduced a new product line designed to face the challenges of modern engineering head on. The Maplesoft product vision delivers advanced mod...

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Mar 01, 2018

The use of genetically engineered mice in experimental medical research has led to significant advances in our understanding of human health and disease. From the development of transgenic and gene targeting methods to recent innovations in gene-edit...

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Mar 01, 2018

Digital technology is changing the way we design, construct, and maintain our infrastructure. New digital technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), wireless sensing, and 3D printing are transforming the way that infrastructure, real ...

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Mar 01, 2018

Canadian 3D geospatial experts Smarter Spaces engaged in a partnership with the University of New Brunswick (UNB) to laser scan a tunnel in a hydroelectric dam - producing a point cloud model to be overlaid with photogrammetry. The Grand Falls Genera...

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Mar 01, 2018

As the food processing industry continues to expand globally, food and beverage producers must rely on highly sophisticated automated equipment to meet consumer demand. Companies that manufacture everything from bakery items and frozen food to meat a...

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Mar 01, 2018

When people think of robotics, they often think about warehouses or manufacturing lines, where robots automate multiple processes. But robotics has the potential to reshape the way healthcare is delivered in a variety of applications and locales.

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Mar 01, 2018

From fault injection to side-channel analysis and invasive techniques, cybercriminals continue to become more sophisticated in their attack methods that are applied to security ICs. With pervasive connectivity and the resulting exposure, hardware-bas...

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Mar 01, 2018

Robot vendors are beginning to innovate their business models by offering a pay-as-you-go subscription model for their solutions. Your organization is likely already using many enterprise software products through service contracts with application v...

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Mar 01, 2018

Over the past 12 months, Robotic Process Automation has broken out. It has shifted from being a relatively niche technology, principally interesting to Business Process Outsourcing providers, to being explored and implemented across a much broader sw...

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Mar 01, 2018

This paper looks at how robots, as one segment of automation technologies, are impacting work and the workplace. It also considers what companies and educational institutes are doing and must do to close an existing skills gap that will worsen withou...

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Feb 24, 2018

For decades, robots have been a common sight in manufacturing plants across the globe. From upstream production and assembly applications, welding, fabrication, and painting to downstream end-of-line tasks such as case packing and palletizing, robots...

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Feb 22, 2018

Health and safety is at the forefront of corporate responsibility, especially with an increasingly hard line being taken in relation to health and safety cases. Penalties for Health and Safety transgressions are rapidly approaching parity with those ...

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Feb 20, 2018

The communication technology revolution has brought billions across the globe closer than ever before. Communications technology is now an integral part of every major industry including health, government, business, banking, and media. The surge in ...

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Feb 17, 2018

Keeping packaging equipment up and running is a top priority for engineers and plant personnel. Faced with ever-increasing productivity benchmarks based on fast and efficient operation, packaging engineers must continually fight against issues such a...

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Feb 15, 2018

Unmanned cargo robots in the air, on the ground and at the sea can dramatically reduce the cost of logistics worldwide and increase efficiency for industrial users and end customers. While PwC have estimated addressable market size for airborne drone...

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Feb 12, 2018

Animal models have long been used to study the complex biological processes that underlie normal human physiology and disease. In particular, the mouse has become one of the most commonly used model organisms for biomedical research. discovery and va...

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Feb 11, 2018

For more than two decades, robotic palletizing solutions have been advancing high-SKU, low-speed operations across the globe. A robot’s modular construction enables systems to scale with an operation, handle evolving packaging styles and be red...

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Feb 08, 2018

This report examines the reasons for the lack of women working in a professional capacity within the construction sector, with particular emphasis on the North West of England. The findings are based on an 18 month research project Construction and W...

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Feb 06, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and other forms of smart automation are advancing at a rapid pace and have the potential to bring great benefits to the economy, by boosting productivity and creating new and better products and services. In an ...

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Feb 05, 2018

Improvements, helping teams manage transactions and customer requests faster and more accurately. “In the past, we were effectively running the business on spreadsheets, so when a customer submitted an inquiry or transaction request, it was ver...

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Feb 01, 2018

Since we started Foodout, an MVP of Dorado, we have been continuously transforming the way people order stuff. Combining its latest innovations in Artificial Intelligence driven chat-bot technology, deliveries by drone and robots with current Foodout...

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Feb 01, 2018

Approximately one in four women leave the engineering profession within the first five years, a rate much higher than their male counterparts. Studies of STEM professionals have found that women encounter numerous challenges in hiring and performance...

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Feb 01, 2018

Today’s manufacturers have started looking downstream more and more for automation opportunities. And when they do, more are choosing robotic systems. According to PMMI’s 2008 Packaging Machinery Shipments & Outlook Study, shipments o...

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Feb 01, 2018

Outsourcing provides a great value proposition of shifting processes to lower cost labor but also opens companies up to higher risk and security by moving control outside the enterprise. Read more on how Robotic Process Automation can keep your data ...

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Feb 01, 2018

Automation transformed 20th-century production lines. Now, a combination of artificial intelligence and robotics is taking automation to the next level: the smart factory. AI allows businesses to create new production processes and optimize existing ...

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Feb 01, 2018

With the unemployment average decreasing across the nation and new jobs continually evolving, long-term growth projections are promising for the engineering industry. We took a deep dive into the newest job market data from the Bureau of Labor Statis...

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Feb 01, 2018

With newer technology, an endless list of tools is being launched to support the ever-expanding technology landscape. The rush to absorb these technologies is also increasing, leading to high vulnerability on the application’s performance. Ther...

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Feb 01, 2018

Electrical engineers are a unique breed. Their work is mathematically demanding, and they constantly face challenging technical problems. Math software and spreadsheets are often used to support the calculations at the core of their analyses.

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Feb 01, 2018

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms face constant change in the form of new safety regulations, materials innovation, and industry developments, all of which create opportunities and challenges. RedVector, a leader in eLearning an...

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Jan 31, 2018

With the rapid development of drones, the topic of supervision has drawn enormous public attention while emerging as a serious challenge for the civil aviation and transportation industry. Supervision bodies of the civil aviation sector urgently need...

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Jan 30, 2018

Whenever you ask if robots could work in your factory, the answer you receive is always a hesitant “It depends.” It depends on your factory, your team, which robot you choose, what you want it to do and a whole lot more.

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Jan 29, 2018

Bentley and Siemens recently briefed ARC Advisory Group about their vision for an open, cloud-based solution for engineering and operations. The cloud solution – a portal accessed through a browser – will federate data sources, provide fu...

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Jan 27, 2018

The purpose of the study was to measure the productivity increase using AccuGrade systems on a road design example, which could simulate a highway access road or similar. The road was 80 meters long and included cuts and fills, curves, elevation chan...

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Jan 26, 2018

Circuit breakers are the final control elements of the electric power industry, akin to control valves in the process industries. They are strictly on/off devices, used to make and break connections under load in power systems. Circuit breakers autom...

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Jan 26, 2018

The combination of declining prices in Robotics, performance improvements and increasing widespread adoption of the blockchain will lead to exponential growth. The exponential speed of technology innovation will make robotics and A.I. as omnipresent ...

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Jan 24, 2018

Intelligent sensors are the fundamental building blocks of modern smart factories. They enable sensor-supported production resources (machines, robots, etc.) to configure, control, manage and optimize themselves. Precise, reliable sensor data is now ...

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Jan 24, 2018

Rapid technological change is displacing traditional processes, disciplines, and ways of working across all industries. Specifically, in engineering and construction, technology is moving to the strategic center of activities and business models due ...

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Jan 22, 2018

Typically when you think of a "computer" you think about one machine sitting on your desk at home or at work. This machine works perfectly well for watching movies or working with spreadsheet software. However, as many users likely experien...

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Jan 21, 2018

Companies today often struggle with recruiting and retaining top talent. Human resources (HR) and other executives have long lamented the difficulties in sourcing applicants who possess the necessary skillsets, experience, and qualifications needed t...

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Jan 19, 2018

The digital revolution is transforming nearly every industry; affecting the way we serve our customers, manage our operations, engage our workforce, and grow our businesses. Yet, much of our work is still being done through antiquated processes and l...

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Jan 15, 2018

The purpose of this White Paper is to clarify the role that collaborative robots – or cobots – play in what has now become known as Industry 4.0. After reviewing the concepts Industry 4.0 and cobot, we will examine the suitability of cobo...

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Jan 15, 2018

A variable is a quantity that can assume any value. In algebraic expressions, variables are represented by letters from the end of the alphabet. In physics and engineering, any letter of the alphabet and Greek letters are used as symbols for physical...

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Jan 10, 2018

Nine out of ten Food Science students would probably claim the Food Engineering course as the most difficult one in their undergraduate curriculum. Although part of the difficulty may be related to how food engineering is taught, much of the difficul...

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Jan 09, 2018

Today’s engineers are under constant pressure to innovate as they search for better methods to design and make products that will have a significant impact. Yet does anyone in your organization really know what it takes to be truly innovative? ...

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Jan 08, 2018

This paper summarizes the economic benefits of applying 3D laser scanning technologies to the design, construction and operation of industrial plants. We examine how these technologies deliver four main benefits: risk mitigation; cost reduction and s...

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Jan 06, 2018

The line between engineering and IT is blurring, with a growing need to integrate these two disciplines. Companies - and managers - who can create harmony between engineering and IT are best positioned to thrive in the era of the IoT. Writing in the ...

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Jan 05, 2018

Processing and packaging applications in the food and drug industries have many criteria in common because both industries must meet stringent standards developed to guarantee the utmost safety of products intended for human consumption. Production m...

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Jan 01, 2018

In today’s digital world, businesses and organizations are under pressure to perform at peak efficiency and offer superior customer service. The need to react quickly to customer and market demands continues to increase. Customer expectations a...

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Jan 01, 2018

We are fast approaching a tipping point for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Ireland. Skills shortages, societal impact, talent development and technology trends are converging to make STEM a pressing national question.

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Dec 31, 2017

Automation technologies cover a broad spectrum of capabilities, from robotic process automation (RPA) to deep machine learning and natural language processing. In the marketplace, RPA is considered the simplest form of automation, with easy-to-progra...

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Dec 22, 2017

Our economic infrastructure is the dense network of systems providing energy, transport, water, waste management, telecommunications and flood defense that enable the essential services on which our everyday activities depend. An effective infrastruc...

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Dec 21, 2017

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is emerging as a cost-effective technique to get work done in financial service institutions. As RPA software bots automate high-volume, repeatable tasks within existing processes, they free efforts and enable attenti...

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Dec 18, 2017

Leaders of global companies and multinational corporations face many challenges, such as directing budgets, managing employees and executing overall strategy. It can be difficult to allocate time and energy to facility management decisions, especiall...

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Dec 17, 2017

Online testing and assessment have opened up great opportunities for the modern educator. Good automated assessment tools can help consolidate student understanding, support self-directed learning, give instructors more time to focus on other teachin...

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Dec 15, 2017

Advances in bot design, Artificial Intelligence, and more expansive use of contextual awareness (through increased adoption of APIs and IoT technologies), will create more powerful and less predictable bots. In addition, thousands of bots will collab...

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Dec 10, 2017

Engineering Fluid Dynamics (EFD) is a new breed of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software that enables mechanical engineers to simulate fluid flow and heat transfer using 3D CAD models directly, with no need for data translations or copies. EFD ...

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Dec 05, 2017

Before getting started with automating your processes, it’s crucial to take a step back and assess whether your current processes are efficient and scalable. Deploying robots to run your process is challenging if there is no standard process to...

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Dec 01, 2017

There are just far too many unknowns for the price we pay!. That’s the reaction from the CEO of a mid-sized auto component manufacturing firm. In fact, that is the likely reaction of any small or medium manufacturer when confronted with the dec...

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Dec 01, 2017

A blockchain is a decentralized and distributed database that holds a record of transactions linked to it in blocks which are added in a liner and chronological order. It provides a secure, transparent, and immutable source of record by its design th...

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Dec 01, 2017

From refrigerators and air conditioners to waste heat recovery systems and steam turbines, thermal engineering has influenced every area of life. Furthermore, growing environmental demands are intensifying the focus on the core goal of thermal engine...

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Dec 01, 2017

Throughout the Digital Engineering or BIM lifecycle, from design to construction and maintenance, engineers and surveyors today need to accurately capture, manage and utilize 3D spatial information. Most projects require information to be captured in...

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Nov 29, 2017

The past 18 months have seen significant growth in the use of automation tools throughout the commercial sector. At the vanguard is Robotics Process Automation, a technology that has existed for over a decade, but is finally coming into its own with ...

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Nov 24, 2017

The goal of any financial institution is to attract and retain clients, reduce the costs of doing business, and drive growth and profitability. In an era of transformation and digitization, key industry drivers include delivering a rich, omnichannel ...

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Nov 23, 2017

The retail and consumer goods industry faces considerable challenges, threatened by a demand for personalization, an unoptimized business process constrained by human error and an inability to fully anticipate customer demands. These problems leave c...

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Nov 23, 2017

One of the most widespread problems of the real estate market of today is a reserved and conservative approach during the early stage of construction when a developer needs seed capital most of all. An outdated control and monitoring model in constru...

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Nov 23, 2017

We have seen it in the movies. We have read fantastical futuristic fiction about it as youngsters in school and now it is upon us: Robots performing human tasks. The future posed by visionary film creators and novelists is still a bit further away, b...

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Nov 22, 2017

Technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) and back-office workforce optimization (BOWFO) have been slowly developing adjuncts to the front and back office for a number of years, but are fast ramping up the adoption curve. RPA is a particu...

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Nov 20, 2017

Trimble´s unique BIM solution for civil engineering and construction projects significantly improves efficiency and productivity, while minimizing errors, waste and cost at every stage of the project – from planning and design, to constru...

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Nov 20, 2017

This whitepaper explores how and why companies outside of the aerospace and defense industries can successfully implement Systems Engineering. It is designed to educate readers about this particular topic and provide a methodology for approaching Sys...

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Nov 16, 2017

Engineering researchers must not only develop models quickly, but they also require in-depth analytical tools to help them understand on a fundamental level the intricacies of their models. Fortunately, tools like MapleSimTM and MapleTM, from Mapleso...

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Nov 10, 2017

The MacKays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway project is being built by an alliance made up of the New Zealand (NZ) Transport Agency, Beca Planning, and Infrastructure, Fletcher Construction. The M2PP Alliance brings together a high performing, integrat...

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Nov 10, 2017

Companies are shifting the value proposition from traditional hardware and equipment offerings to insights based on data, analytics, and advanced algorithms. Digital technology allows information to be communicated perfectly, over a long distance, to...

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Nov 09, 2017

The SEAW Wind Committee recommends that, when appropriate, designers consider an intermediate exposure where minor bodies of water or other similar upwind changes in ground surface roughness allow for the use of exposure less severe than that defined...

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Nov 03, 2017

Chemical engineers operate at the nexus of physics, chemistry, and math, and constantly encounter challenging technical problems; their work involves heat and mass balances, vessel design, pump and pipe sizing, reaction engineering, and more. Math so...

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Nov 02, 2017

eLearning has been adopted at a rapidly increasing rate in recent years with the development of high-speed internet access. According to the eLearning Guild, worldwide revenue from eLearning products and services exceeded $50 billion in 2010, and gro...

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Nov 01, 2017

New technology is exciting, but we shouldn’t let that cloud the fact that we work in an industry built on people. We took this simple position in deciding to produce this report, and it is one we believe underpins the successful deployment of a...

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Nov 01, 2017

It was winter 2009, and I was on a mission to sell my startup’s first product, a robotic gripper, to the automotive manufacturers of Michigan. My cofounders and I-three friends from the robotics lab at Laval University-had a straightforward bus...

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Nov 01, 2017

What is model-based systems engineering? According to INCOSE, the International Council on Systems Engineering, model-based systems engineering (MBSE) is the formalized application of modeling to support system requirements, design, analysis, verific...

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Oct 30, 2017

Gears, especially in open gearing applications, share a set of well-known performance problems that crop up again and again across many different applications. The most common ones include excessive noise, vibration, heat, weight, and corrosion. Gear...

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Oct 26, 2017

A staggering 45 percent of the business leaders participating in a pulse survey from PwC believe that robotics will develop to become the most revolutionary technology of all for the Danish business community. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has the...

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Oct 25, 2017

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the use of software tools to carry out repeatable tasks typically previously completed by humans. The repetitive nature of onboarding KYC/AML compliance programs makes it particularly attractive for RPA solutions.

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Oct 24, 2017

The academic researchers at the Outsourcing Unit (OU) aim to assess the current and long-term effects of business services automation on client organizations. While using software to automate work is not a new idea, recent interest in service automat...

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Oct 19, 2017

The glory days of the 1980s and 1990s, when an engineering software company could pump out new products for consumption by a technology-starved market, are long over. Engineers are now drowning in “productivity tools.” They are now much m...

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Oct 19, 2017

Today, partial automation of financial processes has become the standard for corporations and larger, mid-size companies. With advanced capture and workflow automation solutions offered by Kofax, including SAP-certified ReadSoft Process Director, Ora...

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Oct 14, 2017

This year, the worldwide use of industrial robots has reached an all-time high of almost 1.1 million units, and that number is forecasted to reach 1.3 million by 2014 (IFR Statistical Department). If those numbers seem shocking, you need only look at...

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Oct 10, 2017

There will be an initial Token Genesis Offering to launch the rLoop Network. Numerous releases of the token can occur to launch further projects on the network, allowing greater community participation and milestone-based project funding. rLoop has a...

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Oct 09, 2017

The push for greener, sustainable design is universal. Whether it’s in the cars we drive or where we get our energy for our houses, green design has left the periphery of modern engineering and is now a dominant influence in contemporary engine...

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Oct 07, 2017

Leading members of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction industry have begun championing the adoption of a Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) approach to projects-a change that is slowly but dramatically transforming the way projects ar...

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Oct 07, 2017

Describes how to convert programmed points in a job to a relative job in user coordinates. This user coordinate can be retaught, and programmed points will remain in the same location and orientation relative to the user coordinate. This overview is ...

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Sep 27, 2017

No matter how much companies like to think of themselves as being modern, “digital” enterprises, the fact remains that many organizations are still handling common business processes the same way they have for decades: manually. Many back...

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Sep 19, 2017

Blue Prism created a new technology category called robotic process automation, deploying fleets of software robots that are secure, reliable and scalable. As economies recover and businesses find themselves with workers who are struggling to balance...

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Sep 19, 2017

Robots have long captured the popular imagination, as reflected in their frequent appearance in literature, film and television and even popular music. Although the idea of human-like machines goes back much earlier, the term robot first appeared in ...

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Sep 19, 2017

Robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) are being leveraged by banking, insurance, and financial institutions to provide a key competitive advantage. Transformation in back-office operations and effortless customer interacti...

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Sep 19, 2017

While technology has been a driver of change in the finance industry, it has stopped short of disrupting it entirely. Aside from cryptocurrency companies - like Bitcoin - technological improvements have been incremental rather than radical. The physi...

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Sep 15, 2017

In reliability engineering, product industries now follow a conscious and planned approach to effectively address multiple issues related to product certification, failure returns, customer satisfaction, market competition and product lifecycle cost....

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Sep 14, 2017

Robots are our life. So whether you are looking for a robotic solution for the sake of precision, speed, optimization or ergonomics, we can help you. And probably at a price that will take you by surprise; our robotic arms have an average payback tim...

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Sep 13, 2017

Engineering expertise has taken on an increasingly important role when working to meet the challenging needs of OEMs. This is especially true for precision metal stampings and springs. Prototyping to prove out design concepts, suggesting ways to stre...

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Sep 13, 2017

Simulations in chemical reaction engineering are used for different reasons during the investigation and development of a reaction process or system. In the initial stages, they are used to dissect and understand the processor system. By setting up a...

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Sep 12, 2017

Mechanical and plant engineering has always benefitted from innovations, i.e., from creative ideas and their economical implementation. Today this is truer than ever, because in many areas of automation technology precision requirements are on the in...

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Sep 06, 2017

According to leading experts in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) field, in order to ensure professional growth and success in this industry, the possession of technical skills, while critical, is simply not enough. The general con...

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Sep 05, 2017

Can your robots handle the gear-crunching, velocity-defying requirements of twenty-four hours-a-day, high-speed processing with limited downtime? Or handle errors and recover automatically without impacting on production cycles?

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Sep 05, 2017

The interest and use of robotic process automation (RPA) has rapidly increased to support repetitive, labor-intensive and transactional business processes. For many enterprises, RPA has emerged as a best-fit alternative to making huge IT investments ...

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Sep 04, 2017

This study examines the most important challenges currently faced by Switzerland as a location for manufacturing, as well as the prospects and potential opportunities it has to look forward to. We identify success factors and potential courses of act...

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Sep 01, 2017

Soaring product complexities across many industries, including automotive (electric and hybrid vehicles), aerospace (UAVs) and energy (smart grids, green power), are putting a tremendous strain on the engineering toolchain. As a result, system-level ...

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Sep 01, 2017

Today, many automation technology sectors require highly precise positioning systems. For multi-axis solutions, parallel-kinematic systems often are a perfect choice. Hexapods are a good example for this, where the travel ranges go from only a few to...

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Sep 01, 2017

For businesses looking to reduce operating costs and increase profitability, Robotic Process Automation offers a sophisticated form of software designed to automate tasks across diverse IT environments. Abstaining from adopting RPA tools and methods ...

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Sep 01, 2017

Imagine a process improvement that increases productivity not by 10%, or 50%, but 1,000% or more. Envision reducing cycle times by days or weeks, and slashing operations costs by at least 45%. Picture boosting customer satisfaction by 18% practically...

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Aug 31, 2017

This white paper focuses on the effective application of Value Engineering (VE) to the designing of electromechanical systems by following a multi-step, structured and function-driven analysis. The process involves three key steps namely function ana...

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Aug 24, 2017

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - the automation of complex processes that replaces humans through the implementation of advanced software - is transforming the future of back-office processes. Businesses across the board are realizing that RPA is t...

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Aug 20, 2017

Aerospace manufacturers have used additive manufacturing systems since AM’s beginnings in the '80s. But in the past few years, rapid advancements in AM technology have led applications of the technology in the aerospace industry to prolifer...

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Aug 16, 2017

Robotics already plays a key role in space exploration and exploitation, supporting both manned and unmanned missions. When coupled with increasingly capable autonomous and intelligent systems, robotics will enable yet more audacious exploration of o...

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Aug 11, 2017

Widely employed as a cost-effective solution to many of the inherent problems of customer service apps and phone-based customer service operators, AI and Chatbots have rapidly increased in popularity to the point where they are now a potential threat...

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Aug 08, 2017

RPA-Robotic Process Automation-is a hot topic these days. And, for good reason. RPA helps organizations drive efficiency, increase productivity, and cut costs by automating various repetitive and manual tasks. And, that’s a shame. Why? Fact is,...

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Aug 06, 2017

This report draws on the expertise of ACCA’s finance transformation, shared services and outsourcing advisory group, bringing together a panel of leading industry experts to provide perspectives on the future of automation and specifically the ...

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Aug 01, 2017

Analysts and influencers are saying that Robotic Process Automation is creating a second economy that connects the physical economy in invisible, concurrent systems to speed and optimize knowledge work. Some are calling Robotic Process Automation the...

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Jul 31, 2017

Small assembly robots are continuing to achieve ever-higher levels of implementation in all manufacturing sectors. In order to function, a robot requires a controller that contains the programs that tell the robot what to do, serves as a coordinating...

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Jul 25, 2017

A 1973 Chevy truck may be perfect for off-road desert racing. But if you want it to last more than one race, you’ll modify parts of the truck to handle the rugged terrain. Suspension kits are one of the specialty products from LSK Suspension, a...

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Jul 22, 2017

Space robotics and autonomous systems (or Space RAS) play a critical role in the current and future development of mission-defined machines that can survive in the space environment and performing exploration, assembly, construction, maintenance, or ...

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Jul 20, 2017

Finance functions are under significant pressure across all industries but specifically in Financial services sector. Some of the major challenges are to shrink costs and support decreasing margins, to improve speed, volumes, and quality of informati...

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Jul 19, 2017

Roads and means of transport make a crucial contribution to economic development and growth and bring important social benefits. Poorly maintained roads constrain mobility, significantly raise vehicle operating costs, increase accident rates and they...

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Jul 17, 2017

The infrastructure of the world is essential and grows more critical every year. Investing in infrastructure means boosting the economy. Infrastructure projects help to create good jobs and promote economic recovery. These projects serve as the base ...

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Jul 17, 2017

Surgical robotics has evolved from a niche research field 25 years ago to a burgeoning area of innovation and development, spearheading evolution in precision medicine, personalized healthcare, and quality-of-life improvements. The commercial success...

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Jul 17, 2017

The challenge facing management in Engineering organizations due to this increased trend is how to effectively assess this risk and make the appropriate investments in risk mitigation activities to manage this risk to as low as possible. Contributing...

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Jul 15, 2017

This report discusses the characteristics of Enterprise RPA, the best approach for automating a business process, reuse, auditing, management and other aspects that an enterprise RPA provides that other types of RPA do not.  The report concludes...

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Jul 06, 2017

All-pervasive process automation remains the holy grail in the enterprise landscape, the substantial productivity benefits delivered by lean techniques and workflow standardization notwithstanding. This could change dramatically with the advent of Ro...

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Jul 04, 2017

Phone fraud is a growing problem for financial institutions due to its ease, low risk and low cost. It comes in many forms with attacks in the call center, in automated account management systems, and outbound verification systems.

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Jul 01, 2017

Today, the complexity of the refining business is growing every day with new markets, new feedstocks, and new regulations in place. In addition, refineries worldwide are facing declining profit margins. In order to sustain their profitability, refine...

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Jul 01, 2017

Technology is now fundamental to all enterprise strategies aimed at reducing costs, improving competitiveness and capturing new market opportunities. Robotics & Intelligent Operational Systems (RIOS) are the new vanguard of emerging technologies ...

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Jul 01, 2017

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has generated a wealth of opinions in recent months, ranging from being described as the golden goose for operational savings, to another instance of the emperor’s new clothes in the financial services world.

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Jun 30, 2017

Software robotics has received a lot of attention in the last year. That includes from both popular press speculation about the impact on jobs and the analyst press discussing the potential impact on offshoring and outsourcing.

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Jun 30, 2017

The development of the Electrical Wire Interconnection System, or EWIS, for today’s advanced aircraft, is one of the most complicated engineering activities around. In addition to having to respond to very high rates of change during developmen...

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Jun 26, 2017

A new kind of robot, called a collaborative robot, has made its way into the industry changing our preconceived ideas about robots and humans sharing a workspace. Having a robot to work safely alongside humans can improve the production flow while al...

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Jun 22, 2017

Robotics and autonomous systems are making an increasing impact in many sectors. While we are most familiar with industrial robots and factory automation, service robots, which includes systems for use in domestic, personal, and healthcare settings, ...

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Jun 15, 2017

Will your company survive the workforce disruption triggered by the rise of the robot, powered by a new wave of artificial intelligence? The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is upon us, and it’s the advent of robotics that promises ...

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Jun 12, 2017

Digitization has reached every aspect of today’s life, and it is here to stay. For engineering and construction companies, technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, and cloud provide new and exciting opportunities. But ...

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Jun 06, 2017

The global competitive landscape for manufacturing is squeezing everyone-from the Tier 1 automotive companies to electronics goods manufacturers. It is shortening the required time to market and with little warning. This high-pressure environment req...

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Jun 01, 2017

Progress in many domains increasingly benefits from our ability to view the systems through a computational lens, i.e., using computational abstractions of the domains; and our ability to acquire, share, integrate, and analyze disparate types of data...

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Jun 01, 2017

With this white paper, we wanted to provide you with the most comprehensive information on Robotic Process Automation. We are confident in the groundswell of business process automation, independent of the buzz the approach has generated in recent mo...

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Jun 01, 2017

Global companies have been embracing automation and large-scale robotic implementations for many years now. Traditionally, companies focused their efforts on high-volume, low mix production-the “sweet spot” for automation-and large-scale ...

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Jun 01, 2017

As modern industrial manufacturing shifts from traditional mass production to customization, the need for advanced robot-based object detection, recognition, and gripping technologies has increased significantly. Traditional industrial robots depend ...

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May 30, 2017

Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) AlphaGo beat the world’s top Go player, four games to one. Siri and Alexa decipher and take action based on human speech. Even the Turing test is seemingly toasted: in 2014, a computer program fooled ...

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May 27, 2017

Engineering is a complex and expensive activity that has always been at the heart of the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. But in recent years, it has become harder to bring the right engineering capabilities to bear in the right place at the...

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May 26, 2017

Of all the complex elements that impact the manufacturing industry, automation is the key to its revival in the United States. Today’s robotics offer U.S. manufacturers improvements in efficiency that are driving up profits and employment. At t...

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May 24, 2017

Robots and automation are an integral part of the manufacturing industry today, enhancing human intervention to process control, coordination, and higher order decision making. Automation is not a new age concept in Business Process Management (BPM) ...

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May 23, 2017

Food manufacturers today face a host of new opportunities and challenges. Not only must they keep up with ever-changing consumer trends, but they must remain vigilant in their sanitary practices and procedures to ensure the highest levels of food saf...

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May 23, 2017

Your food processing plant’s mechanical system is the single most important function necessary to keep your facility operating efficiently. In this white paper, we’ll look at special considerations in budgeting for your mechanical require...

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May 22, 2017

Robots are becoming an integral part of the manufacturing floor, whether it is the automotive, electronics or consumer packaged goods industry. During the last five decades, the automotive sector has had a solid working base of robots, but robots are...

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May 15, 2017

Pharmaceutical manufacturing, with its need for speed, repeatability, and verification, is ideally suited to benefit from robot automation. It is therefore not surprising that robots have been at the forefront of automation developments in the pharma...

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May 08, 2017

With today’s oil and gas wells pushing deeper and deeper, metal drilling tools have to contend with increasingly corrosive conditions. Deep wells not only tend to exhibit concentrations of sour gas, but also subject drilling tools to high tempe...

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May 06, 2017

In most industrial processing companies around the country, project engineers are tasked by upper management to scope the equipment needed fora new build, retrofit, or expansion project. There's significant challenge with this approach-often, the...

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May 05, 2017

In the era of fast moving products that need to be developed within a stipulated timeframe, manufacturing has undergone a major revolution in the engineering of products. Two of the industry domains that are causing this growth are the Aerospace indu...

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May 03, 2017

Vulnerabilities in protocols and software running industrial robots are by now widely known, but to date, there has been no in-depth, hands-on research that demonstrates to what extent robots can actually be compromised. For the first time, with this...

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May 01, 2017

This spotlight on Robotic Process Automation continues to explore the importance of technology in enabling Tax function processes, focusing on emerging trends in RPA and its impact on the Tax function. We explain what robotics entails and provide exa...

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May 01, 2017

The Aerospace industry is interestingly poised, as demand is primed to outstrip supply. Efforts to increase supply must contend with higher development costs and increased time to market, caused at least in part by a paucity of engineering skills. In...

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May 01, 2017

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