Category: Manufacturing

The semiconductor industry is the backbone of technological innovation, powering everything from smartphones to cloud computing infrastructure. However, semiconductor manufacturers face mounting pressures to deliver better performance, efficiency, and reliability at lower costs. Key semiconductor industry challenges include: Design complexity and longer development cycles: Advanced semiconductor designs are incredibly complex, leading to prolonged design verification […]

Introduction With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), enterprises aim to efficiently integrate, configure, monitor, and manage numerous edge devices. These devices and server systems must be highly secure and reliable, as they often become targets for hackers. Regular reviews, security encryption updates, and robust authentication and authorization mechanisms are necessary to […]

In the rapidly evolving automotive industry, manufacturers and suppliers must proactively address the challenges of managing vast amounts of data and documentation to streamline operations. These challenges include paper documents, disparate document versions and folder structures, collaboration with other plants, and finding important information when needed, especially when it comes to mitigating the disruptive impact […]

The automotive industry possesses one of the most complex value chains, with tens of thousands of companies involved in making a car. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) typically lack visibility into their supply chain beyond Tier 2 suppliers and they are often unaware of their products’ journey after they are delivered to third parties, including downstream […]

The manufacturing sector is undergoing a transformative shift driven by smart manufacturing principles and Industry 4.0 technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced analytics. These cutting-edge trends present opportunities for boosted productivity, accelerated innovation, and competitive advantage. However, manufacturers face looming challenges like labor shortages, an aging workforce, and the […]

Challenges in modernization The journey to modernize legacy monolith applications is complex and often spans years in which organizations face several obstacles before achieving success. A key challenge is verifying that the business processes impacted by the change continue to run seamlessly during and after the transition. Organizations must decide between a large big-bang cutover […]

This blog is the second in a two-part series that distills some of the most important best practices to help organizations accelerate the implementation of an Industrial Data Fabric (IDF) solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and increase the value it brings enterprise-wide. The best practices are organized by stage, as shown in figure 1 […]

Industrial Data Fabric (IDF) solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS) enable manufacturing and industrial companies to build the foundation for digital transformation to help optimize operations. IDF helps align different data types in the time domain with context as it combines many disparate data sources like time series data from machines, maintenance data from EAM […]

In the competitive field of industrial operations, minimizing downtime is crucial for financial success. The challenge lies in managing complex data spread across various systems within industrial environments. Quickly identifying and solving issues without advanced analytics can be difficult. Operators often spend time consulting manuals to diagnose problems and follow protocols. Automation can streamline this […]

Manufacturers are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations and maximize productivity. With the advent of generative AI, manufacturing companies now have powerful capabilities to boost efficiency across various aspects of their business. From accelerating product development and assembly to extending equipment lifetimes, minimizing downtime and improving operational equipment effectiveness, generative AI has potential to revolutionize […]