Category: Manufacturing

The Challenge Manufacturers that distribute products and manage inventory at many geographically dispersed sites struggle to predict replenishment timing and quantity accurately. For example, chemical manufacturers bound to vendor-managed inventory agreements make truck rolls to thousands of remote tank sites either when the tank is already empty (too late) or when the tank level is […]

Re:Invent 2022 is behind us, and if you didn’t make it to Las Vegas, you missed an exciting week of keynotes, sessions, announcements, and other content to help simplify and speed industrial digital transformation. Industrial customers had a lot to see and explore in the expo, Industry demo tent, and a variety of sessions. Highlights […]

Adopting smart factory concepts and components can bring great value to your business but understanding how to approach the technology upgrades, and what integration looks like for your facilities, can be a challenging endeavor. In this podcast, we’ll highlight how smart factories, also known as smart manufacturing, smart refining, or digital operations, leverage rapidly advancing […]

Introduction The Semiconductor Industry is working to establish Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) standards with the help of science-based targets. As a result, there is an increasing demand to collect and understand operational and product related data for accounting, reporting and optimization. Businesses are now looking to assume responsibility for their products across their […]

In our final episode during cybersecurity awareness month, we turn our discussion with Robert to examine the myths and misunderstandings surrounding industrial IoT systems that persist throughout the manufacturing industry. Robert tells us “A lot of the myths that are out there with regards to industrial IoT systems, unfortunately, misdirect us. They make us think […]

Overview We hope you are ready for SPS 2022 (Smart Production Solutions), because we want to see you there! This year’s show theme focuses on bringing automation to life, and that all starts with smart manufacturing—achieved through cloud-based technologies that simplify digital transformation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud technology can enable the innovation and agility […]

Introduction Engineered systems such as aircrafts, engines, launch vehicles, satellites, automobiles, refineries, and wind turbines are complex, regulated, and quality-driven, and their development is expensive in terms of both cost and schedule. Businesses are adopting transformational concepts, such as digital engineering and digital twins to drive business outcomes around improved efficiency, agility, and quality. Commonly […]

It’s no question that your security needs in the future are likely to change from what they are today. In this episode, we explore how you can stay ahead of your security needs by creating a security strategy that evolves with your business. Join us as we continue our cybersecurity awareness conversation with Robert from […]

Tips for Managing Your Vendors Securely, While Maintaining Control Today’s episode is a continuation of our conversation with Robert Albach, a leader in product management for secure firewall / industrial security at Cisco Systems. We’ll dive into the complex world of securely managing vendor integration and the importance of doing it while maintaining control within […]

It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month!  In 2003, the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To recognize this annual tradition, join AWS for a 4-part mini-series highlighting the different ways cybersecurity impacts your industrial landscape, especially since, as Caroline points out, “Over the pandemic, cyber events […]