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Digital twins are used across the whole manufacturing lifecycle, from designing and planning to monitoring facilities. A digital twin is a virtual model of a physical object. It uses real-time data to simulate the behavior of the object. Digital twins can replicate many real-world items, from single pieces of equipment in a factory to full […]

Introduction When you travel abroad, your passport may have been manufactured by IDEMIA, or when you pay with bank cards, which may also come from IDEMIA. Spanning over 40 industrial sites worldwide, IDEMIA produces highly confidential products such as bank cards, passports, and SIM cards, totaling over 800 million bank cards a year. IDEMIA is […]

Occasionally, new technologies emerge that fundamentally alter how businesses operate. But without the appropriate tools—controls, safeguards, and user experiences—the promise of new technologies can get stuck.  In the past year, many have been captivated by the potential of Generative AI to revolutionize drug discovery, precision medicine, and healthcare delivery. But what tools will turn the […]

Contributed by Authors: Lidia Fonseca, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Pfizer, and Dan Sheeran, General Manager of Healthcare and Life Sciences at AWS. Pfizer applies its scientific expertise and global resources to bring vaccines and therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. Last year, Pfizer treated 1.3 billion patients – that’s […]

Introduction The industrial sector is driving the convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT), promising improved efficiency and data-driven decision making. This is a much-needed shift; without it, industrial organizations will likely struggle scaling their digital transformation and smart connected operations. However, the path to OT-IT integration has faced challenges ranging from security […]

Factory or intralogistics automation, which can include assembly stations, sortation stations, robots, and conveyors, are programmed and operated by their respective native controllers or programmable logic controllers (PLCs). These controllers execute programs to control physical equipment to accomplish a task—for example, painting a car with the specified color or sorting an item by its barcode […]

In metal-to-metal welding applications, automating inspections to detect weld defects early and often can help avoid costly product recalls, excessive scrap, rework, and other expenses associated with poor quality. Companies have found it challenging to implement such automation. IBM Smart Edge for Welding (SE4W) with AWS aggregates quality inspection capabilities based on artificial intelligence (AI), […]

Don’t miss the Smart Production Solutions (SPS) Conference on November 14-16, 2023. It’s the place to stay current with the trends and technologies driving Industry 4.0. Please join Amazon Web Services (AWS) and many of our AWS Partners in Hall 5, Booth #350 to explore new and innovative digital automation and generative AI solutions to […]

Manufacturing is undergoing a revolution. The latest cloud technologies are enabling manufacturers to optimize operations, reduce costs, and create new revenue streams. At AWS re:Invent 2023, happening November 27th to December 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada, attendees will get an inside look at how leading manufacturers are using AWS cloud technology to transform their operations, […]

Introduction High performance computing (HPC) workloads are becoming complex with the advent of big data, advanced node electronic design automation (EDA) for chip design, and high-precision verification. Enterprises are adopting Amazon Web Services (AWS) to meet the constantly growing compute demands in HPC. Worldwide HPC in the Cloud Forecast 2020–2026 from Hyperion Research (June 2022) […]