Industry 4.0, digitalization and new technologies like predictive maintenance, interconnected production chains, sustainable mobility chains and big data have enormous potential to drive innovation and economic growth.Continue Reading
Last Wednesday I attended “Toward a South-Southeast of the Future”, an event in Oaxaca hosted by Concamin and the state government of Oaxaca.Continue Reading
As Industry 4.0 makes inroads, technological progress is redefining manufacturing processes, production and design facilities, distribution systems and global supply chains as a result of the digitalization of processes and the use of artificial intelligence. What this means is that, in the short term, small and mid-size companies will inevitably find themselves having to raise...Continue Reading
One of the most common criticisms of the three industrial revolutions that preceded Industry 4.0 is that they failed to take into account their social ramifications.Continue Reading
In the aftermath of World War II, the German economy was in ruins, food was scarce and industry was weaker than ever. This was the state of affairs in 1947 when the military government formed by the United Kingdom and the United States suggested that Germany create a symbol to reflect the passion and economic...Continue Reading
Last week I was in Entix, an event organized by Canieti to facilitate contact between small and mid-size companies and IT solutions providers in Guanajuato. There I had the chance to hear many stories about how enterprises operating in all kinds of sectors are incorporating Industry 4.0, from footwear manufacturers, agro-food businesses and carmakers to logistics...Continue Reading
