Exploring the Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Narrative With a Trip Around the World by Peter Dorfman “Industry 4.0” is an oft-used term, but what does it mean? Look into the present and future of global manufacturing with a management consultant whose world tour yielded surprising insights.
Construction 3 Ways to Ease Into Industrialized Construction (It Pays to Be Diligent) by Angus W. Stocking, L.S.
Manufacturing 3 Advances Changing the Future of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing by Peter Dorfman Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly finding its place in the manufacturing sector. Learn how the use of robotics, with the ability to autonomously operate and predict the intentions of their human counterparts, will impact future production in manufacturing plants.
Construction Will Technology Save Residential Building From the Crisis of Rapid Urbanization? by Dominic Thasarathar Residential construction needs IoT, the cloud, public-private partnerships, prefab, and systems-of-systems thinking to keep up with rapid urbanization.
Infrastructure The Panama Canal Expansion’s Massive Ripple Effect on US Ports and Shipping by Jeff Link The recently-completed Panama Canal expansion opened a critical trade route to larger ships carrying more cargo. Discover how the impact of this additional demand has prompted a surge in port and shipping infrastructure upgrades in American cities from New York to New Orleans.
Manufacturing IoT and the Future of Consumer Products Manufacturing by UPS Longitudes IoT strategies can help create a more agile supply chain, but that mindset must extend to research and development to keep up with today’s consumers.
Manufacturing Commercialization of Space: 4 Predictions for the 21st-Century Gold Rush by Andrew Anagnost The commercialization of space is ramping up: Here are four predictions for the future private-sector space industry and what it will mean to Earth.
Architecture How One Design Plan Could Relieve Food-Security Problems and Revive Post Offices by Zach Mortice Urban SOS: Fair Share design winners devise a sharing-economy plan to relieve food-security problems through shuttered post offices.
Manufacturing How Synthetic Biology Transforms Sugar to Save Lives and the Planet by Kylee Swenson Beyond baked goods, synthetic biology can convert common yeast into malaria medicine, jet fuel, and more.
Manufacturing Yargh! Piracy and Intellectual Property in the 3D-Printing Era by Michael Petch Learn about new measures to counteract piracy, counterfeiting, and cyberattacks at the intersection of 3D printing and intellectual property.
Manufacturing Get Ready to Hack Your Production-Planning Timeline, Product Designers: Lunar New Year Is Here by Sarah Stern Manufacturing and product-design experts weigh in on improving production planning before the Lunar New Year and resulting factory shutdown in China.
