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Monitor Warehouse Staff Routes and Localise Objects in Real Time

Monitor Warehouse Staff Routes and Localise Objects in Real Time

Where on Earth is Petr with that forklift? Where have you put that blasted pallet with the parts for the Daimler order? If you’re knee-deep in questions like these, then it’s time to discover Location Based Services.

4 Development Phases Towards Digital Factory

4 Development Phases Towards Digital Factory

Many manufacturing companies have already been performing digitalisation activities for quite a long time now. In the past they invested into manufacturing equipment and warehouses, which today are commonly controlled by advanced software.

Don’t Wait Seven Years; Convert Your Sap to S/4Hana Today

Don’t Wait Seven Years; Convert Your Sap to S/4Hana Today

SAP is a company that is adapting rapidly to the changing IT environment so as to focus on Industry 4.0 elements and companies’ digital transformations.

It Resists the Rain, Dust and Heat. and Your Business May Well Find It Irresistible

It Resists the Rain, Dust and Heat. and Your Business May Well Find It Irresistible

At first sight, you might mistake the new TC20 mobile computer from Zebra Technologies for a smartphone. But instead, it’s a smart tool that will help you e.g. store and track the goods at your warehouses and collect field data.

Digitalisation Is All about People

Digitalisation Is All about People

In manufacturing and logistics companies, digitalisation keeps on making work easier and letting people focus more deeply on their specialisations.

The Digital Factory as MuleSoft sees it

The Digital Factory as MuleSoft sees it

How do you automate an entire factory? You need just three technologies: an API, the IoT and artificial intelligence, all communicating together.

How Does a Car Get Painted aka APS in Paint Shops

How Does a Car Get Painted aka APS in Paint Shops

You come into the showroom, the salesman hands over the keys and you step up to your new car for the first time.

The First Step on the Road to Industry 4.0 at Daiho

The First Step on the Road to Industry 4.0 at Daiho

The individual steps in digitalising your enterprise may seem demanding. And they do demand long preparation and thorough employee training. 

ERP: The Cornerstone of Every Digital Factory

ERP: The Cornerstone of Every Digital Factory

It’s not just corporate IT managers who lose sleep over Industry 4.0. Members of companies’ top management often have to address this topic as well.

Not Just Smart Manufacturing – Smart Planning Too

Not Just Smart Manufacturing – Smart Planning Too

A digital factory doesn’t just mean collecting data on production and logistics processes. It also means controlling them.

Mapping Factory ‑ Developing EDI Conversions

Mapping Factory ‑ Developing EDI Conversions

The Digital Factory doesn’t have to only mean introducing Industry 4.0 at manufacturing and logistics firms. We also have our own digital factory at Aimtec.

Real‑Time Location System: Your Bodyguard

Real‑Time Location System: Your Bodyguard

Imagine a warehouse where the workers don’t have to scan shelf positions and where the forklifts automatically avoid high-traffic spots so that they never have to wait and yield.

Location Based Services: Which Technology Sees What You Need?

Location Based Services: Which Technology Sees What You Need?

Understanding what’s stored in your warehouse and by your lines is useful, to say the least. But you needn’t always know with perfect precision.

Get the Most out of LBS

Get the Most out of LBS

GPS systems can’t see indoors. But LBS technology can! And so it practically begs to be used for indoor handling-equipment navigation. 

Paul Norford, Zebra Technologies: We’ve Got to Be Curious!

Paul Norford, Zebra Technologies: We’ve Got to Be Curious!

Paul Norford was one of the main speakers at TAL 2018, where he enchanted us all with his energy and his words on innovation, data and the rise of new generations.

Sappy Products Ready for S/4HANA

Sappy Products Ready for S/4HANA

The products in our Sappy range are currently under intensive “core” testing. Thanks to their new core composition, developed for S/4HANA, you can look forward to new, expertly sculpted Sappy products with more convenient feature sets.

Enjoy Your Sleep. We’ll Protect Your Dreams

Enjoy Your Sleep. We’ll Protect Your Dreams

We doubt you’ll find anyone who’d challenge the statement that in our age of deep interconnection among industry’s manufacturing sectors, end-customer support for software is a thoroughly critical and indispensable service.

The New SAP ERP Generation Is Coming. Are You Ready?

The New SAP ERP Generation Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Starting in 2025, the new generation of SAP ERP – SAP S/4HANA – will fully replace the current version. The current version, SAP ECC 6.0, will no longer be supported or see further development. What are the options for moving to SAP S/4HANA?

The Cloud Is More Than Just Photo Storage

The Cloud Is More Than Just Photo Storage

Do you think of the cloud as a new advancement? Well, did you know that you started using it far earlier than you might think?

Is the Cloud Safe?

Is the Cloud Safe?

It’s quite likely that security is the most important factor for every kind of IT service, whether internal or external. For the cloud, security issues are perhaps seen even more critically than usual, because data is stored on external servers.

Integrate SAP ERP with EDI

Integrate SAP ERP with EDI

It’s hard to say, really, which system in a company is the most important. For some companies, it might be the production management system, for others planning, for others accounting.

Augmented Reality – from Ice Cream to the Production Line

Augmented Reality – from Ice Cream to the Production Line

According to a study by the University of Washington, a full 65% of children have one or more imaginary friends. But that’s nothing compared to all the people out there chasing imaginary animals down real streets, or waiting with some help from their phone to give their ice cream just the right consistency.

A Safe Motorway to the Cloud

A Safe Motorway to the Cloud

A snapshot from a typical hall: the beeps of readers and buzzes of printers resound throughout the warehouse.

Logistics Start‑Up Skladon Has Entered a New Era with WMS in Cloud

Logistics Start‑Up Skladon Has Entered a New Era with WMS in Cloud

It’s said that the Czech Republic is a land of e-shops. But e-shops require high-quality logistics, and the founders of Ostrava-based Skladon know this well.

The King Is Dead, Long Live the King ‑ Zebra MC9300

The King Is Dead, Long Live the King ‑ Zebra MC9300

The MC9000 mobile terminals have long been among the best-selling products in their category. Since their entry onto the market in 2003, 2.8 million terminals from this line have been sold.

Fiori – a Facelift to SAP

Fiori – a Facelift to SAP

As one of the top players in ERP systems, SAP is well aware that an intuitive interface is an integral part of every modern software tool and helps to maximise work efficiency.

Jan Stočes about aimtec.cloud: We Have a Lot More Responsibility Now

Jan Stočes about aimtec.cloud: We Have a Lot More Responsibility Now

This April, we officially launched aimtec.cloud, a single platform incorporating all of Aimtec’s cloud solutions. What led us to do it, where do we see cloud services’ future, and how can manufacturing and logistics firms profit from SaaS?

Automatic Monitoring ‑ Cloud Systems Outages Prevention

Automatic Monitoring ‑ Cloud Systems Outages Prevention

Cloud services don’t just mean moving a server off-site. Using them also gives you many services in the background that would otherwise burden your internal team.

The Czech Republic’s Biggest Logistics Innovations of 2018

The Czech Republic’s Biggest Logistics Innovations of 2018

Every year, the renowned media house Economia organises Zóna logistika, a conference at which it presents awards for the best logistics innovations.

UWB: Your Signal’s Flight Has Been Delayed

UWB: Your Signal’s Flight Has Been Delayed

Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology lets you localise objects with up to 30-cm precision, and for industrial localisation, it is currently seen as having the ideal price/performance ratio.

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