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Automotive for a New Age: Localised Manufacturing and Supply Chains Alongside New Business Models
For over a year now, the global economy has seen a trial by fire, and it is struggling with the…
- Trends
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Local automotive manufacturing? Smart microfactories will make it possible.
Traditional production lines may soon be replaced by innovative microfactories consisting of…
- Trends
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TAL 2021: The topic for automotive logistics in 2021 will be finding a balance
Audi, BMW Group, ŠKODA AUTO, ZF Friedrichshafen, Volkswagen, Eissmann Group Automotive –…
- Trends
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The warehouse automation market will see strong growth – powered by e‑commerce
The research company Statista is predicting a doubling of the warehouse market automation market by…
- Automotive
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Expensive electromobility may endanger Europe’s OEMs
Even ten years from now, European OEMs will still spend more to produce each electric vehicle than…
- Automation
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The Five Things You Need for Successfully Launching Your Production and Logistics Automation Project
The automation of logistics and manufacturing is steaming ahead. This trend has been helped along…
- Digital Factory
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The three most common mistakes when choosing a WMS
A Warehouse Management System is capable of controlling processes throughout the whole warehouse,…
- Cloud
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DCIx 7: The Future Is in the Cloud
The 2020 DCIx User Group on 10 September 2020 introduced this application’s latest version: DCIx 7.…
- Digital Factory
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Three real‑world examples of how to configure the system for controlling logistics and production
Today, when the demands on businesses and how they work are changing nearly non-stop, it is…
- Automation
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Digitalisation goes hand in hand with automation. And it can bring companies durability and flexibility.
Projects aiming to automate logistics tend to be a major challenge for companies. In this interview…
- Digital Factory
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When transformation is not a trend, but a necessity
An automobile comprises about 20,000 parts. Some components are so unique you could count their…
- Trends
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What’s the state of Czech logistics and warehousing today? We know the current crucial trends and problems
How are logistics firms handling ever-shorter delivery periods? Do they see automation as a…
- Automation
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How to Automate Warehouse Processes with VNA: The General Prerequisites
More and more often warehouse halls contain VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) forklifts that zip through…
- Technologies
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Zebra Technologies’ HD4000 – the latest smart glasses for industrial augmented reality
The potential of industrial augmented reality (AR) is growing, so talk about it has grown too. And…
- Automation
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Automation: Keeping Your Control System in Great Shape
In our previous article on how to tackle automation, we mainly focused on your team and on how to…
- Trends
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Efficient Planning with the Asprova APS System at Autoneum Czech Republic
Autoneum has the vision and goal of digitalising all of its logistics processes. In 2019,…
- Automation
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“We Originally Just Wanted to Improve Our Processes, but in the End We Automated Our Whole Warehouse,”
states Libor Toman from the board of directors of DŘEVO TRUST, a.s. He answered our questions just…
- Digital Factory
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5 can’t‑miss changes in DCIx
Far greater and more efficient utilisation for the data you collect, broader possibilities for in…
- Trends
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It Won’t Work without Robots: How to Accommodate the Extreme Personalisation of Manufacturing
Autonomous robots are gradually becoming common “employees” at manufacturing and logistics…
- Automation
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“Above All, Communicate Your Automation Internally,”
advises Jiří Ovesný, founder of the logistics consulting firm INTRALOG SERVICES. He has been…
- Digital Factory
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Get the Data You Need for Industry 4.0 with IO‑Link Communication
The Covid-19 viral pandemic is affecting both human health and the global economy. The restrictions…
- Trends
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How Do We Create Intelligent Automation?
That’s the question Paul Norford from Zebra Technologies tried to answer at TAL 2020. Yet his…
- Digital Factory
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Petr Eret on Remote Delivery: It’s More a Mental Change Than a Technological One
Delivering software solutions entirely remotely? Completion of projects without the need to visit…
- Trends
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What Makes Smart Logistics Smart? An Interview With Marco Prüglmeier From BMW Group
When it comes to digitalization in logistics and manufacturing, the question most often asked is…
- Trends
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Filip Dřímalka: The Future Will Be Fantastic
Filip Dřímalka is a law graduate, and yet you’ll more likely come across him as a consultant for…
- Trends
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The Digital Transformation: Are You a Driver or a Follower?
If you were there in the audience at TAL 2020, Filip Dřímalka may have piqued your curiosity right…
- Trends
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The 8 Most Interesting Quotes from TAL 2020
What you might have missed at the conference, but is good to remind yourself.
- Automation
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How Can You Master Automation? Your Internal Team and Innovative Project Tools Are the Key
Automation’s benefits are clear – saved costs, reduced human error, and faster, more efficient…
- Automotive
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B2B Communication in Automotive: The Basics
The automotive sector places greater demands on suppliers than almost any other sector. Individual…
- Automation
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Warehouse Automation Achievement: Sellier & Bellot
Sellier & Bellot is one of the most successful industrial firms in the Czech Republic – and one…
- Automation
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Catch a Ride with Autonomous Guided Vehicles into the World of Industry 4.0
While self-driving is fairly problematic for automobiles, carts without human operators are…
- Automation
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Warehouse Automation: The Technologies
Many automation projects start with the idea of replacing manually driven vehicles with automated…
- Automation
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Automation and Jobs: The Skills Revolution Is a Necessity
Automation replaces people. But does this mean we’re losing jobs? The media might make that seem at…
- Trends
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Electromobility: Even Production at a Loss Can Pay Off
In August of 2019, the Deloitte consulting firm published a study focused on automotive suppliers …
- Automation
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How to Approach Logistics Automation
Automation. It’s so tightly tied to industrial manufacturing that just about everyone thinks of…
- Technologies
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The End of Support for Windows CE and Windows Mobile Is Approaching. Switch to Android.
Microsoft makes no secret of the fact that on 13 April 2021, it will be ending its support for…
- Digital Factory
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MES Is for More Than Manufacturing
MES has an established role as the main system support for manufacturing. Its primary function is…
- Digital Factory
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Deloitte and the Digital Factory
Manufacturers are facing a new age of physical production. Advanced processes, new materials and…
- Trends
- Interview
The TAL 2020 Conference: The Best in European Automotive
“Each year’s TAL has one thing in common. Our wish for its participants to bring home the best of…
- Digital Factory
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Without EDI, Industry Would Not Be Where It Is Today
No matter whether you supply components to an automaker regularly or have only sent it a one-off…
- Trends
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The Future of the Automotive Industry: Automation and New Partnerships are the Solutions
Regulations, technological development and a change of view of car ownership all affect the…
- Trends
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The Future of Automotive Industry: Consequences of E‑Mobility
What changes do automotive suppliers expect with the increasing trend of e-cars? And is the only…
- Trends
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The Future of Automotive Industry: Who Invests into E‑Mobility?
Electric cars are the theme of all the big automakers, and it seems that we are going to have a…
- Trends
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The Future of Automotive Industry: Will Electric Motors Replace the Combustion Engines?
After over a century of using combustion engines as the main system of propulsion in passenger cars…
- Cloud
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Yard Management Systems Are for More Than Just Truck Yards
Yard Management Systems (YMS) mainly serve to manage loading and unloading, but they don’t have to…
