Industrial IoT (IIoT) in the suppy chain

The IIoT is set to revolutionize all aspects of the supply chain: from transportation and storage to more complex operations such as quality control.

5G and Industry 4.0: revolutionizing industry

5G and Industry 4.0 are about to revolutionize our everyday lives. In this post, we’ll tell you all about this technology and how it will benefit industry and the supply chain.

EOQ formula: the key to optimal stock management

EOQ formula: the economic order quantity formula is used to calculate when and in what quantity a product should be procured so as to optimize a company’s orders. We’ll show you how it can ...

Supply chain management: the key to efficiency

Supply chain management refers to the organization of the flows of goods and services that play a part in the design, creation, storage, sale, and delivery of a product.

What is digital twin technology?

Digital twins are increasingly used to optimize supply chains, as they offer huge advantages by virtually replicating an object or operation.

Pick and place: robots never tire

Pick and place is an operation that consists of retrieving items and putting them in another place (generally, some sort of packing). Robots can be used to boost throughput in this process.

Additive manufacturing: 3D printing digitizes production

Additive manufacturing is a production system that uses computer-aided design (CAD) to create 3D objects.

Poka-yoke explained in 5 examples

The poka-yoke method, which is especially useful in logistics, aims to prevent mistakes in operations and, if they do occur, minimize their consequences.