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Paper problem: solving the hidden risks of paper on the factory floor

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The Paper Problem: Solving the hidden risks on the factory floor

It's 2 am. A customer has flagged a potential contamination issue. Your quality manager is on the phone trying to reconstruct what happened on...

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Man in manufacturing plant, referring to his laptop with Manufacturing Execution System

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How Manufacturing Execution Systems Shed Their Legacy Limitations and Became Essential

Manufacturing execution systems (MES) developed a reputation for being too rigid, expensive and out of sync with modern manufacturing operations. But...

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What Ignition 8.3’s Release Means for You: A Nukon Perspective

Ignition 8.3 is the latest update to Inductive Automation’s SCADA and IIoT platform, and as with any new release, the key questions we're hearing...

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The Guide to What Everyone is Doing in OT Digitalisation: Manufacturing

Welcome to Nukon’s series, the “non-influencer’s guide” where we look at what each industry is doing in the OT digitalisation space. If you haven’t...

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Manufacturing, cyber security and connected factories: benefits vs risks

As another high-profile cyber-attack makes the news, many of us guiltily breathe a quick sigh of relief that it’s not us.

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Backup basics: PLC backups will save you money

You'd be surprised to hear that many industrial operators - from manufacturers to utility providers, don't store a backup of their PLCs!

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Optimising stock allocation and dispatching: from smart planning to delivery

Most of us know the frustration of going to the supermarket and finding the exact ingredient you need is out of stock.

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Where do operators fit with current manufacturing technology trends?

Encouraging the adoption of technology to improve outputs, quality and efficiencies often bring with it questions of where operators fit in current...

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Manufacturing and cybersecurity: Best practices for secure systems

The interconnectivity of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is formidable. There are so many components seamlessly working together produce a...

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