Intelligent Manufacturing
How the cloud transforms manufacturers into agile innovators
The demand for manufacturing organisations to be agile and efficient is higher in today’s technological world than ever-before. Rapid technological advancements, coupled with an uncertain and unstable economic and work climate, mean that organisations are required to...
Solutions for sustainable living in Africa sought
South Africa-based manufacturer of home appliances Defy, has announced will be hosting the ‘Hack The Normal’, online hackathon from March 5th to 7th, 2021. According to the company, the initiative aims to explore how technology can be leveraged for sustainable...
With 5G connectivity: Drones ready to take off for wider horizons
Over the last few years, drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are emerging as a disruptive technology, which slowly but steadily finds its way into several aspects of human life. Initially seen as a technology more suited for military use, drones have been proving their...
South Africa’s Skynamo acquires UK-based mSeller
Skynamo, a provider of field sales management technology, has acquired UK mobile field sales technology provider, mSeller in a deal the company said is aimed at growing its market share in the UK. The acquisition of mSeller comes a year after Skynamo secured US$30 million in...
Features
Zaydtex chooses SAP Business One to enable future growth
The curtain textile business is responsible for manufacturing right from the yarn stage through to the ready-made article, complete with...
Opinion: The Industrial Internet of Things is reinventing manufacturing
Machine-to-machine integration and the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) are reinventing manufacturing as we know it, giving birth to...
Africa gears up for IoT transformation
A recent global survey by HP Enterprise of 3,000+ IT and business decision makers at the end of 2016, found that the Internet of Things...
Four ways the Internet of things will transform the supply chain
Article by Tarik Taman, General Manager IMEA, Infor. If there’s a ‘quick win’ to be had with IoT, it’s in...
Insights
Robust IT gets manufacturers through times of crisis
A robust IT environment is highly important in the manufacturing industry in order to lay the foundations for innovation. Theo van Andel,...
The make-or-break challenges CIOs need to address
The vision of highly efficient, connected and safe factories is a reality in manufacturing, but how do CIOs overcome the challenges and...
How quickly could a cyberattack take down critical infrastructure?
With crucial national infrastructure like power systems and manufacturing currently in the spotlight, Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Sales...
What African manufacturers need to embrace the digitisation journey
As African manufacturers begin to upgrade their operations, mapping out an incremental approach is essential. Smart factories,...
Case Studies
Coficab standardises its global backup strategy with Veeam
To consolidate its status as an international company, Tunisia-based Coficab wanted to homogenise its IT infrastructure and standardise...