{"id":2534849,"date":"2024-04-04T06:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/plato-data\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T06:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T10:26:42","slug":"achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/plato-data\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieve operational excellence by using digital manufacturing | IoT Now News &amp; Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manufacturing will be transforming faster than ever before in the next few years, writes Guy Denis, business development, <strong>Bosch Software<\/strong> and Digital Solutions. As the ninth largest manufacturing nation by the value of GDP, the UK still has global reach and impact. <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iot-now.com\/2024\/03\/13\/143147-cellular-smart-manufacturing-set-to-triple-by-2028\/\">Manufacturers<\/a> have a desire for change, to reap the benefits of digitalisation and Industry 4.0 and to evolve traditional manufacturing with adaptive, flexible manufacturing. This trend is supported by a recent research report, which found that 96% of companies are using at least one next-generation technology.<span id=\"more-143716\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Multiple challenges face UK manufacturing and are driving necessary change. For example, with rising costs and depleting reserves, energy optimisation is a critical focus for manufacturers. An overdependency on non-UK sources is also a factor and many companies are rapidly adapting to use other localised power sources like renewables.<\/p>\n<h3>Necessity is the mother of invention<\/h3>\n<p>Bosch is working closely with leading UK manufacturers to enable their adoption of this rapidly changing technology landscape in order to benefit from Industry 4.0 and IoT, as well as to offset some of the issues created by a global marketplace. Some of the key areas of involvement include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Modernisation and investment<\/strong> \u2013 Manufacturing has been slow to adopt technologies that would enable competitiveness, agility, flexibility, market leadership and future-proofing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Workforce challenges<\/strong> \u2013 A talent shortage combined with the loss of experienced workers (over 50s) has created a void. Younger Generation Z workforce skills in coding and gaming technology are not being made use of or sufficiently recognised as potential assets. For reference, the vacancy rate in the manufacturing sector is the highest ever since Office of National Statistics (ONS) records began, standing at 3.7% in October 2021 (vs an average of 1.8%).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of integration between IT and operations<\/strong> \u2013 This results in stranded assets, manual dependency, low productivity, poor quality and overcomplicated processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overextended assets<\/strong> \u2013 Machinery and equipment are being used beyond their planned operational lifecycle and the adoption of new automation, robots and drones has been slow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overdependency on offshore investment<\/strong> \u2013 Depending on non-UK corporate HQs such as Ford from the US, Nestle in Switzerland and Toyota of Japan, leaves local manufacturers in a potentially vulnerable position.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost of manufacturing<\/strong> \u2013 Manufacturing costs in the UK are comparatively higher than in other regions and nearshore alternatives like the Czech Republic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brexit impact<\/strong> \u2013 The impact on supply chains, cost of raw materials, import duties, workforce access, export order book and investor confidence continues to present issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Covid impact<\/strong> \u2013 Continues to present challenges in supply chains, R&amp;D and production.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changing PESTLE landscape<\/strong> \u2013 The Ukraine war has created a rapidly changing environment, disrupting the movement and accessibility of raw materials and goods.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolving technologies<\/strong> \u2013 The pace at which technologies are evolving is a challenge to keep up with, for example, the development of hydrogen engines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer-driven market dynamics<\/strong> \u2013 Keeping current with new trends from consumers such as mass customisation, healthier eating and environmentally-friendly products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The role of digitalisation and Industry 4.0<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iot-now.com\/2024\/03\/14\/143182-iot-and-industry-4-0-create-a-transformed-manufacturing-landscape\/\">Industry 4.0<\/a> is the connection of people, processes and assets through information and communication technologies. Implementing intelligent solutions in production and logistics enables optimisation within factories and ultimately improves competitiveness in manufacturing. By embedding advanced data-generating and processing software into production facilities, organisations can evolve into smart connected factories. This increases productivity, quality and energy efficiency while helping to develop value-added, outcome-based measurable results and creates new, profitable business models toward sustainable manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers are at different stages of digitalisation adoption and development. Some are yet to start and as a result, Industry 4.0 standardisation can be difficult to implement. For example, many UK manufacturers have multiple vendors for equipment, automation systems and software which inflicts a heavy burden on time, money, productivity and quality in supporting the operation of non-standardised systems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports.png\" alt=\"Industry 4.0 is the connection \nof people, processes and assets \nthrough information and \ncommunication technologies\n\" class=\"wp-image-143717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports.png\" alt=\"Industry 4.0 is the connection \nof people, processes and assets \nthrough information and \ncommunication technologies\n\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-143717\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There has been a long-term sector-wide lack of sharing best practices among <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iot-now.com\/2024\/03\/15\/143219-to-make-industry-4-0-work-manufacturers-need-to-put-cyber-safety-first\/\">manufacturing<\/a> companies, despite there being much to learn from each other. With this in mind, Bosch has undergone a programme of connecting its own 270 factories and 700 warehouses worldwide first, with the aim of sharing proven practical experience with customers following successful validation. Some of the key areas where Bosch has demonstrable proof points include:<\/p>\n<h3>Energy management<\/h3>\n<p>Sustainability is a common agenda and challenge within the sector with several manufacturers making the statement to be completely carbon neutral by 2030 globally despite huge legacy issues. Tracking and visualisation of energy usage within a factory including intelligent algorithms to lower energy costs is a way how the Bosch plant in Homburg has reduced energy costs by about \u20ac12 million with a total amortisation time of under 1.5 years.<\/p>\n<h3>Human-robot collaboration<\/h3>\n<p>As an example, the UK adoption of automation, robot and drone technology has been relatively slow. Greater use of automation enables companies to increase productivity as well as speed up the production process, resulting in significant cost savings. This has been applied in Bosch\u2019s Nuremberg plant where collaborative robots have been implemented to combine human capabilities alongside the robot\u2019s strengths such as precision, power, speed and repeatability.<\/p>\n<h3>Production improvement<\/h3>\n<p>To better integrate IT with operations, the Bosch plant in Blaichach cyclically evaluates new Industry 4.0 solutions along the production value stream and includes suitable solutions in its portfolio. The application supplements existing solutions with respect to the visualisation and evaluation of real-time data. This results in full transparency, increased efficiency and cost savings.<\/p>\n<h3>The future of manufacturing<\/h3>\n<p>Example operational benefits like 90% lower expenditure over manual data collection and a 15% increase in productivity, make it clear that Industry 4.0 brings measurable success and solutions to manufacturing sector challenges. Industry 4.0 is here, is real, and if organisations come together to define and apply Industry 4.0 concepts processes and standards it will be to the advantage of all.<\/p>\n<p>Bosch benefits from its own experience in numerous use cases and will be happy to share.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports-1.png\" alt=\"To better integrate IT with operations, \nthe Bosch plant in Blaichach \ncyclically evaluates new Industry \n4.0 solutions along the production \nvalue stream and includes suitable \nsolutions in its portfolio\n\" class=\"wp-image-143718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/platoaistream.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/achieve-operational-excellence-by-using-digital-manufacturing-iot-now-news-reports-1.png\" alt=\"To better integrate IT with operations, \nthe Bosch plant in Blaichach \ncyclically evaluates new Industry \n4.0 solutions along the production \nvalue stream and includes suitable \nsolutions in its portfolio\n\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-143718\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Globally, the UK is Bosch\u2019s fourth largest market and is its second largest within Europe, after Germany.<\/p>\n<h3>Recent investments in the UK and Ireland include:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>August 2021<\/strong>: Bosch opened its Automotive Research &amp; Development Centre in Limerick, Ireland. The focus of the activities in Limerick will be on state-of-the-art automotive electronics, for example the centre will develop Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) such as Automatic Emergency Braking, as well as the radar sensors and semiconductors that are needed to bring this technology to new cars around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 2021<\/strong>: Bosch subsidiary ETAS opened its Centre of Excellence for Embedded Software in York. This is an extension of the existing ETAS facility and represents a \u00a31.6 million (\u20ac1.8 million) investment. The expanded centre will develop the middleware that will power future generations of advanced autonomous and highly automated vehicles. It will contribute to the realisation of Bosch and ETAS\u2019s vision of accident-free driving around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2021<\/strong>: Bosch acquired Protec Fire &amp; Security. The company\u2019s innovative product portfolio and services are used in numerous sectors, for example in industry, airports and railway stations, and will strengthen the European business for fire detection in Bosch Building Technologies Sector. Protec employs around 1,100 people and had a turnover of around \u00a3125 million (\u20ac142 million) in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2022<\/strong>: Bosch announced it will acquire Five, the start-up that specialises in <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iot-now.com\/news\/automotive\/\">autonomous driving<\/a>. Five\u2019s technology will complement Bosch\u2019s existing automated driving expertise and the two companies share a common vision of automated driving and of safe automated driving systems. The acquisition of Five is subject to regulatory approval.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2022<\/strong>: Bosch UK announced its acquisition of a new office building within Broadwater Park in Denham. Bosch UK\u2019s headquarters have been based at Broadwater Park since 1984 and it has now acquired the whole site. Bosch will move multiple divisions into the new office once it has been refitted to include the latest Bosch technology, which will ensure it has high levels of energy efficiency and is wholly sustainable. Bosch\u2019s 400 locations all around the world, including in the UK, have been net zero since 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment on this article via X:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IoTNow_\">@IoTNow_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"plato-post-bottom-links\">\n<li class=\"plato-post-bottom-link-amplifi\">SEO Powered Content &amp; PR Distribution. <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amplifipr.com\">Get Amplified Today.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"plato-post-bottom-link-platodata-network\">PlatoData.Network Vertical Generative Ai. 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