The first two areas that a manufacturer can evaluate when looking to increase automation are inventory management and data collection. Solutions like mobile inventory and barcode scanning can improve efficiency and enhance visibility across the organization. Our partners at RFgen take a look at the aerospace and defense industries which are defined by strict compliance […]
Whether you know it or not, you probably experience AIDC technology almost every day. Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) is a broad category of technologies used to collect information from an individual, object, image, or sound without manual data entry. AIDC technology typically includes QR codes, bar codes, radio frequency identification (RFID), and biometrics, […]
In the 21st century, we have seen many technological advances like camera phones, Bluetooth, and the video gaming revolution. We have also gained the ability to keep an eye on our home, pets, and even neighbors when we are away. Ring LLC, an Amazon company, is innovating to enable their Ring doorbell to “identify suspicious […]
“Spyware is a software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user.” We have come to expect certain security features when it comes to our business and personal computers to protect us from spyware. Now our […]
As we have shared before, it seems no industry is safe from the potential of info stealing and cyberattacks. Manufacturers had many challenges during the pandemic and cyberattacks made the list of “menacing foes”. Worse yet, is the increase in a breach like this can now cost a manufacturing plant. It has quickly risen to […]
On time product delivery is one of the main goals for any manufacturing business, so delivery delays or worse, work stoppage can be detrimental. This can have a domino effect for vendors, distributors and consumers. Add a cyberattack to this list and you have a nightmare for any manufacturing company. A breach that disrupted […]