The global manufacturing industry is committed to delivering high-quality and cost-competitive products in a timely manner to meet customer expectations as well as help maintain a healthy economy. However, although there is a constant demand for better and improved products from the global manufacturing industry, the increasingly globalized market and non-stop technological advancements are making it harder for global manufacturing companies, especially the smaller and … Continue reading The Role of Information Technology in Global Manufacturing

The touch screen technology is perhaps one of the most revolutionary global technology solutions created. Not only has it changed the way we interact with our objects, but it has also made the connection between the physical world and data world more seamless than ever. There were a few niche developments and applications of the touch screen technology since the mid-1960s, but it was not … Continue reading The Revolution of Touch Screen Technology

Driven by rapid technological advancements, the global manufacturing industry is yet again set for another change due the increasing integration of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies into the manufacturing landscape.  AR is an enhanced version of reality created by the addition of digital elements to a live view usually by using a camera or a smartphone. Meanwhile, VR is a broad term … Continue reading How Augmented and Virtual Reality Will Change Global Manufacturing

Advanced global technology solutions have significantly changed the way our world works. Long before the introduction of artificial lighting, humans had their daily life schedules work around the rise and setting of the sun. Fortunately, the development of electricity and the invention of the incandescent bulb allowed the majority of the world’s population to illuminate their evenings and no longer restrict their activities in the … Continue reading Lighting up the Future with LEDs

From human hair to steel, almost any material can be tested, and it is highly important to do so in global manufacturing given the ever-fierce competition within the industry due to several factors like the advancement of technology and evolution of consumer demands.  In analytical testing and calibration, both the physical and mechanical properties of materials, prototypes, and samples to be used for production are … Continue reading The Importance of Testing Materials

Emerging technologies have always had a major influence on how societies, especially in urban areas, are designed and will evolve in the future. The introduction of industrial processes in the 19th century, for example, has allowed medieval cities to follow an industrial city model which then made way for the creation of factories, railways, and even the invention of automobiles.  Today’s cities are comprised of … Continue reading A Look into the Future of Mobility

For the most part of the past three decades, the global manufacturing industry map was essentially divided into two: the high-cost regions and the low-cost regions. The countries that pioneered global manufacturing—which include the US, Western Europe, and Japan—are considered high-cost regions. Meanwhile, the global manufacturing markets that were established after manufacturing costs became too expensive in high-cost regions are considered low-cost regions, and this … Continue reading How the Global Manufacturing Economics is Shifting

Improvements and new discoveries in global technology solutions have allowed manufacturers to not only create better products and services for their customers and their own gain, but also to help several industries especially manufacturing to move towards greener production and lessen their negative effects on the planet. In particular, the automotive market is going electric not only as an eco-friendly goal, but also as an … Continue reading How Electric Vehicles Will Change The Future

Improving operational efficiency is of utmost importance for any industry, but it is especially important for the global manufacturing industry. In fact, according to the 2017 National Manufacturing Outlook and Insights survey by LEA Global, 47% of manufacturers that were surveyed identified cutting operational costs as a top priority for that year which also includes maximizing employee time and improving throughput. This is extremely crucial … Continue reading How to Increase Operational Efficiency in Global Manufacturing

The image of dark and dirty facilities has been long associated with the manufacturing industry. Eventually, it was typically thought of as a business that does not care about the environment. Not to mention, Recover USA in their Industrial Waste Management: Waste Stream Statistics report from 2017 showed that the US alone produces around 7.6 billion tons of industrial waste every year which is still … Continue reading Reasons for Sustainable Manufacturing