December 2014
Robotics In Industry: How Will It Impact IT?
Clients in the News: According to a PwC report, there are currently about 1.5 million robots working in industries around the world, with as many as 230,000 in the U.S. alone. Global shipments of robotics hit an all-time high of 180,000 in 2013, with 200,000 forecasted for 2014 by the International Federation of Robots (IFR)....
Keep ReadingLeading the Quest for Supply Chain Visibility
Clients in the News: Twenty-five years ago, Michael Lyle sat at a makeshift desk assembled from a piece of plywood balanced on two file cabinets in a mobile home that doubled as an office. There, he and his business partner, Christopher Kearsley (now InfinityQS’ EVP research & development), would fervently write code, and pass floppy disks...
Keep Reading5 digital health trends you’ll see in 2015
Clients in the News: 2014 has been a huge year for health tech. According to digital health incubator StartUp Health, digital health funding in the first three quarters of 2014 has already surpassed $5 billion, close to double what was invested in all of 2013 ($2.8 billion). Read more:
Keep ReadingWill Robotics Breed a New Generation of Super Professionals?
Clients in the News: Every year, there are a few unavoidable topics as you scroll through your newsfeed. Throughout 2014, a main one has been industrial automation — specifically how the expected sharp rise in robotics investments over the coming years has the potential to cause mass unemployment in the industrial sector. Fear mongers and more...
Keep ReadingRFID and AIDC News: Will Wide Area RFID Readers Change the Game in RFID Systems?
Clients in the News: In retail stores, hospitals, distribution centers, and beyond, will the ability to read passive tags across a reasonably large swath of real estate with a single reader be a game changer in RFID deployment? So called wide area readers or wide area monitoring systems involve readers and antennas packaged in a housing...
Keep ReadingUnlocking Your Inner Champion
Bob Bowman knows what it takes to mold a champion. After all, he coached Michael Phelps to Olympic history. When I heard he would be speaking on “The Characteristics of Champions” at a CEO Club of Baltimore event, the “swim mom” in me knew I had to attend. Yes, it is a moniker that carries...
Keep ReadingCould Siting New Wind Farms Be Simply about Finding the Right Supply-Demand Match?
Clients in the News: Supply and demand – the general economic model that makes the world spin – underpins how far clean renewable energy can go to satisfy our needs. Wind power supply is dependent upon sufficient wind speeds being present to spin turbines. Daily wind speed patterns over land are created by thermal heat exchanges...
Keep ReadingPicking Imperatives
Clients in the News: Republic National Distributing Co., the second largest beverage alcohol distributor in the United States, recently implemented a voice-directed bottle picking system that dramatically increased productivity, enabling its distribution centers to handle higher volumes while maintaining accuracy. Read more:
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