Manufacturing Tecnology

Bloomberg’s cryptocurrency policy puts him on the right side of financial history Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s proactive cryptocurrency plans place him on the right side of financial history, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial services and advisory organizations. The chief executive and founder of deVere Group is speaking out after the New York-based billionaire presidential hopeful proposed creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in a new financial regulation plan. The plan notes: “Cryptocurrencies have become an asset class worth hundreds of billions of dollars, yet regulatory oversight remains fragmented and undeveloped.” Mr Green comments: “Michael...

Software Study: 62 percent consider personalization very important Users want flexibility to customize software to their needs Cupertino, February 4, 2020 – Software personalization pays off! This is the result of a global study by OTRS Group.[1] The majority of those surveyed (62 percent) want software that is tailored to their personal needs when working with customers. In Brazil, as many as 97 percent stated this, in Mexico 72 percent, in Germany 60 percent and in the USA and Singapore 50 percent. In any case, 89 percent would take the necessary time to adapt software to their needs. The majority of respondents...

How Document Automation Benefits Revenue Enablement Revenue enablement is a customer-centric discipline that covers the entire buyer journey, from awareness of a specific business problem through solution discovery, purchase, deployment and beyond. It leverages the key portions of Sales Enablement (communications, training, and coaching) and extends it to the entire go-to-market organization. Revenue enablement, however, goes one step further, extending the powerful aspects of Sales enablement to focus on collaboration and alignment, process improvement and data-informed decision-making. As with most process improvements, revenue enablement requires adoption of new practices and skills that need content creation and training. For many practitioners, and for many enablement teams,...

AI And Automation: Together Forever? While it has not yet arrived, the time is approaching in packaging and processing manufacturing when it will be nearly impossible to discuss advancements in automation without addressing congruent developments in artificial intelligence (AI). AI and automation are particularly intertwined in robotics, supplying workforce-enhancing solutions that not only complete repetitive tasks but also support and improve decision-making processes. ISTOCK Already, industrial robots with a high risk of breakdown can self-minimise downtime by pre-scheduling maintenance and ordering spare parts or by analysing vision system and sensor data to reduce the time taken to complete a task....

Solid rocket fuel startup Adranos raises $1 million to scale up manufacturing Indiana-based rocket fuel startup Adranos has raised $1 million, after closing an oversubscribed round led by Archibald Cox Jr., chairman of private investment firm Sextant Group. The funding will be used by Adranos to build out its manufacturing capability, and to pursue additional key hires to build out its team. Adranos is building a new kind of solid rocket propellant called “ALITEC,” which the company says can both increase the overall performance of a rocket versus traditional solid fuels, and get rid of dangerous hydrochloric acid emissions that result from...