Vasilis Karamalegos / Smart Manufacturing Leaders
The Manager’s Guide to Financing Industry 4.0 Projects
The “what” of financing determines the “how” of financing There are four digital investment types: Pure business initiatives, foundational investments, trial investments, and big bets....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Industry 4.0
The power of data & technology in Industry 4.0 transformation
With the right guidance and support, actors within this industry can leverage the power of data and technology to deliver a better, more agile, and integrated manufacturing ecosystem that ultimately unlocks value for a wide range of stakeholders across society....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Industry 4.0
Embracing the possibilities of Industry 4.0 in the COVID-19 era
Clearly, the time to move, to get ahead of the curve, is now by preparing and defining your future capabilities for what is next and beyond. At SmarterChains, our three-stage approach – Prepare, Define, Execute – helps manufacturers embrace the possibilities of Industry 4.0....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Factory of the Future
Reflections on IoT Connected Products
If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The Internet of Things is about to change it all over again!...
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Robotic and Automatic Changeover: top 5 solutions
5 companies providing faster and more efficient Robotic and Automatic Changeover to manufacturers....
Nikos Lappas / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
MES OEE: Top 4 solutions
A review of 4 leading MES OEE solutions from SepaSoft, Cantier, Guardus Solutions and Critical Manufacturing....
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Forklift Sensory Systems: 5 top solutions
Forklift Sensory Systems for Advanced Material Handling, a list with solutions from Linde Material Handling, Global Industrial, LeddarTech, Pepperl+Fuchs and Flexco Industries....
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Robotic Grippers: 5 Top Technologies
5 innovative technologies for Robotic Handling via Grippers by companies like Zimmer, Robot System Products, IPR (Intelligente Peripherien für Roboter), Empire Robotics and Schmalz....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Factory of the Future
Bad Data in Manufacturing: The Cost and the Solution
Only a handful of manufacturing companies are equipped to handle this new volume of manufacturing data. Thus, data integrity must become a top priority for every manufacturer....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Factory of the Future
Reflections on IoT Connected Products
If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The Internet of Things is about to change it all over again!...
Vasilis Karamalegos / Factory of the Future
The 7 Deadly Sins of Modern Manufacturing
Many companies have committed one (or more) of what could be described as the 7 deadly sins of modern manufacturing....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Factory of the Future
Manufacturing's Next Step: From CoE To Ecosystem of Excellence
A CoE is a business investment: A team that develops and shares best practices and orchestrates end-to-end transformation. In SmarterChains’ experience, however, it is only a stepping stone....
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Automated Load Carriers: 6 Companies that carve the way for the Industry 4.0 Plant
Top solutions for Driverless and Automated Guided Vehicles in the factory....
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
End-of-line Palletizing: 5 Solutions for the Factory of the Future
A list of the 5 most reliable solutions in End-of-Line Palletizing by CSI Portal, Dematic, Alvey Group, Brenton Engineering and End of Line Packaging Solutions....
Angelos Tsoutsias / Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Collaborative Robotics and IIOT
Collaborative robotics, or cobotics, is the leading buzzword for anyone relying heavily on the Industrial Internet of Things....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Smart Manufacturing Leaders
The Manager’s Guide to Financing Industry 4.0 Projects
The “what” of financing determines the “how” of financing There are four digital investment types: Pure business initiatives, foundational investments, trial investments, and big bets....
Vasilis Karamalegos / Smart Manufacturing Leaders
Industry 4.0 Complexity and Uncertainty – Why Some Manufacturers Thrive
Why do some manufacturing companies gain more value from Industry 4.0 than others? Because they regard the adoption of Industry 4.0 as an overall strategic business objective....
Gustavo Ghory / Smart Manufacturing Leaders
Factory Culture of the Future: A sensible guide to Adhocracy
Imagine a synergistic organization, where silos are broken by common customer-centric objectives and a transparent flow of information....
Nikos Lappas / Industry 4.0
Ten Factory of the Future Dimensions – Your way to Industry 4.0 transformation
At SmarterChains we call these areas the 10 Factory of the Future dimensions....
