Industrial processes have been mechanized, electrified and digitized. In the next step they become intelligent. However, the lines between virtual and real worlds become only slowly blurred.

The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted U.S. manufacturing as core to America’s critical infrastructure. Manufacturing priorities have become national priorities as leaders reassess the industry’s ...

A virtual manufacturing process for medical devices that integrates several software packages has been shown to improve a device’s robustness and reduce the time to market, as well as resulting in ...

LG CNS is focusing on the virtual factory business as one of its next business targets, as more companies are interested in creating the same type of facility so as to prevent possible accidents as ...

The age of virtualization is upon us, and in this item from Larry Holzer who worked with me in industrial computers a few years ago, we discover the benefits of the virtual desktop. If you were asked ...

Chrysler has partnered with Google Maps to launch a virtual tour of its Michigan factory that builds the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200. The virtual tour, with 360-degree interactive films and photography, ...

Virtual planning is key to BMW’s iFACTORY strategy, utilising tools that integrate building, equipment, logistics, and vehicle data with 3D process simulations. Credit: The BMW Group. The BMW Group is ...

Traditional in-person factory acceptance testing, also known as witness testing, is a challenge during a pandemic. To keep projects moving, power management company Eaton developed a virtual method to ...

LONDON—Final Pixel has announced a new “Content Factory” virtual production initiative and is teaming up with the UK-based virtual production studio, CUBE Studio, to launch the first Content Factory.