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Advanced Manufacturing
These 10 new 'Lighthouse' factories show the future of manufacturing is here
Meet some of the world’s most advanced factories, that are leading the way to help others become more resilient - and more sustainable.
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Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
These 7 tech investments are critical to building ‘intelligent factories’ after COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted manufacturing around the world. These cutting-edge technologies could future-proof factories before the next shock.
Advanced Manufacturing and Production
Global Lighthouse Network Annual Meeting 2020
Tune into the event on 17 September, 2020 at 13:00-14:30 CET.
COVID-19
Here’s how smart construction could transform home-building after COVID-19
COVID-19 is changing the construction industry. Here are four ways prefab housing, powered by digital technology, could help us provide better, more affordable homes.
Emerging Technologies
Small, independent manufacturers could be crucial to reshaping industry post-COVID- Here’s why
Localized production could allow for greater resilience and opportunity as the globe struggles with the coronavirus.
COVID-19
3 ways digital technology can help drug makers fight COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the global pharma industry's vulnerability, disrupting the supply of vital drugs. Here's how technology can make the sector more resilient.
Supply Chain and Transport
Here's how global supply chains will change after COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of modern supply chains. Here's what trade, investment and production will look like after the crisis.
3D Printing
These 4 simple solutions can help make the manufacturing industry more sustainable
From 3D printing to plastic alternatives, here's how manufacturing can change to protect the environment.
Advanced Manufacturing
The 3 key ingredients for the digital transformation of manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing is opening a range of opportunities for companies to transform factories, business models and to shape a new wave of economic growth. But the reported success of di...
Biotechnology
These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need
From limitless spider silk to vaccines, biofoundries take advantage of nature's incredible capacity for building.
Africa
How to turn Africa's manufacturing sector into a high-tech powerhouse
Africa is one of the most exciting and potentially dynamic markets in the world, and has the potential to create a world-class advanced manufacturing sector. Here's how to do it
Artificial Intelligence
OK computer: why the machine age still needs humans
Machine workers and humans should be mutually reinforcing on the factory floor – leading to a more productive future.
Space
From miniature satellites to giant sun shields – the extreme technology transforming space engineering
A look back at the space technologies which have been developed and refined since the first moon landing show just how far we've come.
Technological Transformation
5 reasons not to delay your digital transformation
With labor pools shifting and the cost of overseas manufacturing rising, forward-thinking businesses will seize on a disruptive time to prepare themselves for the future.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
This is how a smart factory actually works
Inside a seafood processing facility in Norway, machines, not humans, evaluate the quality of salmon, weigh and grade the fish, and distribute it to the production units. Soon, machines w...