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articleFirst cohort comes together at Middlesex University to learn how new tech can transform their businesses
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articleWhether it’s helping doctors predict health outcomes, powering connected cars or optimising factory floors, AI is transforming the way industries work. But it can only deliver reliable, timely and secure insights if its processing location is matched to the right hardware. Here, Ross Turnbull, director of business development at application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Swindon Silicon Systems, explores how the choice of processing location and purpose-built hardware determines AI’s effectiveness, and how ASICs support real-time intelligence at the edge.
articleUtilising Sculpteo’s 3D Printing services has enabled Dronavia, a French specialist in safety systems for professional drones, to significantly reduce its time-to-market
newsSmartID-Edge enables intelligent identification, linking barcodes with virtual RFID tags to ensure secure, real-time data access at the edge.
newsFOLLOWING THE successful deployment of an in-depth quality assurance programme mandated by a major global aeroengine customer, William Hughes, a leading spring and wire form manufacturer, is expanding the project’s impressive operational outcomes and best practices to other areas of its manufacturing operations.
articleManufacturing businesses across the North East are being encouraged to apply for grant funding and access free expert advice on digital adoption through the newly expanded MadeSmarter programme
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