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Cobot: The effective factory worker in the post-pandemic era
The pandemic may have hastened the adoption of cobots in manufacturing as the most ideal and efficient co-worker.
WFH or at the store: All tech eyes are on you
With the onslaught of the pandemic, surveillance has also taken on a new paradigm with organisations tracking employees for productivity an...
Routematic diversifies into shopfloor solutions
The company has diversified into providing technology-driven solutions to reduce risks and enforce social distancing at manufacturing indus...
UFlex aims to hire 400 employees in next six months
In India alone, UFlex has hired over 120 new team members in this fiscal so far, which is an addition of 2% to the existing India workforce...
Digital manufacturing could be the next big opportunity for India
Digital manufacturing goes beyond just Industry 4.0, blending manufacturing with IT, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality and...
Tata Steel adopts tech-based initiative for safe working inside factory, mines during pandemic
There are altogether 32,000 employees in Tata Steel across the country and 55,000 contractual workforce. Its manufacturing facities are- Ta...
Industrial IoT startup SwitchOn raises $1 million in seed funding
Currently, SwitchOn works primarily with companies in the automotive and FMCG discrete manufacturing sectors in India and the APAC region.
With tech centre in tow, Bunchball's ready to play
The Bunchball global team has been supported by the Global Technology Solutions delivery centre in Chennai in the past few months.
Mukesh Rathi uses digital to give Dr. Reddy’s a competitive edge
The metric that we use to gauge the success of our digital initiatives is the eventual business benefit that it delivers to the organizatio...
Shopfloor modernisation presents new growth avenue for infotech companies
Beyond sensors and IIoT, IT firms are embracing artificial intelligence systems, drones, cameras and wearables to help clients improve effi...
ABB India Q1 net up 3.2% at 88.17 crore
ABB India said in a BSE filing that its total income was Rs 2,337.36 crore in the first quarter this year, up from Rs 2,138.53 in the Janua...
The ET POLYMERS Awards 2017 – Platform for the Plastics Industry
The ET POLYMERS Awards 2017 – A Much Needed Awards Platform for the Plastics Industry Worldwide Media Pvt Ltd (WWM) organized THE ECONOMIC ...
5F World plans platforms to help startups go places
The platforms would initially be marketed in the US and 5F World is in talks with two companies in the US and one in the Middle East.
Hiring in auto Inc expected to remain below 5% in FY 2017
Hiring for FY 2017 is expected to stay in low single digits of 0-5 percent in most areas like shopfloor, R&D, sales & marketing and differe...
Apple, Reliance to enter long-term relationship; VoLTE iPhones on Reliance Jio Network on anvil
Reliance executives made a strong pitch about how Apple can play a role in Jio’s growth and bundling of iPhones with its data service.
Think7 - a smart manufactuing unit made in India
The 18-member Bengaluru-based company, which was incorporated in December 2013 and has been working with own funds till date, has more than...
How startups like Covacsis, Entrib are helping manufacturers increase their machine productivity
These start-ups are now finding a big market in India, especially with the PM's`Make in India' initiative, for solutions based on Internet ...
How IoT startups are helping boost machine productivity
Startups such as Covacsis, Entrib and Altizon Systems help manufacturers increase their machine productivity by 10-20%, which in turn trans...
Select hiring keeps job market alive
Amid the overall cautious market, there are sectors that are still hiring, with a slew of companies going ahead with their plans to add mor...
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