Manufacturing Tecnology

Like a Rolling Phone? Lenovo showed off a phone and laptop with rollable displays. They’re cool, but conceptual—for now. Lenovo’s concept for a rollable laptop display. (Source: Lenovo.) The up-and-coming form factor of consumer tech is the folding screen. From the top echelon of premium smartphones to early examples of foldable PCs, a display that bends in half is the hallmark of a bleeding edge device. At least, it used to be. Now an even more futuristic form factor is rolling into town. At Lenovo Tech World ’22 earlier this month, Motorala (a Lenovo subsidiary) debuted a concept of both...

Siemens and BASF Create a Concept RV for Hymer Hymer uses the Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio and BASF new materials to reimagine motor homes.     Hymer, a German-based pioneer of RV manufacturing, is embracing the latest software, technology and materials to create the motor vehicle of the future. The company announced a partnership with BASF in 2019 to create the VisionVenture concept vehicle, producing a new category of RVs. An innovator in the market since 1956, Hymer is heeding the call of a changing industry. RVing is no longer just a way to skip town and enjoy the outdoors....

Japan’s Fukui Computer Partners with Bentley Systems. What Does This Mean? Collaboration to increase Bentley’s penetration into Japanese market for infrastructure software (Image courtesy of Getty Images.) Similar to the United States, Japan’s construction industry has been facing challenges with labor shortages, slow adoption of technologies and a need for new infrastructure. Fukui Computer, a CAD software vendor established in 1979, hopes its recent partnership with Bentley Systems will help push the infrastructure field into an age of digital transformation. Back in 2016, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released i-Construction (ICT) standards in an effort to address...

Coop Norge modernizes employee access rights management together with Nixu   Coop Norge, Norway’s second-largest retailer, has transitioned its employee identity lifecycle management to the cloud in partnership with cybersecurity services company Nixu. The new solution automates processes, improves governance and security, and combines user governance of up to eight separate systems into one. Having the first Norwegian clients, Nixu continues to grow its business in Norway. Coop Norge has 28,000 employees and 1,400 external workers. The cooperative is owned by almost 2 million co-owners, and it manages more than 1,200 stores under six different grocery store brands and two home DIY...

McKinsey & Company Uses AI-Powered Intelligence to Deliver Customer-Centric Experiences with CustomerOne CustomerOne extends the power of AI-powered decision-making, using its proven, comprehensive approach to help organizations drive up to 20% revenue growth      NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, marketing and sales teams have to connect with their consumers and buyers in entirely new ways. But disjointed data, complex tech stacks, and siloed work practices can derail those efforts. That’s why McKinsey & Company is extending the power of CustomerOne’s proven, comprehensive approach. By driving personalization at scale, sales growth, and enabling data-driven pricing, organizations...