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Taking a Fresh Look at How to Manage Quality Data

Manufacturing and logistics leaders are beginning to move away from paper-based data collection in favor of modern, digital solutions like rugged devices. Learn how mobile solutions can improve the quality of data collection, analysis, and reporting. In the manufacturing world, most companies know how important it is to modernize their plant equipment and manufacturing processes. It […]

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Tips for Increasing Warehouse Productivity

To deliver the best possible customer experiences, companies must not only consider the technology behind the “warehouse of the future“—they need to also build processes for scalable efficiency. Read on to learn productivity tips from Manufacturing.net. Improving efficiency in the warehouse is critical to meeting current consumer trends, which are being driven by e-commerce and […]

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Developing Strong ‘Digital Threads’ To Enable Real-Time Maintenance

One of the biggest value-adds in the industrial IoT space is predictive maintenance, fueled by analytics. Sivakumar “Siva” Muthukrishnan from Manufacturing Business Technology explains why creating digital threads across business operating systems is crucial.  In today’s market, it’s becoming increasingly important to keep the profit margins for equipment competitive, so much so that vendors are relying heavily on service […]

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Find – And Avoid – OS Migration Threats To Your Rugged Device

Migrations don’t have to be massively disruptive to your organization; Panasonic’s in-house consulting team and Rapid Application Development services can help simplify the transition from Windows CE to Android by rewriting custom applications to run natively on modern devices.  When Microsoft announced plans to curtail support for its mobile operating systems, a large equipment manufacturer embraced an […]

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Learn the Four Dimensions of Laptop and Tablet Security

Unproductive downtime. Sensitive data loss. Damaging viruses. Exposure of valuable intellectual property. Loss of customer confidence. There are so many ways that mobile devices, networks and data can compromise your company. Yet mobility is critical to business productivity and success today. According to a survey in The Economist, workers who use mobile technology on the […]

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How To Get A Higher ROI On IT Investments

Deciding to invest in a new IT solution is a huge decision for any business, especially when that solution will change the way processes are carried out across the entire organization. But knowing the ROI is worth it can help make enacting that change easier and get stakeholders on board, especially during the pitch and […]

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Employees Aren’t Engaged In The Manufacturing Sector: Here’s What To Do About It

Panasonic creates rugged devices that support manufacturing workers’ tough jobs. Not only can mobile devices boost employee efficiency for manufacturers, they can also help bring employees together and improve organizational culture.   The manufacturing industry has an employee engagement crisis. While this may sound dramatic, the statistics prove that manufacturers in both the U.S. and UK […]

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Preparing for Microsoft Windows CE End of Life: How to Keep your Custom Apps

As support for the Windows CE platform ends, many organizations that have long relied on handheld devices to manage and track their operations face with a major challenge. This process began with Windows Embedded CE 6.0 reaching end of life in April 2018, with support for newer Windows CE releases ending each year through 2021. […]

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Overcoming the Most Common Obstacles to IoT Implementation

Organizations are making massive investments in the Internet of Things and implementing IoT solutions across the enterprise. Connected devices can optimize the supply chain, energy consumption, and production. In many cases, the businesses deploying more robust IoT processes are aware that IT must bear a heavy burden to integrate corporate, operations, and even factories. In […]

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What to Look for in a Secure Cloud System

Just as companies are increasing mobile device security to support mobile data collection and analysis, cloud system security should not be overlooked. This article offers three tips for evaluating the security of cloud service providers. Cloud security and concerns around it have dominated conversations about cloud adoption, with a recent study from Ingram Micro revealing that […]

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