Concurrent Engineering UK | Internet of Things (4)

How to Choose the Right Smart, Connected Product Capabilities?

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 14-Jul-2015 09:00:00

When you start to think about the smart, connected product capabilities and features you might want to add to your products, it can get pretty complex, pretty quickly.

3 Risks You Need to Know About The Internet of Things

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 08-Jul-2015 16:57:00

As with any new opportunity, there are risks involved. Understanding what these are will mean you’re in a position to mitigate them.

How to Respond to the Opportunity of the IoT

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 26-May-2015 16:40:00

Manufacturers must begin to transform existing business processes and fundamentally rethink how they create, operate, and service smart, connected products in the IoT. For those that get it right, the future represents a huge opportunity to create product and service advantage:

Transform How Products are Created

Plan and design flexible platforms that enable personalisation, value added services, and product enhancements to be delivered remotely before and after the product is in the market
Design out the complexity created by combining processors, sensors, software, digital user interfaces and connectivity, and deliver a simple user experience
Incorporate product usage data into R&D processes and drive new functionality, define specifications, and increase customer intimacy

Understanding the Impact of the IoT [Infographic]

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 19-May-2015 16:45:00

Understanding the Impact of the IoT [Infographic] exactly how the Internet of Things is going to impact both you and your company is a real challenge. With the way technology is shifting, it can be hard to keep up.

The Compelling Reason You Need to Be Involved in the IoT

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 12-May-2015 17:03:00

If you’re the head of a company that’s been making pumps for the last 100 years, your company knows your product and knows what the definition of a pump should be. But now the definition of ‘what is a product’ is changing and it’s changing fast. So how is it that you can keep up to date and remain relevant in a world when your bread and butter product is below the price of entry in a competitive marketplace?

Over the last 10 years there’s been the trend for including embedded software and electronics (it’s almost certainly a trend that’s now ingrained in the way that you work). But now a new challenge is emerging; moving from a smart pump to a smart, connected pump. There are new technological opportunities that need embracing, but it’s hard to know where to start. After all there’s now big data, security, mobility, cloud and so on – a whole host of areas you never had to think about before.

The Impact of the Internet of Things for Manufacturers

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 22-Apr-2015 17:17:00

Along with the increases in product and service capabilities, where value and differentiation sit for companies has moved. Manufacturers now have opportunities to create new sources of competitive advantage, but only if they heed the three essential value shifts:

6 Traits of Smart, Connected Products That You Need to Know About

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 14-Apr-2015 17:13:00

Essentially smart, connected products are products with embedded processors, sensors and software that enable data exchange by the products and its surroundings, the manufacturers, the end user or additonal products.

When it comes to thinking about smart, connected products, that are some core traits to consider. These six essential capabilities are ones to consider when thinking about creating your strategy for smart, connected products.

How Products are Moving to the Next Level with the Internet of Things

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 10-Apr-2015 17:23:00

You've probably started to hear more and more people talk about the Internet of Things. As a concept, it has huge potential for us. But what actually is it all about and how is it going to impact on our lives.

What value does ‘Smart’ add to products?

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 01-Aug-2014 11:31:00

You’re no doubt familiar with the trend for smart products - perhaps you are even reading this blog on your smartphone or tablet. But this trend for smart products is not just referring to phones and computers. It can refer to any product that has the ability to behave in a smart way.

What is the Impact of Connectivity on the Things we Make?

Posted by Emma Rudeck on 31-Jul-2014 13:50:00

We are seeing the emergence of a smart, connected world. We’re at the start of an impressive wave of new innovation.

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