How technology supports the best people flow experience at KONE
Manufacturers increasingly add digital components to their traditional products. This is usually on the basis of sensors within the hardware, which generate data about for example the functioning, use and condition of maintenance. KONE, manufacturer of lifts and escalators goes even further. They combine this data flow with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Not only in […]
Keeping quality high while lowering process costs with AI & IoT in Manufacturing
As profit margins shrink and consumer expectation rise, it’s for manufacturers more important than ever to optimize for quality in their operation. Fortunately, quality management technology has made huge advancements in recent years. Today organizations within manufacturing and their leaders can easily embrace available AI and IoT enabled solutions. This allows to detect quality issues early […]
Chocolate – much more than a matter of good taste
Whenever there is a moment to celebrate, or when we want to show our beloved ones our special attention – no doubt, tasty chocolate is the first and best choice. These high quality cacao products may be made in Belgium or the Netherlands. But an extensive chain of production and processing precedes the final product. […]
Technology makes Saint-Nicholas’ work easier
My daughter Clémence is both nervous and excited by the perspective of Saint-Nicholas arriving with her presents. She posted her wish-list in a letter to him in Spain. What she doesn’t realize is the pressure her expectation generates in the supply chain. As an Industry Solutions Executive at IBM I mainly work with retailers and […]
Tanmay meets Metis Montessori Lyceum
We are in the early days of the 4th industrial revolution, new developments such as robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, 3D printing, virtual reality and the Internet of Things will change every job. Some jobs will be superfluous but at the same time new jobs will come up. So far nothing new under the sun, jobs have […]
Hoe implementeer je Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) optimaal?
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) is uitgegroeid tot een essentiële schakel binnen veel organisaties. De manier waarop ze IGA implementeren blijkt echter sterk afhankelijk van het type activiteit en het specialisme van de IT-afdeling. Heliview en IBM brachten diverse specialisten samen voor een rondetafelgesprek. De inbreng van onder meer security managers, special risk managers en […]
Lexus Europe maakt de meest intuïtieve autoreclame ter wereld met IBM Watson
Volgens één van de grootste filmmakers aller tijden, Alfred Hitchcock, heb je slechts drie dingen nodig om een geweldige film te maken “… het script, het script en het script.” Maar wat gebeurt er als je een met een Oscar bekroonde regisseur een script geeft dat helemaal door artificiële intelligentie is geschreven? Het resultaat is […]
Struggling with Artificial Intelligence?
Wondering how Artificial Intelligence (AI) really works? Do you feel like it is just a black box which, when asked, magically comes up with an answer? Do you trust the so called “black box”? Recently this article appeared in the dutch newspaper The Telegraaf about Ethics and AI. It touched the discussion on how algorithms […]
Fabrikanten zien kansen nu operationele technologie slimmer wordt.
Operationele technologie (OT) en informatietechnologie (IT) komen steeds meer samen. Productiesystemen zijn binnen industriële omgevingen een belangrijke bron van data. Door deze te combineren met nieuwe data uit internet of things (IoT) en andere gegevensbronnen kunnen processen worden geoptimaliseerd. Kosten worden bespaard en nieuwe vormen van waarde aan producten en diensten toegevoegd. Technologieën als kunstmatige […]