Manufacturing quality in the Industry 4.0 era

Quality assessment methodologies are evolving in response to Industry 4.0, driven by the convergence of digital technologies and traditional production processes. The assessment and assurance of manufacturing quality stands out as a crucial element that can determine the success or failure of modern industrial operations.   For business and IT decision-makers in the manufacturing sector, […]

Balancing Cost and Risk and the path to balanced decision-making

In today’s fiercely competitive manufacturing landscape, cost management is a critical component for maintaining profitability and operational efficiency. A dynamic cost modelling approach, designed to bridge the gap between engineering data and financial metrics, enables balanced decision-making that is optimised for cost and risk.   Manufacturing environments today are complex, involving intricate processes that require […]

Balancing cost and risk in strategic decision-making

Balancing operational efficiency, cost and sustainability is a strategic priority for organisations across all industrial sectors. But it’s easier said than done. Complex industrial processes require multi-objective, data-driven decision-making based on insights from multiple sources. Cost and Risk-Based Decision Support Systems (CRDSS) bring an advanced AI-powered approach to decision-making that integrates real-time data, advanced analytics and […]

Unlocking Zero-Defect Manufacturing with Genomics of Industrial Processes

Learn how Genomics of Industrial Processes optimise complex industrial processes, improves production quality and reduces waste in this new whitepaper.Industrial Genomics of Industrial Processes is an innovative approach that aims to revolutionise quality control and defect prevention in industrial processes, offering a pathway to true zero-defect production. This whitepaper looks at the application of Genomics […]

Evidence-based decision-making in water & wastewater

Complex industrial processes require data-driven decision-making based on insights from multiple sources. Organisations require new advanced tools to make well-rounded decisions by consolidating data from diverse sources such as production, maintenance, resource usage, and financial performance to drives smarter decision-making.   In the water and wastewater industries, ensuring the quality and safety of water resources […]

Decision-Making: Trust Your Gut or Trust Your Data?

Complex industrial processes require data-driven decision-making based on insights from multiple sources. CRDSS provides organisations with the tools to make well-rounded decisions by consolidating data from diverse sources such as production, maintenance, resource usage, and financial performance to drives smarter decision-making.   When it comes to making decisions about food, most of us go with […]

Zero defect manufacturing

Zero defect manufacturing – is it all in the mind? Manufacturing of microsemiconductors is demanding a fresh, AI-driven approach throughout the production process, capable of analysing vast amounts of data to model and predict defects and prevent them from occurring.   The quest for zero-defect manufacturing isn’t new. First coined as a term by Philip Crosby […]

How CRDSS is Transforming Decision-Making Across Industries

Balancing operational efficiency, cost and sustainability is a strategic priority for organisations across all industrial sectors. But it’s easier said than done. Cost and Risk-Based Decision Support Systems (CRDSS) bring an advanced AI-powered approach to decision-making that integrates real-time data, advanced analytics and scenario modelling.   Balanced, strategic decision-making isn’t easy at the best of times.  […]

iSurface – Reducing Failure in Composite Materials

An image showing composite materials using high-tech equipment. The image includes a large sample of carbon fiber used in an aircraft propeller undergoing stress tests.

The iSurface project focuses on reducing failure in composite materials through state-of-the-art data acquisition, production flow analysis, and decision support tools. Z Prime leverages its expertise in digitalisation and AI-driven manufacturing to optimise monitoring and production processes, ensuring enhanced structural integrity and reliability of composite materials.   Challenges Composite materials are prone to complex failure […]

ELOXYCHEM – Predicting and Verifying Production Stability in Electrochemical Oxidation Processes

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95% of manufactured goods include chemicals and as the 4th largest industry in Europe, oxidative chemical conversion processes in manufacturing account for 5% of the EU’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ELOXYCHEM aims to establish a commercially relevant electrochemical oxidation process to replace existing chemical conversion methods reliant on imported materials and fossil fuels and support […]