Digitalization & New Technologies

It’s a well-known fact that the cyber security threats faced by companies and people, in general, are only growing with the ever-changing business and political landscape. This coupled with the rising expectations for user experience from consumers as well as business customers, ushers in a new era of application management.

Factories, plants, and mills are now looking into smarter operations through better processes and technology, as well as human capabilities. The need for more sustainable businesses increases the pressure to get started ahead of the competition. But what are the first important steps that pave the way towards smarter future?

When we think about smart factories, the first thing that comes to mind often relates to technology, like robotics, automation, and highly modern production lines. However, before a factory, plant, or mill can benefit from the latest gadgets and equipment, they need to pay attention to the basics – the smart in smart factories stems from somewhere else entirely. We sat down with Etteplan’s Smart Factory experts Juha Nieminen and Kari Jussila about what exactly makes factories smart.

Reshoring pioneers driven by a business reality How Omron in the Netherlands was one of the first companies to move ‘far-away’ production closer to home. What’s their secret?

The previous article in the series introduced the concept of virtual actor model. Now let’s take a look at what tools we have at our disposal in the .NET ecosystem. In the next few sections we’ll describe the popular framework choices: Orleans, Proto.Actor, Akka.Net, and Dapr. We’ll focus on their unique features and approach.

In the past, many applications were developed without the need to scale to large volumes of data, this made the programming relatively easy. It was usually enough to apply a simple object oriented model and crunch the numbers in memory. However, in modern times, scaling and processing large volumes of data, especially in IoT solutions, […]

Phenomena that have an impact on all industries – such as digitalization and the green transition – are significantly reshaping the operating environments of Etteplan and its customers.

Modern production is made up of many different technologies and processes. Having Etteplan as your main partner can improve efficiency, safety, profits and shorten project lead-times. “I had no idea you guys could do that, too.”

3D printing is not just for plastic. WAAM is a relatively new technology which makes it possible to print large metal objects. Applications range from rockets to engine brackets. In this article, we look at the latest trends and practical solutions in printing with metal.