Manufacturing industry forecasts for 2022

In 2021 we have seen more encouraging results compared to 2020. By 2022, growth is expected to be on an upward trend, especially in the manufacturing sector. While 60% of manufacturers were affected in their operations by the pandemic, a recent survey of senior management in manufacturing and distribution companies showed significant to moderate growth […]

Impact of quality control on long-term results

In most industries, quality assurance directly affects a company’s bottom line. When it comes to manufacturing, quality plays a critical role in ensuring product safety, customer satisfaction and competitiveness with other companies. To ensure quality management at every stage of production, appropriate technologies, systems and procedures must be implemented. Over time, good quality control on […]

How to improve production?

Suppliers and manufacturers present different challenges in their production chain; these challenges can range from the complexity of their supply chain, the reduction of the life cycle of their products or even the poor supply and production of high-demand goods. For this reason, we present different solutions that can help improve the efficiency of production […]

How to save energy in industry?

Energy saving in industrial enterprises is a set of measures aimed at increasing the volume of manufactured products with constant consumption of fuel and raw materials or reducing energy consumption with constant production capacity. In industrial enterprises, the issue of energy saving is especially relevant, because energy costs in manufacturing enterprises account for up to […]

Global Technology Trends

In the current decade, a new technological revolution is unfolding, the main technologies of which are already well known: these are artificial intelligence, 3D printers, the Internet of Things, biotechnology, new materials, digital twins, etc. In the early 2000s, the expert community was asking: Does it make sense to invest in such technologies? Now many […]

Green industry: How to make factories green?

Green Industry Concept The Green Industry is a concept that seeks to reduce the climatic and ecological impact of companies’ activities. Human development impacts the environment by using natural resources and modifying the Earth’s ecosystem, but is it possible to reduce this impact? Green industry and renewable energies Renewable energies are shown as a solution […]

How should the Mexican industry react to Covid-19?

How does COVID-19 affect industrial production in Mexico? The global changes in industrial production brought by the COVID-19 pandemic have serious operational, social and financial implications. This is forcing companies to simultaneously adapt their response and risk management plans, personnel safety practices, manufacturing operations and new ways of working. Until now, industry leaders have focused […]

Smart Factory: Intelligent Manufacturing

The concepts of “Smart Factory”, “Smart Manufacturing” and “Factory of the Feature” have appeared recently although they do not yet have strictly defined meanings; they are now used interchangeably, although the concept of “Factory of the Future” is more comprehensive and includes not only “Smart Factories” but also virtual and digital enterprises. Definition of Smart […]

Robots in the Automotive Industry

Robotics has become a key player in the automotive industry, a statement that can be made thanks to the advances that robotization in the industrial sector has generated over the years. It is expected that during 2021 there will be approximately 381 million industrial robots around the world. Mexico is not far behind, as it […]

Supply Chain

What is a supply chain? A supply chain is a set of strategic activities or processes that enable an organization to deliver a product or service to the customer or end-user effectively. Supply chain management provides a set of tools, from the production process to the point at which the product is sold. An effective […]