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Digitalization & New Technologies

Local-for-local production strategy – the Omron casePierre van Lamsweerde

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?

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Comparing .NET virtual actor frameworks

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.

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How virtual actors will help you scale your applications the easy way

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, […]

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New Technologies Accelerate Sustainable Development

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.

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Take a holistic view of modern production

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.”

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How to print with metal – on a big scale

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.

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Etteplan prepared for O-RAN breakthrough

O-RAN transforms the mobile network markets rapidly. Leading telco operators are its greatest drivers, as they will benefit from a reduced dependency from equipment vendors. In practice, O-RAN’s implementation will require developing of radio variants, and Etteplan’s telecom development teams are ready to cater for the huge demand.

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Reach a wider customer base with your service – Accessibility as a key component of the user experience

Have you ever had problems with reading a small font on your mobile phone? Or reading a text that doesn’t stand out from its background? Have you searched for information that you never found? Or interrupted a task because you didn’t know how to proceed? Quite often these examples are chalked up to poor usability. However, these are also examples of bad accessibility.

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5 Trends in Industrial Digitalization

For centuries, production leaders have searched answers for three questions: how to operate a factory without interruptions, how to improve production efficiency and how to gain competitive advantage in product or service offering.

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