Digitalization & New Technologies

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.

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.

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.

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.

It pays off to take sustainability and climate-smart production seriously. According to several studies, companies that have started to invest heavily in low-carbon solutions are already outperforming their peers. For becoming more sustainable, a lot can be achieved through digitalization.

Cloudification of mobile networks is a powerful trend in the world of telecommunications. As a result, the whole industry offers great opportunities for companies that are not among the usual suspects in the telco business. There is also a high demand for cloud developers who can enter this new and attractive playground.

Assets, fleets and process integration provides far-reaching advantages. For instance, employees get a better situational awareness with modern HMIs, integrated fleet portals for industrial vehicles improve production flows, and globally uniform processes become possible.

Industrial companies around the world look for solutions to optimize business performance, increase productivity, and improve the user experience. But everywhere, there is a huge obstacle: heterogeneous equipment. Why is that a problem, and how to overcome it?

Optimal application performance is an important aspect in the daily work of Etteplan’s developers. Sometimes, aiming at perfection becomes a real exploration of programming languages, their libraries, communications, and protocols. One such instance has occurred for Solutions Architect Ville Kärkkäinen and his team who are developing a solution for electric car charging stations.