Technology Archives - Fastener News Desk

3 Reasons Why eCommerce Matters More Than Ever for B2B Marketers

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jun 14, 2018 | eCommerce, News, Technology |

Editor’s Note: This guest post was contributed by: Andy Hoar, CEO of Paradigm B2B and the...

The Rise of Specialized Marketplaces in eCommerce

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jun 4, 2018 | News, Technology |

By Alex Moazed Founder and CEO, Applico @AlexMoazed Amazon and Walmart/Jet.com are dominating...

Millennials stand out for their technology use, but older generations also embrace digital life

Posted by Fastener News Desk | May 14, 2018 | Millennials, News, Technology |

Millennials have often led older Americans in their adoption and use of technology, and this...

Business Leaders as Catalysts for Change

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 20, 2018 | News, Technology |

Today’s CEO creates opportunity through innovation and customer awareness. Strong cultural values...

Companies Build Gradually Toward B2B eCommerce

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 9, 2018 | News, Technology |

How to Begin Your Digital Transformation Journey in Six Steps

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured, Technology |

The most discussed topic in business today is digital transformation, but it begs the...

Forces of change: The future of mobility

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 5, 2017 | News, Technology |

Forces of change: The future of mobility A number of forces are converging to change the way...

BE AFRAID. BE VERY AFRAID.

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 9, 2017 | Featured, Technology, Uncategorized |

By Susan Bloom Industry expert Justin King believes that distributors should be...

How Can E-commerce Fight Back (and Win) Against Amazon?

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 6, 2017 | News, Technology |

Ecommerce companies need to get innovative if they’re going to prevent Amazon from taking...

Amazon Is Conquering More Than Just Kale!

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Oct 26, 2017 | News, Technology |

Amazon Business hit the one-million customer mark only a few years into its existence, which...

Digital ‘Reality’ Tools Help B2B Marketers Get Real With Complex Products

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Oct 2, 2017 | News, Technology |

B2B marketers can get an assist from virtual and augmented reality applications that demonstrate...

7 ways the Fourth Industrial Revolution Can Help the Planet

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Oct 2, 2017 | News, Technology |

At the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) first Sustainable Development Impact Summit last week in New...

Finding the Right Digital Balance in B2B Customer Experience

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 28, 2017 | News, Technology |

Growing numbers of B2B companies are focusing on digitization to succeed with customer-centric...

5 Trends That Are Changing B2B Commerce

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 25, 2017 | News, Technology |

It’s no secret that the B2B landscape has changed drastically in the last few decades. At the...

B2B Midsize Might: Commerce Suites Pack a Powerful Punch for Mid-Market

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 20, 2017 | News, Technology |

There’s a false conception that if you’re a midsize or small business, you can’t afford the...

B2B sales channels are changing: Act now or die

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 19, 2017 | News, Technology |

The B2B customer buying journey has been forever transformed by the internet, and this has major...

Three Steps for Manufacturers to Begin Their Digital Transformation

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jul 22, 2017 | News, Technology |

How manufacturers can adopt a trial-and-error mentality to catch up on the data-driven challenge....

IoT and the Future of Consumer Products Manufacturing

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jul 19, 2017 | News, Technology |

Of all that the Internet of Things (IoT) promises, manufacturers seem most focused on supply chain...

Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jun 22, 2017 | News, Technology |

There’s a good chance something you’ve bought online has been in the hands of a...

Manufacturing Safety Tech Deep in the Heartland

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jun 15, 2017 | News, Technology |

Like so many Midwestern kids of a certain age, Gabriel Glynn was raised around manufacturing. And...

The First Time America Freaked Out Over Automation

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jun 1, 2017 | News, Technology |

In 1958, America found itself in the midst of its worst economic slump since the Great Depression....

Researchers Replicate Molten Metal Pouring Behavior with Newly Developed Simulation Technology

Posted by Fastener News Desk | May 25, 2017 | News, Technology |

Fujitsu Limited and Daido University Professor Yasuhiro Maeda have jointly developed new...

Robots Keep Valley Manufacturers Competitive Even as Jobs Threatened

Posted by Fastener News Desk | May 4, 2017 | News, Technology |

Advanced technology in robotics has stirred a sense of uneasiness in the workforce. While...

A Distributor’s Strategy to Competing Against Amazon

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 27, 2017 | News, Technology |

Watsco Inc., a distributor of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning products with $4.2 billion...

CPG Manufacturers Need a Comprehensive Strategy for Digitization

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 20, 2017 | News, Technology |

The relentless hype around digital in consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) manufacturing has left many...

Why Do Factories Need a Digital-Ready Infrastructure?

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 13, 2017 | News, Technology |

Digital transformation, digital business, digitization, digital disruption. There are countless...

Computers Can Now Read Your Emotions. Here’s Why That’s Not As Scary As It Sounds

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 7, 2017 | News, Technology |

Emotions critically influence all aspects of our lives, from how we live, work, learn and play, to...

GE ‘Predix’ the Future of Manufacturing

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 6, 2017 | News, Technology |

One hundred years ago, a vertically integrated manufacturing complex in Schenectady, NY, defined...

Google Glass Didn’t Disappear. You Can Find It On The Factory Floor

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Mar 23, 2017 | News, Technology |

Remember Google Glass? They’re the headsets that look like regular glasses but have a small...

The Technology Conundrum: The Driving Force in Global Change for the Manufacturing Sector

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Mar 16, 2017 | News, Technology |

The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change, as growing and emerging...

NASA Releases Software Catalog, Granting the Public Free Access to Technologies for Earthly Applications

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Mar 9, 2017 | News, Technology |

NASA has released its 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers an extensive portfolio of software...

Where’s the Revolution? Technology’s Impact on the Information Services Industry

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Mar 2, 2017 | News, Technology |

The information services industry, which has seen a huge spurt in information and communication...

How Robots Helped Create 100,000 Jobs at Amazon

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Feb 23, 2017 | News, Technology |

Accelerating technology has been creating a lot of worry over job loss to automation, especially...

Caterpillar Invests in Airware Bringing Drone Tech to Mining and Construction Enterprises

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Feb 16, 2017 | News, Technology |

The venture arm of Caterpillar Inc., a major manufacturer of construction and mining equipment,...

Century-Old Wire And Cable Manufacturer Keeping Pace With Technology

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Feb 9, 2017 | News, Technology |

New England’s once-formidable textile industry is largely gone, but in Connecticut, its...

Crunch Time: Finance in a Digital World

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Feb 2, 2017 | News, Technology |

Cloud computing, robotics, analytics, artificial intelligence and automation, a new class of...

Measuring B2B’s Digital Gap

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 26, 2017 | News, Technology |

The need to invest operations and processes in the digital innovations touches all companies in...

Digital Twin Of Gas Turbine Will Drive The World’s Largest Aluminum Plant

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 19, 2017 | News, Technology |

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) was planning to build the world’s largest single-site aluminum smelter....

Bringing the Digital Enterprise to Life

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 12, 2017 | News, Technology |

Hyla Soft’s vision is to provide innovative technology solutions that advance the way the...

ABIE Awards: Celebrate the Achievements of Women in Tech!

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 12, 2017 | News, Technology |

The Anita Borg Institute celebrates and highlights the success of women technologists. They are...

I Machine, You Human: How AI Is Helping GE Build A Powerhouse Of Knowledge

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 12, 2017 | News, Technology |

“We are also starting to see more applications where AI is becoming part of a “living system,”...

Industry 4.0 Enables the Digital Transformation of Supply Chains

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 5, 2017 | News, Technology |

Supply chains traditionally are linear in nature, with a discrete progression of design, plan,...

Research, Innovation, and Technology: Powering a Manufacturing Renaissance

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jan 5, 2017 | News, Technology |

Manufacturers in the United States have created an innovation engine that has delivered new...

Robots That Read Minds Are a Breakthrough for Manufacturing

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 29, 2016 | News, Technology |

Those who wish others could read their minds will enjoy a breakthrough technology out of the lab...

Manufacturing In The 21st Century: What It Means For You

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 22, 2016 | News, Technology |

It has become absolutely vital for manufacturers to take steps toward a modern future. Businesses...

Competing to Win: How To Accelerate Manufacturing Innovation

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 15, 2016 | News, Technology |

Autonomous vehicles. Smart phones. Lifesaving medicines. All are made possible by the innovation...

Industrial Analytics Based On Internet Of Things Will Revolutionize Manufacturing

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 8, 2016 | News, Technology |

Industrial Analytics (IA) describes the collection, analysis and usage of data generated in...

America Can Invent the Next High-Tech Jobs

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Technology |

Americans invented the core high-technologies that enable the modern digital age, but they didn’t...

Learning to Prosper in a Factory Town

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Dec 1, 2016 | News, Technology |

In the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in a corner of South Carolina sits a town that...

Here’s What the Digital Divide Looks Like in the United States

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 23, 2016 | News, Technology |

While high-speed internet is a given for millions, it remains out of reach for far too many. Take...

How Can Technology Help You Run a Warehouse?

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 17, 2016 | News, Technology |

Running a productive and efficient warehouse is essential for every business that deals with...

NIST Out with Draft Cyber Guide for Manufacturing Industry

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 17, 2016 | News, Technology |

Government scientists are seeking industry input on a project that will produce design blueprints...

Closing the Maintenance Gap

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 17, 2016 | News, Technology |

Twenty-first century manufacturing is really a kind of sci-fi dream come true. Today’s industry is...

Digital Tools for the Future Factory

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 17, 2016 | News, Technology |

Transforming manufacturing with advanced digital tools is well underway, but manufacturers who...

Using Augmented Reality On The Factory Floor

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 10, 2016 | News, Technology |

The manufacturing industry is built on a foundation of innovation — myriad parts, processes and...

How the Industrial Internet of Things is Driving Manufacturing Innovation

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 10, 2016 | News, Technology |

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), but examples of...

How Millennials’ Technology Expectations Can Help Save Manufacturing

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 3, 2016 | News, Technology |

Millennials’ technology expectations have been shaped by smartphones, Facebook and digital...

Man and Machine: The New Collaborative Workplace of the Future

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 3, 2016 | News, Technology |

Ford utilizes co-bots with its factory workers at Cologne plant in Germany. These collaborative...

Software-as-a-Catalyst

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 3, 2016 | News, Technology |

“Offering excellent physical products has become table stakes for competing in today’s...

The State Of Manufacturing Technology, 2016

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Nov 3, 2016 | News, Technology |

These and many other insights are from the second annual survey from Plex Systems, 2016 State of...

Machine Nirvana: How GE Is Using AI To Build A Powerhouse Of Knowledge

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Oct 13, 2016 | News, Technology |

GE was still essentially a startup when its managers hired young MIT chemistry professor Willis...

SAP HANA Will Be the “Brains” of New IoT and Industry 4.0 Offerings from PTC, Bosch and Siemens

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Oct 11, 2016 | News, Technology |

When ERP giant SAP bets on a new technology, other software developers are impacted. SAP is a...

Brown Deliveries From Above: UPS’ Drone Plan

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 30, 2016 | News, Technology |

With the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gradually opening up the sky ways to...

Esperanto For Machines: GE And Bosch Partner To Help Machines Talk To Each Other

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 28, 2016 | News, Technology |

GE Digital and Bosch Software Innovations partner to find a way for machines and devices to...

Lowe’s Introduces LoweBot, a New Autonomous In-Store Robot

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 24, 2016 | News, Technology |

“Hello, I’m NAVii. How can I help you?” This is how the store associate of the...

8 Internet Of Things And UC Technologies You’ll See In 10 Years

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 22, 2016 | News, Technology |

These 8 Internet of Things and US technologies will change the future of manufacturing moving...

The Rise of Cognitive Agents

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 17, 2016 | Artificial Intelligence, Technology |

Will humans prefer to talk with machines? Cognitive assistants already set your sleep alarm, turn...

From Antiquated Processes to the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 16, 2016 | News, Technology |

The first industrial revolution came with the introduction of water and steam power. Then came...

5 Automation Videos Under 5 Minutes You Need to Watch

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 5, 2016 | News, Technology |

Robots are changing the face of automation and the future of manufacturing. Here are 5 videos...

IoT Protocols [List] Behind the Next Technological Revolution

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 4, 2016 | News, Technology |

Internet of things is gaining appeal and the most important players are investing in IoT. Internet...

How Cognitive Computing And The IoT Can Transform Manufacturing To Please Customers

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 4, 2016 | News, Technology |

Talk to any manufacturing executive and odds are they have heard of Industry 4.0. Originally...

In Survey, Early Adopters Say Digital Technology is Worth It

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Sep 1, 2016 | News, Technology |

A manager at a large automotive parts manufacturer wrote to advancedmanufacturing.org and said...

Google’s developing its own version of the Laws of Robotics

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 29, 2016 | News, Technology |

Google’s artificial intelligence researchers are starting to have to code around their own code,...

2017 The Year Of Internet Of Things (IoT): Morgan Stanley

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 27, 2016 | News, Technology |

We at are an inflection point for the development and adoption of IoT technology, that’s the main...

You Might Not Have Heard Of Them, But These New Materials Will Change The World

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 24, 2016 | News, Technology |

Scientists and engineers are excitedly mixing and matching these emerging materials to produce...

How Rethink Robotics Sees The Future Of Collaborative Robots

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 18, 2016 | News, Technology |

The future of robots will have them functioning more like co-workers rather than factory...

A New 3D Imaging Tool That Allows You to See Through Walls

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 18, 2016 | News, Technology |

Vayyar Imaging, the 3D imaging sensor company, has developed a new tool that makes it possible for...

How the IIoT Will Transform Big Data Analytics [Infographic]

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 18, 2016 | Technology |

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is increasingly becoming an important part of business...

Aligning the organization for its digital future

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 15, 2016 | News, Technology |

Aligning the organization for its digital future: Findings from the 2016 digital business global...

SMART MANUFACTURING: Work Smarter Not Harder in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 12, 2016 | News, Technology |

To remain competitive and retain its place at the forefront in the world economy, America needs...

Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done”

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Aug 10, 2016 | News, Technology |

Executives have reported that innovation is extremely important to business and, with the help of...

Tech Trends 2016: Innovating in the Digital Era

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Jul 5, 2016 | Reports, Technology |

Click the image below to open/download Tech Trends 2016: Innovating in the Digital Era by Deloitte...

Fastener Fair Mexico: Show Overview

Posted by Fastener News Desk | May 25, 2016 | Events, Fasteners, Manufacturing, Technology, Workforce / Skills Gap |

Fastener Fair Mexico 2016 Show Overview When: June 1-2, 2016 Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1pm –...

“Discovering Manufacturing’s Tomorrow, Today” at the Manufacturing and Technology Show

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 29, 2016 | Events, Manufacturing, Technology |

When: May 3-5, 2016 Where: Rosemont, IL The nature of the industry is constantly changing from...

Mfg4 the Future, Paving the Way for the Future

Posted by Fastener News Desk | Apr 27, 2016 | Events, Manufacturing, Technology |

Mfg4 surpasses the traditional manufacturing technology event by delivering content and suppliers mandated by industry. Mfg4 is an event for industry developed by industry, with an emphasis on industry-specific solutions with attention to cross-collaboration.