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Creating a sustainability culture: a how to from Hexagon Italy

Creating a sustainability culture: a how to from Hexagon Italy

When an iceberg melts, it melts from underneath. Carbon emissions, deforestation, polluted oceans are all high profile,...
3 min read Insights
Reimagining quality for smart manufacturing

Reimagining quality for smart manufacturing

Imagine a factory where quality assurance actually increased the speed of production. Advanced metrology equipment is well...
4 min read Strategy
Empowering machine shops for profitability and sustainability in the digital age

Empowering machine shops for profitability and sustainability in the digital age

In the heart of industry: Machine shops as the catalyst for seamless collaboration Machine shops have long...
3 min read Strategy
What does smart manufacturing mean?

What does smart manufacturing mean?

Since the Industrial Revolution, followed by the mass production innovations brought by Henry Ford, advancements in technology...
4 min read Insights
Hydrogen power – the past, present and future of the sustainable superfuel

Hydrogen power – the past, present and future of the sustainable superfuel

The story of hydrogen spans life and the universe. Discovered by mankind just over 250 years ago,...
6 min read Future
Empowering the Engineers of Tomorrow: Q&A with Alex Reichanadter, Academic Programme Manager

Empowering the Engineers of Tomorrow: Q&A with Alex Reichanadter, Academic Programme Manager

When we say students are the engineers of tomorrow, there is a double meaning. The students of...
5 min read Insights
A partnership built on trust, delivering motorsport success

A partnership built on trust, delivering motorsport success

There’s little doubt that the automotive industry inspires strong emotions. While essentially a collection of metal, wires...
4 min read Insights
Hexagon’s top 10 rundown of the latest planet saving tech

Hexagon’s top 10 rundown of the latest planet saving tech

Being in the business of innovation is an exciting thing, but nothing beats sustainable innovation. At Hexagon,...
6 min read Insights
The search for simplicity in a time of change

The search for simplicity in a time of change

Technological development is anything but linear. False starts, dead ends and second comings populate the history of...
4 min read Insights
Empowering makers: The SR-71 Blackbird’s blueprint for smart manufacturing

Empowering makers: The SR-71 Blackbird’s blueprint for smart manufacturing

I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings             Lines...
5 min read Insights
Women of manufacturing – speak up, share and be yourself

Women of manufacturing – speak up, share and be yourself

So often, talk in our industry focusses on harnessing the power of people and technology – something...
3 min read Insights
The 3 essential pillars of digital transformation for manufacturers

The 3 essential pillars of digital transformation for manufacturers

The world of manufacturing is dominated by talk of digital transformation. While the term is well understood,...
5 min read Insights
HxGN LIVE and the importance of inspiring educators

HxGN LIVE and the importance of inspiring educators

“You never stop learning” is undoubtedly true for most people. But for educators this can be extended...
5 min read Strategy
Data-driven sustainability: A how to for manufacturers

Data-driven sustainability: A how to for manufacturers

In today’s information-drenched world, the value of data lies not in its volume but in how it’s...
8 min read Strategy
Connect, empower, innovate – take operations to the next level with Nexus

Connect, empower, innovate – take operations to the next level with Nexus

When looking to improve operations and solve production challenges, manufacturers often turn to technology. Over decades, problem...
3 min read Strategy
Designing tomorrow: Harnessing additive manufacturing for sustainable innovations

Designing tomorrow: Harnessing additive manufacturing for sustainable innovations

*Blog post co-authored by Volker Mensing and Mathieu Perennou Over the years we’ve learnt to be wary...
5 min read Strategy

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