Waste Not: This App Just Solved A Manufacturing Riddle Larger Than All The...
Dirk Uhde isn’t the kind of guy who talks a lot about software. So when a team of data scientists and software developers from GE Digital’s European Foundry met him amid the sparks, grime and welding...
View ArticleChips Ahoy: The Port Of LA Is Getting A Digital Makeover
The day after Christmas in 2015, workers at the Port of Los Angeles set a personal record. They unloaded a massive cargo ship called the Benjamin Franklin, the largest ever to land in North America, in...
View ArticleImmelt Updates Investors On GE’s Digital Industrial Strategy
Speaking at an annual gathering of industrial executives, Wall Street analysts and investors Wednesday in Florida, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt outlined GE’s strategy as a simplified, digital...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Makes Things Tough On The Grid, But New Software Could Help
Many energy experts view Europe as a sort of crystal ball for the energy industry — one that’s showing a decidedly mixed future. On the one hand, renewable sources like wind and sun provide more power...
View ArticleOn The Right Track: Software Is Helping Make European Trains Smarter
Outside of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas the Tank Engine and his magical friends live, trains don’t usually speak. That’s about to change in Europe, where locomotives are set to start talking to...
View ArticleBuilding The Bitcoin For Energy: This Woman Came Up With A Promising New Idea...
Talia Kohen exudes enough personal energy to light up a ballroom. But her goals are much grander. “I want electricity to be the factor that unites all of Europe, just like the euro,” she says. That’s...
View ArticleInternet Of Volcanoes: Take A Dip Inside The World’s First Digital Lava Lake
Last summer, a small team of volcano experts supported by the Nicaraguan government and equipped with GE’s digital technology climbed down the gaping maw of Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano. They created the...
View ArticleWhy GE Digital Is Positioned To Lead The Industrial Internet Of Things
The Industrial Internet of Things is transforming industry today. It’s not a far-off dream. Digital industrial leaders that got on board early have been rewarded with improvements to their top and...
View ArticleInternet Of Volcanoes: Take A Dip Inside The World’s First Digital Lava Lake
Last summer, a small team of volcano experts supported by the Nicaraguan government and equipped with GE’s digital technology climbed down the gaping maw of Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano. They created the...
View ArticleWhy GE Digital Is Positioned To Lead The Industrial Internet Of Things
The Industrial Internet of Things is transforming industry today. It’s not a far-off dream. Digital industrial leaders that got on board early have been rewarded with improvements to their top and...
View ArticleMission Critical: GE’s New Digital Center In Atlanta Is Using Data From Power...
Justin Eggart and fellow engineers working inside GE Power’s Monitoring and Diagnostics Center in Atlanta were halfway through their shift a few months ago when they noticed something strange. The...
View ArticleIndustry Sees Its Digital Future But Needs Help Seeing The Path There
Ask industry leaders about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and they’ll tell you it will revolutionize business. But ask them what they’re doing to prepare for that, and they’ll acknowledge...
View ArticleSupply And Demand: An Internet Of Things App Like This One Could Help Bring...
Hackathons, the whirlwind competitions that challenge developers to solve complex problems in a short period, are like the Olympics for computer programmers. Teams compete for prizes, professional...
View ArticleSpielberg 101: Computing Pioneer Talks About GE’s First Digital Blockbuster
One day, when he was still barely a teenager, the film director Steven Spielberg came to visit his father, Arnold, at work. It was the late 1950s and the elder Spielberg was building computers for GE...
View ArticleDigital Ship: Edge Computing Helps Oil Rig Workers Drill Down On Better...
Nothing embodies the raw power of an offshore oil rig like its “drawworks” hoist. The size of a U-Haul truck, this 6,000-horsepower device can lift drilling equipment weighing up to 3 million pounds...
View ArticleOn The Right Track: Software Is Helping Make European Trains Smarter
Outside of the Island of Sodor, where Thomas the Tank Engine and his magical friends live, trains don’t usually speak. That’s about to change in Europe, where locomotives are set to start talking to...
View ArticleA Recipe For Success: Software And Data Help Food Packaging Companies Go Digital
The Swiss-based company SIG is one of the unsung heroes on food’s journey from orchards and fields to your kitchen cabinet. That’s because SIG makes packaging and machines that box food, drinks, and...
View ArticleJohn Flannery: GE’s Long Digital Game
On June 26, GE announced a major change in how we run the company, focusing decision-making in the businesses and empowering our leaders with tools and responsibilities to drive growth and innovation —...
View ArticleGE To Launch A Standalone Digital Business, Sell Majority Stake In ServiceMax
GE announced plans today to establish a new independent digital business focused on developing software for the industrial internet of things. This network, also known as IIoT, links machines to each...
View ArticleFactory Records: GE Providing Procter & Gamble Greater Access To The Cloud...
We are being flooded by data. By one estimate, 90% of all data in existence has been created in the past two years, with business providing a growing share. For some, the data deluge can be daunting....
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