Industry Renaissance

Discover how new business models and customer expectations are driving an Industry Renaissance enabled by virtual worlds

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Customers are increasingly wanting IE firms to not only make, sell and ship great products, but to own and sometimes even operate them, and to assist them in achieving the return on investment that was promised in the original sales call. This is known as ‘equipment as a service’ (EaaS). (Image © Andrei Merkulov/stock.adobe.com)

Industry Renaissance

Equipment as a service

Is the traditional ‘make, sell, ship’ business model a thing of the past?

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Industry Renaissance

A brighter future through shared innovation

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold around the world, it quickly became clear that PPE and ventilator manufacturers alone could not deliver enough of the vital medical equipment in time to fully manage the size of the crisis. The industry needed more hands on deck – and the open innovation community had them in plentiful […]

Industry Renaissance

Open innovation in a pandemic

COVID-19 has proven the worth of open innovation, paving the way for a collaborative future

This seamless single piece injection molded Command Input Controller is only 3mm (.012) thick. It features sensor surfaces illuminated with LEDs molded directly into the plastic and a raised round knob with with tactile features for multi-touch rotary inputs. (Image © Tactotek)

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Embedded electronics

Touch technology replaces buttons with sleek, invisible control panels

Industry Renaissance

Industry Renaissance & society: two views

Perspectives from Pierre Musso and Neil Gershenfeld

Industry Renaissance

Reimagining your business model

Building a new business model is a continuous journey of learning, innovation, reinvention and iteration. Here are the six key steps for success.

Industry Renaissance

Shifting the focus

Automotive manufacturers become mobility experience providers

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Transparency is king

Elevating the role of risk management in financial services requires more integration

Moving its global design and engineering processes to a unified technology platform has helped 3CON teams easily access every piece of information about every product. (Image © 3CON)

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Data integrity

Digital continuity helps industrial equipment manufacturers deliver better customer solutions

CEO François Cordier (right) conducts a tour of a home being built with Leko Labs’ Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) processes. Its online portal helps the company to scale quickly through instant online collaboration with international partners. (Image © Leko Labs / Picto Communications)

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Designed for assembly

Leko Labs’ innovative design approach goes from blueprint to finished home in a snap

Industry Renaissance

Agritecture takes root

Agriculture and architecture team up to feed a growing population

The Renault Symbioz concept car, designed with buyers’ lifestyles in mind, was conceived as an extension of the home that could serve as either an indoor or outdoor room. (Image © Renault)

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Upstream thinking

Customer-centered process optimizes design results by involving every discipline

Florence Verzelen – Excecutive Vice President Industry Solutions, Marketing, Golbal Affairs, Communications

Industry Renaissance

The Dassault Systèmes view

Florence Verzelen: Executive Vice President, Industry Solutions, Marketing, Global Affairs and Communications

The OmniPod enables a young athlete to run and compete without the interference of a traditional insulin pump, which attaches at the hip and usesa tubing system to deliver insulin. (Image © Whitney Hayward / Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

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Merging drugs and devices

New combination products put the power in patients’ hands

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