Henkel Printed Electronics & InnovationLab - How close partnership drives innovation in force sensing applications with printed technologies

While the rise of 5G has captured the imagination and attention of consumers and businesses, it is part of a broader technological evolution of new technologies driving higher broadband connections to the end users. 

As I highlighted in my previous article, edge computing – or to use a more accurate description, multi-access edge computing - is expected to transform the processing of data from millions of devices globally. 

This emerging technology trend enables faster response time and real-time compute capabilities of data in close proximity to where it is generated, ie, at the edge of the network, and it is already on the radar of high-performance organizations.
 
According to Gartner, by the end of 2023 over half of large enterprises will deploy at least six edge computing use cases for support of IoT or immersive interaction experiences. That compares to less than 1% in 2019. Similarly, a survey from Forrester suggests that 57 percent of mobility decision-makers have edge computing on their roadmap for the next 12 months.

The adoption of private networks and full end to end connectivity capabilities are not new strategies for today’s enterprise, but they are strategies that are gathering speed. A survey from IBM suggests that six out of ten enterprises are accelerating their digital transformation plans as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working with specialist suppliers for smart appliances, allows to implement higher quality and the latest technology for each key component. Unfortunately, this also carries a disruption risk for OEMs. You can read more about global OEMS and the supply chain for smart appliances in my article.

A new 12-story office tower in Rennes, France, and the Skypark Business Center in Luxembourg are two mass timber hybrid projects making industry headlines, even before they are topped out.

A caravan company was seeking to reduce the weight of its vehicles to improve production efficiencies and eliminate the rising number of warranty claims. Henkel had been carrying out a project within the caravan industry to demonstrate how the latest advancements in adhesives and sealants could add value to the production processes for touring caravans and motorhomes

Highly engineered products, such as radar, guidance, and communication systems for commercial and defense aerospace applications use highly engineered materials when building products. As a supplier of sophisticated adhesives used in these high-end applications, it is not enough to merely sell products to the downstream manufacturer that is going to use it. Providing technical guidance on the proper handling and use of your products is critical to its success in the field. Standardization of training, including a consistent approach with clear technical documentation on proper handling techniques, will provide much needed guidance in the adhesives industry.

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