by Zach Taylor | Feb 16, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
The fourth Industrial Revolution – Industry 4.0 – is here. Digital technologies are transforming manufacturing: improving safety, productivity, efficiency, quality, sustainability and operations. Companies are already leveraging smart technologies and...
by Zach Taylor | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
Professionals in the manufacturing industry have long understood the need to be adaptable. From year to year, these leaders review how new, long-term solutions can help streamline productivity. There are plenty of opportunities to improve the ways we work. And getting...
by Zach Taylor | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
In recent blogs, we have talked about who connected workers are and how they can be a catalyst for positive change in your manufacturing and business operations. Still, if you worry that adopting a mobile technology solution for your workers will be too difficult, the...
by Zach Taylor | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety
Workflow automation is a critical future of work concept that manufacturing firms will need to onramp in the next few years to stay competitive. Consider being able to integrate several currently separate processes and platforms that you need to complete a job into...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
The transition to a connected workforce doesn’t have to be met with complications. In fact, you might be surprised at just how simple it is to get started. In this post, we’re going to discuss some of the starting points for implementing a more connected...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
The past year brought a significant paradigm shift to the way work happens, especially on the manufacturing floor. Although technological solutions have been around to make it possible for some time, the necessity of keeping workers safe during the pandemic led to the...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 22, 2021 | Innovation of Work
Ryan Larcom joins Robin on this episode of the Innovation of Work podcast. Ryan loves turning bold ideas into reality. As a Director at High Alpha Innovation, Ryan is focused on scaling operations at High Alpha Innovation and partnering with the world’s leading...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
What are the barriers to success in your business? In the first post of this series, we largely focused on the concerns of plant managers. This post will focus on how capturing data on the shop floor, assessing it and learning from it can help drive business...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
Just as it’s commonly accepted that leaders “are made, not born,” it’s true that certain principles apply to success, no matter what the field. These basic principles apply equally to plant managers and corner suite executives of...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
Embarking on a new year is the perfect time for plant managers and operational leadership to take stock of where their manufacturing companies have been, and where they want to go next. This new year in particular, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed both pressing problems...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 8, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
Even when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it’s unlikely that we’re going to completely return to the way things once were. It’s estimated that nearly 70 percent of the world’s workforce – and about 80 percent of all employers – are...
by Zach Taylor | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog, Manufacturing
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a major seismic shift in ideas of how work can and should be done. As it swept across the globe, it forced people to change the way work is viewed. Resilient businesses took hold of digital innovation to get jobs done remotely. Shop...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 30, 2020 | Press Release
FISHERS, Indiana (December 31, 2020). Anvl is excited to be announced as a winner of Powderkeg’s 2020 Tech Culture Awards and recognized nationally for our outstanding career path, work/life balance, and our phenomenal leadership and product teams. Overall, Anvl is...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog, Construction
When done correctly, implementing innovative technologies in construction can help drive business performance. And a byproduct of driving business performance is unquestionably increasing return on investment (ROI). In this post, we’ll continue to focus on the...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Construction
How does digital innovation drive culture change within an organization? Sometimes culture change can take a long time to grow—too long to wait for the benefits of digital innovation in construction safety. So, how can digital solutions be applied effectively while...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog, Construction, Safety
Construction is big business, but the industry seems resistant to change. It’s increasingly worrisome if the industry is to keep pace with demand in coming decades. Globally, the construction industry faces challenges that were not envisioned even 10 years ago....
by Zach Taylor | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog, Manufacturing
Businesses can power their digital transformation by implementing a people-first approach to behavior change. The bottom line for success in any company is people—all of your people, at every level of the company. When you implement a new approach with your workers’...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 16, 2020 | The Team
“The foundation of [Anvl’s] application was built with the intention to keep frontline workers first. This has been challenging but ultimately pushed us to create a well-designed and functional application that lets users have a seamless experience whether...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 16, 2020 | Blog, Safety
Sometimes there is a negative stigma attached to the title of “safety leader”. They feel like their safety leadership is constantly waiting for someone to make a mistake and call them out on it. Nobody wants to be the “bad guy” when safety procedures aren’t properly...
by Zach Taylor | Dec 9, 2020 | The Team
“What sets Anvl apart is our approach to building solutions. While other tech startups start with a solution and then go in search for a problem, Anvl started by working directly with frontline workers and learning what problems were prevalent in their work...
