The next generation of industrial automation: How software-defined automation is accelerating agility, efficiency, and innovation

Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:00:00 +0000

With recent developments in software-defined automation (SDA) and Universal Automation rapidly transforming the traditional industrial automation model, the shift to open software-centric methodologies and tools is now well underway and closed, manufacturer-dependant options are fast becoming a thing of the past. This new way of…

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How Edge Computing Can Help Manufacturers Prepare for Industry 4.0

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Manufacturers can’t wait to begin their transition to Industry 4.0 — the Manufacturing Report of 2020 highlights MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR) findings that show future-ready companies enjoy margins 16% higher than the industry average. However, that doesn’t mean an immediate jump to…

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Industrial Robotics Provides Immense Contributions to Achieving Sustainability Goals as Industry 5.0 Emerges

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000

By Roderick Gaines, Research Director for IDC’s Worldwide Supply Chain Strategies Program In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, sustainability has become a critical consideration for companies worldwide. As the world faces pressing challenges such as climate change and resource depletion, businesses are increasingly expected to…

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Why Advanced Connectivity Controllers are Helping OEMs to Unlock the Power of Big Data

Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 12:00:01 +0000

Smart manufacturing is all about leveraging the collective benefit of advanced technologies to optimize operations and gain competitive advantage.  Smart infrastructures within plants enable a more efficient manufacturing process allowing… Read more »

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How smart technology is transforming the industrial world

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:44:21 +0000

Original article promoted on CNBC April 2019. Smart factories could add up to $1.5 trillion to the economy Whether you call it Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), or Smart… Read more »

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Get Smart: 4 ways technology is helping food and beverage producers increase efficiency and profitability

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:35:26 +0000

Original article promoted on CNBC on August 2, 2018   With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that world… Read more »

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An end-to-end “smart food program” approach to stay competitive in a newly digitized industry

Credit to Author: Michael Jamieson| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 19:56:21 +0000

Thanks to a time-tested supply chain and distribution strategy, when a discrete unit of food, like a tomato, is grown on a farm or in a field, it most often… Read more »

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The Growing Influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Smart Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Fabrice Jadot| Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:00:24 +0000

According to a recent Accenture Artificial intelligence (AI) research report, corporate profits will increase by an average of 38% by 2035 in large part thanks to a more advanced deployment… Read more »

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