Organizations are now beginning to recognize the importance of adoption and retention in realizing value. The integration of OCM into manufacturing applications consulting initiatives represents a paradigm shift and an acknowledgement that technology alone cannot drive transformation.
Success as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), or machine builder, has always hinged on the ability to give customers what they want: reliable equipment that gets the job done. In an era where technology innovations emerge, dominate the news cycle, but don’t always deliver tangible benefits, the digital twin is establishing a track record of real ROI and differentiation for manufacturers across a variety of use cases.
Our advanced process control (APC) team members Q&A continues as we discuss the cement industry. Today we’re talking with sales manager Juliano de Goes Arantes about trends he’s seeing in the industry and what organizations should be thinking about but may not be.
Without paying attention to this divide, companies trying to deploy Industry 4.0 initiatives will continue to suffer from siloed data that lacks the necessary, but unassigned, context to yield full value.
Think of data intelligence like business intelligence. While the goal of business intelligence is to better understand the business, the goal of data intelligence is to better understand the business’s data. Business intelligence done well and at scale is challenging without data intelligence.
We recently discussed how organizations continue to face stringent environmental regulations, and many have also encountered problems with aging and obsolete systems and pressures to reduce cost and increase profitability. In the article, we discussed Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) and what organizations need to consider when choosing to go the hardware OR the software path.
Today, we’re talking to Dr. Srinivas Budaraju, principal engineer at Rockwell Automation. Srinivas joined Rockwell as the industry lead for biofuels 25 years ago and has been a principal engineer since 2012.
Organizations no longer need an internal data science team. They also now have access to all kinds of information about their assets. However, many still don’t know how to make the most use of this data, including only utilizing reactive maintenance operations instead of predictive.
As supply chains have caught up to demand, CPG manufacturers are shifting their priorities to address the full impact of inflationary pressures. CPG manufacturing leaders have turned their attention to driving down their cost per unit manufactured with a very near-term focus.
Top players in retail must stay agile and innovative to stay ahead of their competition. These industries are witnessing massive changes as businesses redefine their market positions, adopt new technologies, and prioritize speed to market. Here’s our take on practices leading brands are implementing and how these strategies might apply to your organization.