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Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has become the leading research and advisory firm for automation technology in industry, infrastructure and enterprise solutions.  Our coverage  of technology and trends extends from business systems to product and asset lifecycle management, supply chain management, operations management, energy optimization and automation systems. Our analysts and consultants have the industry knowledge to help with the complex business issues facing organizations today, and the first-hand experience to help our clients find the best answers.

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Ed O'Brien, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group
As industry’s digital transformation unfolds, new analytics tools are emerging that empower operations, maintenance, and other users who lack data science expertise to participate...
Dec. 4, 2019
OPC UA Over TSN
John Kowal, director of business development at B&R Industrial Automation, provided this FAQ on OPC UA over TSN. B&R is a 'committed contributor' to the 'OPC UA including TSN ...
July 26, 2019
Fabian Wanke, analyst, ARC Europe
Though not going to replace traditional manufacturing methods anytime soon, additive manufacturing is being adopted across many industries, including automotive, making an impact...
July 22, 2019
Paul Miller, ARC Advisory Groupl
All industries are feeling the pressure to transform digitally. But careful planning is critical for organizations to reap massive, game-changing benefits.
May 23, 2019
Mark Sen Gupta, ARC Advisory Group
As technical innovation has cooled in basic process controls, attention is now shifting toward improved standardization to help reduce lifecycle costs.
March 22, 2019
Michael Guilfoyle, ARC Advisory Group
Without an understanding of IT concepts, processes and architectures, it is easy to get lost in the technical detail of IT/OT convergence. Here are some technical terms operations...
Nov. 17, 2018
Chris Progler talks profitable safety at the Triconex User Group conference.
As Schneider Electric continues to develop safety as a closed loop, Triconex customers are better able to understand how risks directly affect the bottom line—shifting safety ...
Oct. 24, 2018
Inderpreet Shoker, ARC Advisory Group
Integrity management is a key component for a successful asset management program, with a particular focus on health, safety and environment.
Sept. 21, 2018
Janice Abel, ARC Advisory Group
How Abbott Nutrition uses Seeq to capture the company’s global knowledge to support collaboration and innovation and transfer that knowledge and expertise to its new generation...
Aug. 2, 2018
Eric Cosman, ARC Advisory Group
Although necessary, risk mitigation and traditional countermeasures are not enough to make lasting improvements in cybersecurity. A truly comprehensive response needs to include...
July 13, 2018

News

Ford’s Focus on Control
Using Profinet and various automation systems to tie its plant floor systems together and connect to IT, Ford lays the groundwork for continuous automation and production advancement...
Feb. 20, 2014
ARC Launches Industrial Mobility Study
The biggest technology news across industry over the past few years has been the rapid adoption of mobile devices. To better understand current mobile deployment and usage trends...
Oct. 22, 2013
ABB's System 800xA
Though the global distributed control system market grew by only 3 percent in 2012, North America saw almost 18 percent growth, according to the ARC Advisory Group. Within a strong...
Oct. 7, 2013
Ethernet in Process Applications
Along with Cisco Systems, Endress+Hauser, Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric, ODVA launches a process automation initiative.
April 18, 2013
Energy Boosts Flow Meters
ARC report points to pent up demand from the power, mining and oil & gas industries as the principal driver behind double digit flow meter sales growth in 2011 and 2012.
March 20, 2013
The Slow Advance
Strategies for training the workforce within energy industries vary in budgets and methodologies. Despite the relatively low adoption of new training methods, ARC Advisory Group...
March 1, 2013
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Pressure transmitter shipments, after returning to pre-recession levels in 2010, saw strong growth in 2011, even besting 2010’s growth by several percentage points. Despite the...
Oct. 1, 2012
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Industrial and infrastructure (power generation, water/wastewater) plants may benefit from improvements in software tools. This is not your father's engineering design software...
July 23, 2012
Where are electrical utilities turning their attention these days? Focus on the space between the substation and the meter.
July 19, 2012
Wireless Gains Traction
The prospect of adding wireless devices to the process automation architecture is a compelling one from the perspective of tangible business benefits and incremental operational...
March 20, 2012

Articles

Siemens virtual PLCs are used at Audi.
ARC Advisory Group research shows a surprising bump in interest around virtual PLCs, the role of manufacturing execution systems as an IT/OT bridge, and the growing need for operational...
April 30, 2025
Dick Slansky Web
Artificial intelligence does not necessarily replace people, but the better applications enable humans to perform even better. Two key areas for its application are in designing...
Sept. 5, 2023
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For industrial maintenance and energy saving applications, multiple algorithms can be used to develop advanced equipment analytics. But which one is most effective?
Aug. 10, 2023
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In developing an effective response to cyber-attacks, it is important to make distinctions about power delegation, answerability and commitment.
May 2, 2023
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ARC Advisory Group highlights the focus and strategies of 25 industrial companies successfully making the digital transformation.
March 24, 2022
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Discover how the implementation of the digital twin is contributing to an immediate and significant impact on how companies implement technologies that enable smart manufacturing...
March 8, 2022
Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Learn the history of QMS systems, how it can extend beyond manufacturing, and recommendations for your production line.
Dec. 14, 2021
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Learn the difference between conformance and compliance, how to evaluate varying cybersecurity certifications, and what you need to know to develop an effective cybersecurity ...
Oct. 21, 2021
Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst, ARC Advisory Group
The automotive industry is meeting the challenge to design and manufacture the next generation of EVs by embracing emerging technologies to make radical changes to its manufacturing...
Aug. 5, 2021
Dick Slansky, Senior Analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are disrupting every industry—most notably manufacturing and aerospace and defense industries.
June 9, 2021

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are behind a host of emerging applications, especially for manufacturing demand planning and warehouse applications.
April 9, 2021
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March 31, 2021
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Discover how the digital twin is significantly impacting how companies implement smart manufacturing, in order to simulate, predict, optimize, and maintain products, assets, and...
Feb. 3, 2021
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Discover how edge computing and open source software are important contributions to the successful implementation of IoT at your company.
Dec. 1, 2020
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Virtual commissioning needs to go beyond emulating controls logic for emulation hardware. Model-driven digital twins make virtual commissioning more accessible and adds the power...
Aug. 6, 2020
Paula Hollywood, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group
Reducing unplanned events is high on the priority list of many industrial facilities. However, it is possible to leverage technology and talent to optimize an organization to ...
June 18, 2020
Ralph Rio, vice president, ARC Advisory Group
Though blockchain, as it is configured now, isn't capable of meeting the transactions-per-second needed for full-production industrial supply chain applications, private and permissione...
April 3, 2020
Dick Slansky, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group
As products continue to get smarter, so does the complexity and integration requirements. Learn how designers of these cyber-physical systems are using advanced simulation platforms...
Feb. 20, 2020
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As the group readies version 2.0 of its open process automation standard, there’s an overarching feeling of unity but an underlying concern about what this architecture really...
Dec. 6, 2019
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Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
July 26, 2019
Paul Miller, ARC Advisory Group
Manufacturers discuss the gamut of benefits and pitfalls of getting operational and information teams to work together. There’s been a rapid learning curve for both groups.
May 25, 2018
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The Industrial Internet of Things facilitates fact-based decisions, providing data and analytics that could improve the effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma programs and Kaizen teams...
April 8, 2018
MES and Historians in the Digital Spotlight
Plant floor stalwarts for decades, historians and manufacturing execution systems are gaining new attention along with hot trends in digital and manufacturing intelligence. Staying...
April 5, 2018
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Though the past year has seen a wave of cyber attacks focused on industrial control systems, most were preventable. Recognizing the need for built-in security, a panel of experts...
March 30, 2018
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As the trend toward digitization unfolds across industrial environments, ARC has observed a shift away from centralized Big Data and analytics to edge data management and analytics...
Jan. 30, 2018
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Getting executive buy-in, allocating resources and a lack of necessary expertise are a few key challenges that end users face as they implement alarm management projects.
Dec. 8, 2017
Industrial Ethernet at the Edge
Ethernet-enabled sensors are part of a growing movement to bring the Industrial Internet of Things all the way to the smallest edge devices in the automation system.
Nov. 10, 2017
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Together, OPC UA and Time-Sensitive Networking could offer the first truly vendor-independent real-time, deterministic Ethernet communication standard.
Sept. 19, 2017
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A recent ARC/Automation World survey shows that—whether implemented in the cloud or more traditionally—manufacturing execution systems continue to be critical for achieving objectives...
July 15, 2017
Fabian Wanke, analyst, ARC Europe
At the Embedded World 2017 conference, it was clear that embedded systems are having a growing influence in industrial machines and devices.
May 16, 2017
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Suppliers are expanding their automation-related services for operations and maintenance, and using the Internet of Things to provide remote support.
March 28, 2017
The Continuing Push for Hardware Standardization
Project costs have for years been getting out of control in the oil and gas industry, even before low oil prices made projects cost-prohibitive. Standardization is the way forward...
March 13, 2017
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By incorporating haptic technology to recreate the sense of touch for users, the training experience becomes even more lifelike and thus more effective.
Jan. 24, 2017
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Realizing the full potential of IIoT will require creating, interpreting and applying a comprehensive set of standards.
Nov. 2, 2016
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As ExxonMobil puts forth its vision of a more open process control architecture, what kind of path will automation vendors take to fulfill those needs?
Sept. 27, 2016
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Process automation end users have long asked for more open, interoperable systems. Distributed control systems are moving in that direction, impacted by the Industrial Internet...
Sept. 9, 2016
“Seeqing” Out New Manufacturing Intelligence Methods
As the plant floor evolves with more intelligent assets and applications, so must the analytical tools used to extract value and provide visibility into operations.
Aug. 25, 2016
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Just as modern data analytics can support actionable business insights, appropriate actions based on analysis of sensor-based data can provide actionable insights in the industrial...
July 27, 2016
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with pharmaceutical manufacturers to tackle manufacturing and product quality issues that can lead to drug shortages.
May 27, 2016
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Large and increasingly complex collections of software and hardware systems can become overwhelming. Dividing them into portfolios can help ease management of those solutions....
March 18, 2016
Whether drilling further out or maintaining a sprawling set of wells, exploration companies are realizing they need a more centr
Whether drilling further out or maintaining a sprawling set of wells, exploration companies are realizing they need a more central plan of control. Remote operations are not only...
Jan. 20, 2016
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Meeting recently in Frankfurt, Germany, the committee responsible for industrial automation and control system (IACS) security standards reviewed current concepts and worked to...
Nov. 13, 2015
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With a wide range of capabilities, smart devices are adding value to automation technology, enabling the Industrial Internet of Things.
Sept. 14, 2015
When it comes to workforce development, operator training simulators and 3D immersive technology are fast-tracking the time
When it comes to workforce development, operator training simulators and 3D immersive technology are fast-tracking the time it takes to get an operator from entry level to expert...
Aug. 8, 2015
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Multicore processors enable a server’s software stack to be replicated in an embedded system, bringing virtualization benefits to process automation.
July 28, 2015
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At the ARC European Forum, Intel and Dow Corning detailed how they have used data to make the right operating decisions and save money.
May 27, 2015
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A new approach would have a common I/O network shared by all controllers and all field devices to support a deterministic communication standard.
March 19, 2015
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With ongoing advances, wireless technologies are on the cusp of fulfilling an entirely new range of industrial control applications.
Feb. 2, 2015
Consolidated Monitoring: Risky Convenience or New Paradigm?
Centralized monitoring of multiple sites from a single location—perhaps delivered as a service by a third party—offers a host of possible productivity and cost benefits and maybe...
Dec. 10, 2014
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Batch processes have been difficult to control and analyze because each batch is unique. But batch analytics software can help.
Nov. 18, 2014
All (is Mostly) Quiet on the Business Intelligence Front
Despite years of promotion as a key tool for business decision-making, business intelligence software is not yet a priority for many manufacturers. But that may soon be changing...
Nov. 4, 2014
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The results of an exclusive ARC/Automation World survey reveal that users, suppliers, OEMs and system integrators are looking at the Internet of Things to solve concrete business...
Oct. 31, 2014
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Long-established in the aerospace and automotive industries, virtual commissioning is also being used to reap benefits for food and consumer packaged goods manufacturers.
Oct. 31, 2014
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Cognitive computing could help provide a solution to the knowledge gap left by industry experts retiring in great numbers.
Sept. 18, 2014
Chantal Polsonetti, vice president of the ARC Advisory Group
Although the Internet of Things and machine-to-machine communications have remote device access in common, that’s about where the similarities end. Learn how to specify the right...
July 15, 2014
Dick Hill, Vice President and General Manager, ARC Advisory Group
To help operators predict and avoid incidents in today’s high-pressure manufacturing environment, organizations must become more proactive.
March 11, 2014
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An exclusive Automation World survey asks how interest in legacy field bus technology is holding up in the face of industrial Ethernet advances. Results reveal some concerns, ...
Dec. 6, 2013
Interoperability is not nirvana. Each technology development adds a little to the advancement of the state of the art. But none solve all problems. And don’t forget the people...
Sept. 19, 2013
Automotive Automation
U.S. automakers face the challenges of surging demand, limited human resources and supply base constraints with the help of automated technologies.
April 3, 2013
Predicted Water/Wastewater Automation Expenditures, 2011-2016 from ARC
Globally, years of neglect, doing more with less and a need to save water-processing-related energy costs are driving the adoption of new automation solutions.
April 1, 2013
Manufacturers tend to be conservative and slow to embrace new information technologies.
March 28, 2013
In the global food and beverage industry, manufacturers are moving fast to implement flexible operational workflows and, at the same time, move towards standardized processes ...
March 27, 2013
Mobile and wireless technologies are fast becoming an important part of industry’s response to what many warn is a looming crisis of technical know-how.
Feb. 12, 2013
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Low-speed, low-skill robots are making significant inroads into a number of markets because of the robots’ ability to work collaboratively with humans.
Feb. 12, 2013
FDT-enabled applications within the automation system can manage field devices regardless of the device’s manufacturer, and regardless of the fieldbus protocol employed.
Jan. 22, 2013
Temperature Transmitters & Asset Management
In efforts to reduce costs and increase production, one of the strongest performing sectors of the automation market over the past few years has been asset management technologies...
Nov. 27, 2012
Data centers are usually extremely underutilized and are often idle about 85 percent of the time. Public or private cloud computing architectures can provide significant advantages...
Sept. 4, 2012
In a global economy in which material, resources and energy are becoming scarcer and more expensive, rapid prototyping technology will help usher in a new economic model for manufacturi...
Aug. 20, 2012
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Aug. 15, 2012
Virtual workspaces, wikis, blogs, web meetings, presence indication, instant messaging, and other collaborative technologies can produce better business results, more innovation...
July 3, 2012
The connectivity technology OPC UA embedded on a chip instead delivered via a PC server is redefining industrial automation architectures.
May 30, 2012
The incremental value proposition for wireless networks in process manufacturing is much larger than for serial and Ethernet-based networks. The tangible business benefits that...
May 1, 2012
While advantages are clear, it looks like successful implementation will require a battle to win the hearts and minds of manufacturing.
March 12, 2012
Nearly all branded healthcare products have been counterfeited. However, regulators, manufacturers, and other concerned parties agree that track and trace using serialization ...
March 7, 2012
In an exclusive interview with Automation World after the ARC World Industry Forum’s panel discussion on “Plant Software in the Cloud: Fact vs. Myth,” Invensys panelist Maryanne...
March 6, 2012
New Intelligence Study
The Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 13 percent over the next five years. The market will...
Jan. 8, 2012