The focus of this acquisition is on the development of AI, digital twins and supply chain and manufacturing software platforms for the discrete manufacturing industries.
Manufacturers in the food and beverage industry who successfully adopt AI will see the biggest benefits from the careful combination of computer vision for improved quality control and machine learning for predictive maintenance.
Because manufacturing execution system software can manage manual and automated workflows, it serves as a critical link connecting distributed control systems, asset maintenance and enterprise systems.
Industry Week editor-in-chief Robert Schoenberger offers insights into the business issues — from workforce gaps to strategic maintenance — that are driving executive decisions around industrial automation purchasing and implementation projects.
Experts from the FieldComm Group, Moxa and Yokogawa explain where the merger of operations technology and information technology networks is headed and how manufacturers can assess the appropriateness of IT on the plant floor.
