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How Real-Time Data Sharing and Collaboration Delivers Competitive Advantage

Manufacturers in the food and beverage and EV battery industry, as well as automation tech companies, are using interconnected systems to cut costs, improve efficiency, and accelerate product and process innovation.
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A Connected Workforce is as Important as OEE

Two examples of manufacturers at differing levels of their digital transformation journey show how prioritizing the experience of frontline workers is critically important.
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What Makes Analog Reality the Optimal Choice

Despite the advancements in digital control, analog solutions may still be the optimal choice for specific high-speed, continuous processes in industrial automation.
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Automated Energy Efficiency

With downtime and OEE programs largely automated, manufacturers are turning their attention to energy efficiency as the next benchmark for optimization.

New Launches from the OPC Foundation

The OPC Foundation has announced the formation of a working group dedicated to leveraging AI within the OPC UA framework.

Why Manufacturers Are Reluctant to Digitalize (and Why They Shouldn’t Be)

A certain level of digital maturity isn’t required to begin your digital transformation. Even a factory with older equipment can benefit with as little as a few IoT sensors for...

What the CIO’s Evolution Means for Manufacturing

Chief information officers are stepping beyond the traditional confines of corporate IT to take on a more active role in the integration and management of production systems.

System Integrators and Artificial Intelligence

As new automation tehnologies have transformed manufacturing over the past several decades, system integrators have been key to helping industry adopt these technologies. To stay...

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Automation World MES Application Insights

Use Existing MES for IoT Project

At Maple Leaf Foods, MES served as the centerpiece of an Internet of Things initiative.