April 12, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Why Do Factories Need a Digital-Ready Infrastructure?

2 min read

Digital transformation, digital business, digitization, digital disruption. There are countless ways to phrase it, but it boils down to this. When digital technologies enable new business models, that’s digital transformation. Digital factory initiatives are generating incredible business outcomes, and at the core there’s a common denominator—a digital-ready infrastructure. Manufacturers’ Distinct Take on Digital Transformation In […]

April 7, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Solving the IoT Talent Puzzle

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Manufacturing executives are recognizing the need to reskill their employees, and how credible learning providers help develop talent from within. Key takeaways from our panel discussion at the 2017 Internet of Manufacturing Business Conference.

April 5, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Get Insights on Digitizing Manufacturing at Hannover

2 min read

Even though Industrie 4.0 and smart manufacturing concepts have been around for a few years, thought leaders are now agreeing that Industrie 4.0 is at an inflection point.

March 28, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Hannover Messe 2017 Kicks Off Industrie 4.0 Innovation

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April showers brings May flowers but if you are in Germany in late April, Hannover Messe is the breeding ground for innovation in the global manufacturing industry.

March 23, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Top 5 Questions from our OT/IT Convergence Webinar

3 min read

I recently took part in a webinar with my colleague Scot Wlodarczak about the convergence of operations technology (OT) and information technology (IT) in manufacturing. (If you were unable to attend, you can register for the replay here.) We received a lot of good questions from webinar attendees. So many, in fact, that we couldn’t […]

March 22, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Smart manufacturing: when factories go digital

1 min read

I dedicate time daily to read up on manufacturing technology and trends across many sectors of the industry. Usually I focus this time on reading blogs, industry articles, and reports that I’ve subscribed to or bookmarked over the years. On occasion I attend industry events which allows me to talk with industry peers, attend sessions, […]

February 23, 2017

MANUFACTURING

IoT Innovation Heats up in Berlin

1 min read

When you think of Berlin, the first things that come to mind could be bratwurst, beer, or the Brandenburg Gate. But in the world of Manufacturing, Berlin is also a hotbed for innovation.

February 20, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Smart Manufacturing Rises from the Ashes: Campofrio’s La Bureba Factory

2 min read

Rising from a devastating fire two years ago, Spanish food manufacturer Campofrio’s La Bureba factory has been rebuilt from the ground up to be a state-of the art, innovative, digital food processing facility.

February 16, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Come Together: Cost Savings Unite IT and Operations

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IT and OT use many of the same terms; however, they do not speak the same language. Our research shows not only do IT and OT not speak the same language, each organization prioritizes the same terms in the opposite order of each other.