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OPC Foundation News Announced At ARC Forum

Gary Mintchell

A leading consumer goods company, P&G is also a global leader in the Smart Manufacturing domain through its efforts to drive innovation by using digital technologies, including OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), in a concept they call “constructive disruption.”

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Inductive Automation Alliance Partner Program Expands

Gary Mintchell

Ecosystem adds SafetyChain, SiteSync, and Snowflake join the Ignition Ecosystem From the first time I met the founder of Inductive Automation some 20 years ago, he talked about a different way of doing business. Inductive Automation has added three companies to its Alliance Partner Program. They emphasize the reality of community.

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Five lessons manufacturing operations can learn from enterprise IT teams

Cisco Industrial Automation

But unmanaged switches and isolated networks can’t meet the demands of smart manufacturing. Automate deployment and monitoring. To save time and effort and avoid risk, IT teams automate network infrastructure configuration with software-defined network management tools like Cisco DNA Center. You can, too.

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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety. 2022 was no different.

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Is Your Business Positioned to Capitalize on the Expanding Digital Industry Accelerators Ecosystem?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

A key driver in this shift is software-defined automation , which is enabling dynamic, reconfigurable processes across various domains. Cloud-native applications, AI-powered analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT)-driven industrial automation are emerging as some of the most powerful drivers for digital transformation in manufacturing.

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Automation helps manufacturers expand when skilled workers are unavailable. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can achieve better profitability, productivity, and customer satisfaction. Sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) are increasing in importance for manufacturing. Learning Objectives.

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China to invest $137B in robotics and high-tech industries, reports IFR

Robotics Business Review

Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. In addition, various industries are expanding their usage of automation, the IFR reported. Click here to enlarge.