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Canadian manufacturing industry’s global competitiveness at stake, says CME

Automation Mag

The CME survey also reveals that one out of four companies is not currently using any of the nine digital transformation software solutions available on the market, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. including cloud computing, robotics and cybersecurity.

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The time is now for system integrators, manufacturers

Control Engineering

soil and companies motivated to invest in technology and production resources working to address resource and capacity constraints. When it comes to Industry 4.0, What clients want Karen Griffin is vice president of Hargrove Controls & Automation, the SI branch of the larger EPC firm.

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Canadian manufacturing industry risks falling behind on world stage, study reports

Canadian Manufacturing

At the same time, the survey reveals that one out of four companies are not currently using any of nine digital transformation software solutions available on the market, like enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and that 10 per cent have yet to adopt any of the nine advanced manufacturing technologies frequently associated with Industry 4.0,

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Control Engineering hot topics, March 2023

Control Engineering

MQTT’s benefits for digital transformation Message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) addresses many of the challenges involved in today’s increasingly complex industrial networks and can boost digital transformation initiatives. Five tips for integrating edge computing are highlighted. See video.

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Discover the future of cloud-based manufacturing at Modern Manufacturing Expo

Manufacturer's Monthly

Manufacturing is a traditionally risk-averse, conservative, and labour-heavy industry but it is finally looking to reinvent itself through the adoption of Industry 4.0 As more edge devices — from network sensors to forklifts to robots — are connected to the factory network as part of Industry 4.0

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Discover the future of cloud-based manufacturing at Modern Manufacturing Expo

AU Manufacturing

Manufacturing is a traditionally risk-averse, conservative, and labour-heavy industry but it is finally looking to reinvent itself through the adoption of Industry 4.0 As more edge devices — from network sensors to forklifts to robots — are connected to the factory network as part of Industry 4.0

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How digital transformation delivers bottom-line benefits for manufacturers

Control Engineering

Artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), big data, digital twins, cloud and edge computing, manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and many other smart manufacturing solutions are all built on, or have access to, the IIoT foundation.