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SCADA’s role in Industry 4.0, manufacturing applications

Control Engineering

SCADA insights SCADA systems have evolved significantly with the rise of IT/OT convergence and Industry 4.0. They are no longer just monitoring tools but are shaping the future of smart factories, thanks to open system architecture and the ability to integrate data from IT and OT sources. To achieve Industry 4.0

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If Manufacturing Operations Data is the New Oil, What Are You Doing with It?

iBASEt

The Value of Data There is no arguing about the value of data in manufacturing. The Industry 4.0 The challenge for manufacturers, then, is to determine how to capture and extract the maximum value from this raw resource flowing through their enterprise.

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7 ways SCADA software can advance IIoT implementations, if you do it right

Control Engineering

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software was initially designed to aggregate information from distributed sources and provide operators with the information needed to best control processes. SCADA connections to MES and other areas 3. smart manufacturing and digital transformation.

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AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going

Control Engineering

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, which is characterized by advancements in technologies like the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and robotics.

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Connected worker platforms can help factory automation thrive, improve

Control Engineering

Integrating connected worker platforms with other factory systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) promotes holistic factory management. Facilitating data-driven decision making Data is the new oil in the Industry 4.0

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Leveraging real-time data across the enterprise

Control Engineering

Manufacturers have many crucial systems that need to talk with one another. The traditional manufacturing stack includes human-machine interfaces (HMIs), supervisory controls and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, manufacturing execution systems (MES) and ERP layers. The promise of Industry 4.0

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Digital transformation is crucial for sustainability in water operations, according to Kelvin Hurdle and Ali Rose, in the session, “Water Wastewater Peer Exchange: Water Sustainability Initiatives Drive Smart Water Adoption for Industrial Users and Water Utilities.”.