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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.”. Drive higher margin with operational rigor and data visualization.

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More answers on bridging the gap from edge to cloud MES to make automation more effective

Control Engineering

Some may choose to split out important functions in this middle layer into different types of systems. A good example would be splitting the MES and quality management systems separately. Andersen: Please see: “ Modern edge computing accelerates smart manufacturing initiatives for discrete manufacturers.”