Digital Transformation
Three words that demystify digital transformation
The term “digital transformation” is heard so often in the industrial space that it’s taken on buzzword status, but what does it actually mean? See three words that help clarify and demystify what digital transformation means.
A look at digital transformation using the cloud
Cloud architecture, when examined in its entirety, can be very complex. Focusing on its interface with operations technology makes matters clearer and more manageable.
Factories born digital save 10x conversion cost
A digital-first smart-manufacturing plant to recycle polypropylene is expected to save 10 times the cost compared to facilities that convert from manual or analog in a digital transformation process.
Smart manufacturing needs smart security, communication
The need for digital transformation in manufacturing is only as good as the security program behind it, which needs buy-in from all sides.
IT, OT convergence enabling digital manufacturing transformation
Information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) convergence is enabling a digital manufacturing transformation.
Digital field instruments accelerate petrochemical, process industries
Digital innovation of field instruments opens a new chapter of digitalization in the petrochemical and other process manufacturing industries.
Digital transformation: An IIoT journey to analytics maturity
A fully-augmented factory allows process experts to manage by exception rather than by reaction. Once companies can manage processes by exception, they have created a smart factory, according to a company with a Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Award product.
How to securely implement digital transformation for manufacturing processes
Security is a journey; this is especially true when dealing with manufacturing and operational technology (OT) systems.
Standards-based interoperability for digital transformation in asset lifecycle management: More answers
Supply chain challenges, standards, digital twins, and advice for future digital transformation efforts were among more answers from a 1-hour RCEP/AIA professional development hour training session.
Succeeding with digital transformation post COVID-19
See three recommendations for companies to seize the extraordinary opportunity to automate that the pandemic disruptions created.