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Becoming the Master of your Connected Industrial Universe
· Connected Industry

Becoming the Master of your Connected Industrial Universe

The world is changing, and today’s leading industrial OEMs are developing connected products to avoid being left behind. Machine learning and artificial intelligence drive predictive maintenance and business optimization. Remote asset monitoring and management eliminate costly unscheduled downtime and boost operational efficiency. Real-time and historical visualizations create better products and services, while workflow integrations help make […]

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Industrie 4.0 Is All About Speed
· Connected Industry

Industrie 4.0 Is All About Speed

Visit four doctors, and you’ll come home with five diagnoses. This saying can be transferred to the term Industry 4.0, where everybody has its own definition. Back in 2011 when the term Industrie 4.0 was introduced by the German government institution BMBF, the idea was very unique. It describes the fourth industrial revolution (after steam, […]

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In the Digital Transformation era, speed and scale are of the top essence
· Connected Industry

In the Digital Transformation era, speed and scale are of the top essence

What do the likes of Mercedes-Benz, GE, Ford, Humana, Philips, LockheedMartin and Indian Railways have in common? Irrespective of the diverse domains they are posited, each of them is in a phase of transformation…Digital Transformation. As the convergence of algorithms, cloud, things, and data drives tectonic shifts across industries, bellwether companies are forced to break […]

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The Ideal IIoT Solution For OEMs
· Connected Industry

The Ideal IIoT Solution For OEMs

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents an undeniable business opportunity to OEMs developing industrial equipment and machinery. Just about every industry is digitizing, and industrial equipment is no different. While customers purchase equipment to perform a specific task, connecting the asset can help them make more money and improve efficiencies for the asset’s limited lifecycle.  Forward-thinking […]

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Sid Snitkin, Ph.D., Vice-President
· Our Contributors

Sid Snitkin, Ph.D., Vice-President

Sid Snitkin is a senior member of ARC Advisory Group where he has primary responsibility for developing the strategic direction for ARC’s cyber security products and services.   Sid has over 30 years of experience in automation, information systems, and manufacturing, with particular emphasis in the Metals Industry.  Sid has been with ARC for 20 […]

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What you need to know about Manufacturing Analytics
· Analytics

What you need to know about Manufacturing Analytics

In the past, if you wanted to know how a machine was performing on a shop floor, you would have had to put pencil to paper and note the output, the error rate, the quality, all manually. You would have to look at the quality of the inputs and the available supply of the raw […]

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Four challenges for power generation companies in their digitalization journey
· Connected Industry

Four challenges for power generation companies in their digitalization journey

Digitalization holds great promise for the power generation industry. However, a range of internal and market challenges can constrain its effective uptake and implementation for those early in the digital journey. Digitalization can play an important role in solving a range of operational and business challenges for power generation companies.Four key challenges for power generation […]

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4.0 Reasons Why Edge Computing is Relevant for Industry 4.0
· Connected Industry

4.0 Reasons Why Edge Computing is Relevant for Industry 4.0

Adopting Industry 4.0 practices could be critical for your business. And edge computing could be critical for your Industry 4.0 adoption plans. What is Industrial Edge Computing? Industrial edge computing means connecting all the benefits used in manufacturing, like energy and transportation. This allows companies to save, process and analyze data locally, in real time, […]

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Three AI Key Success Factors for Achieving Maximum Business Value
· Artificial Intelligence

Three AI Key Success Factors for Achieving Maximum Business Value

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making tremendous impact already in the world. Some of that impact is indirect and comes from the anticipation of things that may sound like science fiction now, which has led to massive investments in ideas and people. Much of the impact is direct and comes from applying existing AI capabilities to […]

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Edge Computing Benefits – Key Drivers for Smart Manufacturing
· Smart Manufacturing

Edge Computing Benefits – Key Drivers for Smart Manufacturing

Edge computing has many beenefits; it means faster response times, increased reliability and security. A lot has been said about how the Internet of Things ( IoT ) is revolutionizing the manufacturing world. Many studies have already predicted more than 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020. It is also expected over 1.44 billion data […]

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Legal Issues in Smart Manufacturing
· Connected Industry

Legal Issues in Smart Manufacturing

Two lawyers walk into a smart manufacturing conference. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right? Well, no, actually, it was the reality last month when lawyers Matt Pollins, partner and head of commercial/TMT at legal firm CMS Singapore, and Wong Hong Boon, manufacturing and supply chain legal counsel at 3M Singapore, joined a […]

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Scrum – an Agile Approach to Digital Transformation
· Digital Disruption

Scrum – an Agile Approach to Digital Transformation

In 500BC the Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu taught his commanders that quickness is the essence of war, and agility the hinge of battle. Sun Tzu’s wisdom 0f 2500 years ago is uniquely appropriate to us today as the fourth Industrial Revolution continues to unfold.  Above all, digital transformation is a culture change. […]

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