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Digital Transformation December 18, 2024

The ways a digital transformation unexpectedly creates extra work

For plant manufacturers, digital transformation is a way to streamline processes, move away from paper-based systems and boost productivity. But for many, it unnecessarily creates more work.

By Anthony Offredi
Digital Transformation November 26, 2024

Lessons for manufacturers in the digital transformation journey

The manufacturing industry is at a critical juncture, where the shift toward digital transformation and Industry 4.0 is no longer just an option, but it is now a necessity.

By John Tertin
Digital Transformation November 21, 2024

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Digital Transformation November 20, 2024

Benefits of improving batch management solutions for advanced technology solutions

How right-sizing a batch management solution paves the pathway for advanced technology solutions and helps companies realize Industry 4.0 automation.

By Heath Stephens, PE and Sean Phillips, PE
Digital Transformation August 21, 2024

Ways to execute, produce efficiently with an MES strategy

Manufacturing execution system (MES) implementation helps manufacturing projects excel

By Richard Phillips
Digital Transformation June 21, 2024

Learn how digital transformation data can enable successful projects

The digital transformation of standards enables engineers to innovate more effectively.

By Jim Thomas
Digital Transformation June 14, 2024

Incorporate industrial PCs for better computing power in the plant

By incorporating industrial PCs in a manufacturing setting, several plant risks can be mitigated.

By Kristen Quasey
Digital Transformation May 8, 2024

Benefits of putting people first in digital transformation

Digitizing key plant systems and processes such provides many benefits in terms of safety, cost control, product quality and compliance.

By Andreas Eschbach
Digital Transformation April 26, 2024

How to achieve convergence in digitalization, reliability, sustainability

Digitalization uses digitized data and digital technologies to improve and modify existing processes

By Frederic Baudart
Digital Transformation April 18, 2024

How networking systems, edge computing transform the digital landscape

The integration of networking systems and edge computing is revolutionizing data processing and enhancing real-time decision-making across key industries

By Younes Rashidi
Digital Transformation March 28, 2024

Plant Engineering most-viewed digital transformation articles in 2024

Read the best articles about digital transformation including drive technologies, digitalization success, EV manufacturing and more.

By Tyler Wall
Digital Transformation March 14, 2024

Leveraging the full power of industrial data

For data to have real value to today’s automated manufacturing plants, industrial networks need critical tools to access and deliver the data to critical operational and analytical platforms.

By Joe Wagner
Digital Transformation December 18, 2023

How augmented reality benefits remote maintenance for improved performance

Augmented reality (AR) is gathering momentum in the world of equipment servicing

By Anna Mazzoleni
Digital Transformation November 21, 2023

Where digital manufacturing is going and how it is evolving

Digital manufacturing has fundamentally changed the trajectory of industrial production, but companies need to ask where it's going next and how to adapt to these changes.

By Keith Barr
Digital Transformation October 10, 2023

Accelerating Industry 4.0 realization: How to create a 5G lighthouse smart factory

To transform operations in the production and delivery of 5G equipment, a Lighthouse approach was achieved

By David Hart
Digital Transformation September 18, 2023

Top 5 Plant Engineering content: September 11-17, 2023

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered intelligent digital twins, Leaders Under 40, green hydrogen production and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.

By Chris Vavra
Digital Transformation August 31, 2023

Improving electric vehicle manufacturing with digital transformation

Electric vehicle (EV) investments are increasing and automotive manufacturers are moving to meet this demand, but companies will need to effectively utilize digital transformation to help meet the growing demand.

By Chris Vavra
Digital Transformation August 28, 2023

Top 5 Plant Engineering content: August 21-27, 2023

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered intelligent digital twins, condition monitoring and pumps, maintenance and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.

By Chris Vavra
Digital Transformation August 22, 2023

Why will intelligent digital twins become an industrial manufacturing must-have?

Smart device and equipment manufacturers must include digital twins in their product roadmap to help their industrial customers digitize manufacturing operations

By Deepak Singh
Digital Transformation July 19, 2023

How augmented reality improves maintenance and operational performance

Augmented reality (AR) can improve remote maintenance in manufacturing operations as well as resolve issues in hours rather than days.

By Anna Mazzoleni
Digital Transformation April 21, 2023

Hannover Messe 2023 Recap: Considerations for the future

General observations on the Hannover Messe 2023 experience and what industrial transformation means for the future of manufacturing.

By Chris Vavra
Digital Transformation April 17, 2023

Industrial transformation key focus for Hannover Messe

Hannover Messe 2023's main theme is focused on industrial transformation and how companies are utilizing digital technologies.

By Chris Vavra
Digital Transformation March 30, 2023

Three pillars for digitalization success

The path to a digital production facility can be incremental, capturing benefits along the way through the proposed approach of tying lean practices to data collection so users throughout the facility have access to visualization and analytics.

By David Skelton
Digital Transformation March 23, 2023

Plant Engineering most-viewed digital transformation articles in 2023

Read the best articles about digital transformation including digital transformation in manufacturing, digital twins, simulation technologies and more.

By Tyler Wall
Digital Transformation November 30, 2022

The on-going evolution of the industrial automation space

Aveva plants its flag with operations infrastructure solutions

By Kevin Parker
Digital Transformation August 18, 2022

Digital transformation tools improve plant sustainability and maintenance

It’s in a facility’s best interest to prevent issues before they arise

By Amit Patel
Digital Transformation August 16, 2022

Smart manufacturing and digital factory trends

Manufacturing is getting smarter and more interconnected and helping make the digital transformation journey possible.

By Thomas Burke
Digital Transformation June 13, 2022

Factory digital transformation benefits

How manufacturing is improving through digitization and is worth the time and effort necessary to make it a cornerstone of a facility.

By Trent Maw
Digital Transformation June 9, 2022

Five smart factory use cases (and why they matter)

Discover why smart manufacturing is the future of the manufacturing industry and how to apply it to your own plant with five use case examples.

By Trent Maw
Digital Transformation May 31, 2022

Two essential smart factory transformation components

Smart factory transformation is the future. If you can’t create a relationship between people and devices, you’ll be left behind.

By Trent Maw
Digital Transformation May 24, 2022

Guide to digital transformation in the manufacturing industry

As technology becomes cheaper and easier to implement, more manufacturers are forced to go digital with their production processes.

By Trent Maw
Digital Transformation April 15, 2022

How to build a smart factory strategy

If companies want to reach overall smart manufacturing, they’re going to need a smart factory strategy.

By Trent Maw
Digital Transformation December 18, 2021

Four reasons legacy PLM is killing digital transformation

Product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms should be open, flexible, scalable and upgradable

By Mark Reisig
Digital Transformation October 26, 2021

Are manufacturers complacent about digital transformation?

New research has revealed that the manufacturing industry is dangerously underestimating the role that technology will play in building a sustainable operation that can thrive in the face of future pandemics, the climate crisis and economic and political instability.

By Control Engineering Europe
Digital Transformation October 15, 2021

The organizational implications of digital transformation

As part of CFE Media’s Fall 2021 Virtual Training Week’s opening day, October 18, Kevin Prouty, group vice president for IDC Energy and Manufacturing Insights, will present on the topic of the organizational implications of digital transformation.

By Kevin Parker
Digital Transformation March 8, 2021

Five digital transformation trends in manufacturing for 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged the demand for digital offerings and Industry 4.0 technology

By Julia Quintel and Johannes Papst

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