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Digital Transformation

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Discrete manufacturing August 27, 2024
Transforming Manufacturing: Key Focus Areas, Trends, and Challenges in Digital Transformation

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a seismic shift driven by digital transformation. No longer a futuristic concept, digital transformation is essential for manufacturers operating in today’s competitive landscape. This article provides an overview of this critical initiative–exploring its focus areas, emerging trends, and potential challenges.

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Medical device manufacturing August 22, 2024
Ensuring compliance: Aligning maintenance with production in the MedTech Industry to avoid unnecessary downtime

Comprehensive state-of-the-art maintenance management modules provide all the necessary functionalities to create and execute maintenance plans along with all their associated activities. And it does not stop at processing the equipment, it includes maintenance planning for all manufacturing assets such as transport or storage systems.

Electronics manufacturing July 18, 2024
Build vs Buy Software Series #3: Three Critical Cost Categories

This is the third article of a series on how to decide whether to build or buy software. Following are three suggestions for the cost categories you should consider, beginning with near-term expenses and the associated need for cash.

Electronics manufacturing June 20, 2024
Build vs Buy Software Series #2: Seven Critical Questions – What Should We Build?

This is the second article of a series on how to decide whether to build or buy software. A framework that can guide you in making that decision.

Discrete manufacturing May 23, 2024
Supercharging Manufacturing Transformation: An MES-Centric Model for Tracking and Driving Business Value

Transformation of manufacturing process is a crucial component for global competitiveness. Today, most large organizations explore new technologies such as IoT, Machine Learning, Cameras, 5G and new generation software to transform their manufacturing systems. 

Discrete manufacturing May 8, 2024
Breaking Silos, Boosting Efficiency: The Transformative Power of MES Centers of Excellence

The implementation of an MES CoE offers a strategic solution, aiming to standardize processes and technologies across these diverse environments while fostering agility and responsiveness to shifting business conditions.

Electronics manufacturing March 28, 2024
Build vs Buy Software Series #1: Three Critical Strategy Questions

This is the first article of a series on how to decide whether to build or buy software. To start, we explain the three critical strategy questions important to answer up front.

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Industrial Equipment March 28, 2024
A smart manufacturing journey in a 90-year-old company: lessons from the road

With 97 plants in more than 100 countries Danfoss, a 90-year-old manufacturing leader in the segments of Power Solutions, Climate Control, and Power Electronics and Drives, embarked on a transformation of their digital landscape across a common backbone.

Discrete manufacturing February 15, 2024
Why the future of manufacturing will rely on open source

How manufacturers can accelerate transformation and stay ahead of the competition in 2024 and beyond.