Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group has become the leading research and advisory firm for automation technology in industry, infrastructure and enterprise solutions. Our coverage of technology and trends extends from business systems to product and asset lifecycle management, supply chain management, operations management, energy optimization and automation systems. Our analysts and consultants have the industry knowledge to help with the complex business issues facing organizations today, and the first-hand experience to help our clients find the best answers.
As industry’s digital transformation unfolds, new analytics tools are emerging that empower operations, maintenance, and other users who lack data science expertise to participate...
John Kowal, director of business development at B&R Industrial Automation, provided this FAQ on OPC UA over TSN. B&R is a 'committed contributor' to the 'OPC UA including TSN ...
Though not going to replace traditional manufacturing methods anytime soon, additive manufacturing is being adopted across many industries, including automotive, making an impact...
All industries are feeling the pressure to transform digitally. But careful planning is critical for organizations to reap massive, game-changing benefits.
As technical innovation has cooled in basic process controls, attention is now shifting toward improved standardization to help reduce lifecycle costs.
Without an understanding of IT concepts, processes and architectures, it is easy to get lost in the technical detail of IT/OT convergence. Here are some technical terms operations...
As Schneider Electric continues to develop safety as a closed loop, Triconex customers are better able to understand how risks directly affect the bottom line—shifting safety ...
How Abbott Nutrition uses Seeq to capture the company’s global knowledge to support collaboration and innovation and transfer that knowledge and expertise to its new generation...
Although necessary, risk mitigation and traditional countermeasures are not enough to make lasting improvements in cybersecurity. A truly comprehensive response needs to include...
Using Profinet and various automation systems to tie its plant floor systems together and connect to IT, Ford lays the groundwork for continuous automation and production advancement...
The biggest technology news across industry over the past few years has been the rapid adoption of mobile devices. To better understand current mobile deployment and usage trends...
Though the global distributed control system market grew by only 3 percent in 2012, North America saw almost 18 percent growth, according to the ARC Advisory Group. Within a strong...
ARC report points to pent up demand from the power, mining and oil & gas industries as the principal driver behind double digit flow meter sales growth in 2011 and 2012.
Strategies for training the workforce within energy industries vary in budgets and methodologies. Despite the relatively low adoption of new training methods, ARC Advisory Group...
Pressure transmitter shipments, after returning to pre-recession levels in 2010, saw strong growth in 2011, even besting 2010’s growth by several percentage points. Despite the...
Industrial and infrastructure (power generation, water/wastewater) plants may benefit from improvements in software tools. This is not your father's engineering design software...
The prospect of adding wireless devices to the process automation architecture is a compelling one from the perspective of tangible business benefits and incremental operational...
ARC Advisory Group research shows a surprising bump in interest around virtual PLCs, the role of manufacturing execution systems as an IT/OT bridge, and the growing need for operational...
Artificial intelligence does not necessarily replace people, but the better applications enable humans to perform even better. Two key areas for its application are in designing...
For industrial maintenance and energy saving applications, multiple algorithms can be used to develop advanced equipment analytics. But which one is most effective?
Discover how the implementation of the digital twin is contributing to an immediate and significant impact on how companies implement technologies that enable smart manufacturing...
Learn the difference between conformance and compliance, how to evaluate varying cybersecurity certifications, and what you need to know to develop an effective cybersecurity ...
The automotive industry is meeting the challenge to design and manufacture the next generation of EVs by embracing emerging technologies to make radical changes to its manufacturing...
Additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are disrupting every industry—most notably manufacturing and aerospace and defense industries.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are behind a host of emerging applications, especially for manufacturing demand planning and warehouse applications.
Electric vehicles are expanding beyond the personal market into trucks, buses, and other forms of mobility. Discover the technological and design challenges that come with transforming...
Discover how the digital twin is significantly impacting how companies implement smart manufacturing, in order to simulate, predict, optimize, and maintain products, assets, and...
Virtual commissioning needs to go beyond emulating controls logic for emulation hardware. Model-driven digital twins make virtual commissioning more accessible and adds the power...
Reducing unplanned events is high on the priority list of many industrial facilities. However, it is possible to leverage technology and talent to optimize an organization to ...
Though blockchain, as it is configured now, isn't capable of meeting the transactions-per-second needed for full-production industrial supply chain applications, private and permissione...
As products continue to get smarter, so does the complexity and integration requirements. Learn how designers of these cyber-physical systems are using advanced simulation platforms...
As the group readies version 2.0 of its open process automation standard, there’s an overarching feeling of unity but an underlying concern about what this architecture really...
Though standardization efforts for Time-Sensitive Networking continue at pace, it is still years before industry should expect to see a bumper crop of compatible products.
Manufacturers discuss the gamut of benefits and pitfalls of getting operational and information teams to work together. There’s been a rapid learning curve for both groups.
The Industrial Internet of Things facilitates fact-based decisions, providing data and analytics that could improve the effectiveness of Lean Six Sigma programs and Kaizen teams...
