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Automation World’s wide-ranging discussion with CEO Caspar Herzberg, Executive Vice President Kim Custeau and Chief Product Officer Rob McGreevy provides insights on how “radical collaboration" through data sharing is becoming essential for industrial success, why AI will augment rather than replace workers and how MES is reemerging as the central hub for manufacturing's digital transformation.
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Manufacturers in the food and beverage and EV battery industry, as well as automation tech companies, are using interconnected systems to cut costs, improve efficiency, and accelerate...
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The ongoing industrial labor shortage threatens productivity and competitiveness, but it’s also an opportunity for change. Here’s how the latest digital technologies, powered ...
G Brooks-Zak, P.E. is co-founder of Outlier Automation.
What you think you know about edge computing may be wrong, leading you to miss out on simple, cost-effective ways to advance your digital transformation while delivering bottom...
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Automation engineers are seeing the importance of closer collaboration between operations and information technology teams, particularly as technologies become more complex.
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Two examples of manufacturers at differing levels of their digital transformation journey show how prioritizing the experience of frontline workers is critically important.
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Despite the advancements in digital control, analog solutions may still be the optimal choice for specific high-speed, continuous processes in industrial automation.
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With downtime and OEE programs largely automated, manufacturers are turning their attention to energy efficiency as the next benchmark for optimization.

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