The Pro.Lean module, part of Emerson’s Movicon platform, creates a holistic view of OEE to improve overall plant efficiency. Source: Emerson Discrete Automation Advanced technologies like AI, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and data analytics are routinely hyped for driving transformative efficiencies and productivity gains. Yet the reality is most manufacturers are relatively early in the process of developing their digital agenda. One factor contributing to this is how manufacturing productivity, the metric associated with how quickly a company can turn out goods, has been stymied by rising customer demand for bespoke products. “It’s easy to get better when you’re doing the same thing all the time, but that can change as soon as variability hits,” explained Keith Chambers, vice president for manufacturing solutions at Aveva . “It takes more time to deal with new variations, products, formulations or customer requirements. It has a huge impact.” To address this and other production related challenges, manufacturers are implementing an expansive digital technology agenda. Despite a turbulent business climate, 98% of global manufacturers surveyed for Deloitte’s Digital Maturity Index survey have started a digital transformation journey compared to 78% in 2019. Respondents said technology investments accounted for 30% of their […]
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