Strategies to Achieve Industry 4.0 With Simpler, Powerful Automation Source: Zebra Technologies Despite a good deal of investment over the years, the manufacturing and engineering sectors are a long way from widespread operations in ways that could be described as ‘Industry 4.0’. For many, the daily pressures from supply chain prices, fluctuating demand, personnel shortfalls, and the cost of investment are preventing the required transformation. Yet factories with fully connected infrastructures, where OT and IT are unified, are able to scale and adapt, working more efficiently in rapidly changing markets. The facilities that will prosper in the long term are those that have committed to sustainability, have an empowered and flexible workforce, and possess a technology infrastructure that allows a responsive, data-fueled basis on which to face the future. While 92% of manufacturers place digital transformation at the core of their strategy , the disparities in approach to and motives behind the technological investment of the C-suite, OT operations professionals, and the IT department need to be examined and resolved. This article looks at the similarities and differences between stakeholders’ priorities and assesses the three areas – workforce, OT automation, and data (IT) – that can be transformed to […]
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
K&X Design and Investment Technology, LLC
Invest The Invisible Impact
