Metamorworks for iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images At a Glance The benefits of a well-conceived digital transformation are almost endless. New capabilities can operate in legacy environments without demanding a rip-and-replace program or complex OT integrations. BorgWarner was able to bring a non-standard, global manufacturing network online in the cloud in about six months. Manufacturing equipment is designed for extended use. It’s pricy. Manufacturers purchase it with the idea of extending its value across many productive years. Much of the equipment in US factories is 10 to 30 years old. Yet the benefits of digital transformation are too valuable to ignore. Companies that design and create advanced hardware and software for manufacturers keep an eye to this market. Enabling digital transformation means accommodating legacy equipment and bringing it into the new world of advanced manufacturing. To explain the capabilities and value of deploying new technologies on existing equipment, Siemens in collaboration with the Manufacturers Alliance Foundation produced the report, Legacy Systems & Digital Transformation A Guide for Faster Evolution . We caught up with Christopher Stevens, senior vice president of automation at Siemens Digital Industries US, to see how Siemens is helping manufacturers adopt digital systems […]
The Digital Transformation Needs to Include Legacy Equipment
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