Eric Wendt discusses how IIoT technology innovations are helping transform the global supply chain.

Suzanne Gill reports on the speed of adoption and the potential benefits of combined Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the industrial sector.

To illuminate a process black hole, reduce environmental impact and achieve a 10% boost in Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), the Princes Group has undergone a digital transformation.

Exploring the role played by asset management systems as part of British Sugars drive to create four Factories of the Future.

Ravi Gopinath discusses the effects that the past 18 months have had on the speed of digitalisation across the industrial sector.

Nick Elkin discusses how the idea of implementing technology into manufacturing processes has revolutionised production across the globe.

Steve Sands explains the role of the Asset Administration Shell in delivering the Industry 4.0 vision.

Oliver Wang highlights the traps that can impede OT data acquisition, slowing down a digital transformation.

Making a major investment – particularly when it involves transformative technologies – can be daunting. Andy Macpherson offers some advice those considering implementing a smart factory strategy.

For manufacturers to attract the best talent, they need to adapt to their environment by making tactical investments in digital solutions, argues Jason Chester.

Much of the excitement about the Industrial Internet of Things revolves around the data that can be generated. The ‘things’ that gather this data are often overshadowed. Suzanne Gill spoke to device vendors to get their thoughts on the value of ‘things.

Control Engineering Europe finds out what technologies and innovations are needed to make OT/IT convergence a reality for manufacturers.

While the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) may provide a theoretical opportunity within an enterprise to receive all the relevant information needed, it does not, by itself, make that practically feasible in a scalable fashion, says Hermann Berg, head of Industrial IoT at Moxa Europe.

Control Engineering Europe spoke to industry experts to find out more about AIoT and what opportunities it might offer in industrial applications.

With a perfect storm of labour shortages and the Covid-19 pandemic, Suzanne Gill finds out whether the importance of digitalisation has increased, to help ensure more resilient and robust food production processes. 

Suzanne Gill looks at the effect of the current global pandemic on the manufacturing digitalisation journey.

Notwithstanding the current COVID crisis, other megatrends are having, and will have, an even greater effect on the manufacturers of the future. Nigel Dawson from Festo SE & Co KG discusses how these opportunities can be exploited.

Tim Faulkner believes that the challenges posed by 2020 have resulted in greater determination from many manufacturers to start their digital journey to ensure they remain competitive.

While we are still embroiled in the battle to contain and defeat Covid-19, nobody truly knows the eventual outcomes – but we can begin to assess the impacts and respond positively to change, says Steve Sands. 

There appears to be agreement among automation vendors that Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) convergence is now becoming a reality across all industrial sectors. Suzanne Gill finds out more about the impact that this will have on the role of the control engineer.