IIoT benefits like faster time to market, optimising workforce knowledge, increasing productivity, lowering downtime and analytics software have taken time to become practical solutions that benefit OEMs. According to Schneider Electric, EcoStruxure Machine…
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Manufacturing digitisation bolsters flexibility – Part 1
Manufacturers are experiencing interesting times as the pandemic has affected workforce availability and consumer demand. Moreover, with a shortage of skilled staff and increased material and energy costs, they need to adapt to survive….
Five ways that implementing IEC 61499 improves automation
From Schneider Electric comes a foundation for industrial automation applications that makes life simpler and more logical. It is based on implementing the IEC 61499 design language for information and control systems and starts…
Universal automation supports standardisation
For manufacturers, standardisation provides a cornerstone for their business. It benefits both producers and consumers without removing the ability to compete and innovate. According to
Paths to competitive advantage for OEMs
OEMs who build machines for industrial end-users are finding it harder to remain competitive. Do they keep with a ‘smaller, faster and cheaper’ model, or step back to consider how the industry is…
EcoStruxure Machine Adviser helps OEM’s offer digital services
For machine builders and OEM’s planning to offer digital services to their customers, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Machine Advisor platform could hold the answer. EcoStruxure can help…
This is the technology needed to enhance process safety
Customer demand drives short production cycles and stimulates growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies across industries. This, in turn, is driving changes in industrial work processes, leading to changes in the…