Digital Transformation Viewpoints

Featured here are original and timely articles from ARC analysts and guest writers on topics such as Digitization, New Business Models, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, and Smart Manufacturing. We dive into technologies such as additive manufacturing, machine learning, asset performance management, device connectivity, IIoT architecture, cybersecurity, augmented reality, and more related to digitization and transformation of industries, infrastructure, and cities. Our goal is to provide readers with clear and concise analyses, opinions, and discussion of these trends, technologies, and services.

Aug
25
2017
— Industry Trends

Build Smarter Machines Through Digitalization

To remain successful in today’s global industrial equipment and machinery market, companies must leverage digitalization and build machines that are smarter, more flexible and easier to maintain.
Aug
24
2017
— Industry Trends

Embedded Systems Will Power the Intelligent Edge

As manufacturers implement IIoT ecosystems that connect their machines, equipment, and production systems to the digital enterprise, embedded systems technology will provide the intelligence “at the edge.” In today’s connected factories and plants, embedded systems provide the foundation for the nex
Aug
23
2017
Guest Blogger: Asish Ghosh — Industry Trends

Quantum Approach will Tame Big Data to Improve Manufacturing Processes

Thanks to digital computers, manufacturers have been able to significantly improve their process efficiencies in the last 30 years.  This was achieved by more accurate control of the production processes, raw materials and the process variables.  However in many complex processes, such as fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and mining large variability of raw materials are unavoidable facts of life.  The sheer complexity and the number of variables involved in the manufacturing of bio-pharmaceuticals, for example, leads to big variations in end products causing large rejection rates. 
Aug
21
2017
— Industry Trends

Solving the Industrial IoT Embedded System Problem

What strikes me personally right now in researching the industrial IoT is a need I see cutting across many segments – that need is for breakthroughs in the deployment and support for embedded systems at scale. Notice that I said deployment and support, not development.
Aug
18
2017
Janice Abel — Industry Trends

Next Step: Global Roll-out of Analytics Software

Many industrial companies today are evaluating and testing advanced analytics solutions to gain insights into their real-time process data. These analytics solutions allow organizations to quickly discover and diagnose potential issues and help plant workers improve performance.