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.

Jun
30
2016
Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

IIoT: Evolution or Revolution?

Vimal Kapur, President of Honeywell Process Solutions, opened the Honeywell Users Group with a discussion of IIoT and an overview of what Honeywell is doing for their customers.  He began by noting that change is all around us and that for perhaps the first time in history we have better tools
Jun
29
2016
Bob Gill — Industry Trends

IIoT Networks: Seeking LPWAN Supremacy

A glance at the industry events calendar indicates increasing attention being paid towards Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technology. For instance, last month, in Paris, LPWAN16 (“Which technology for M2M and IoT infrastructures?”).
Jun
28
2016
— Industry Trends

Augmented Reality in the Service Industry

I had the opportunity to attend PTC’s LiveWorx 2016 conference in Boston, an event promoting IoT across industries and disciplines.   Heavily endorsed throughout the conference was the application of augmented reality to leverage IoT technology, especially in the field service industr
Jun
22
2016
— Industry Trends

Coherent’s “Smart Product Journey” Using IIoT

At a recent ARC Industry Forum during the “Service Performance Management by OEMs with Industrial IoT” session, we saw a case study presentation for improved field service by an OEM.
Jun
17
2016
Fabian Wanke — Industry Trends

Digitalizing the Great Indoors

After bumping into a person for the 3rd time who was pushing around a weird looking vehicle at the Hanover Fair this year, I had to stop him and ask what his machine does.
Jun
16
2016
Mark Sen Gupta — Industry Trends

Wiped out: How old Industries Will Become Toast

I had the opportunity to attend the second d5 conference following the 2016 OTC. The organizers changed the content a bit to have a mix of outside and inside industry thinkers.