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.

Apr
16
2015
— Industry Trends

Some Upstream Companies Realize Time for Cloud-Based Analytics is Now

ARC has been opining about the need for upstream oil & gas companies to consider any and all forms of automation, advanced technologies, analytics, and IIoT enabled solutions to drive out costs, increase collaboration, improve recovery rates, speed time to first oil, and help maintain margin in
Apr
16
2015
Greg Gorbach — Industry Trends

IIoT is like the digital camera on your phone

Jonas Berge's excellent article in Control Engineering Asia caught my attention right from the start when he drew a comparison from IIoT to the digital camera on the phone in your pocket.  He made the point th
Apr
15
2015
Constanze Schmitz — Industry Trends

Who uses Industrie 4.0 in Germany?

BITKOM, the federal association of the German ICT industry has presented the results of a survey regarding the application of Industrie 4.0.
Apr
15
2015
Bob Gill — Industry Trends

Getting a Sense of IoT in Asia

As the largest Internet of Things themed event in Southeast Asia, the IoT Asia 2015 conference and exhibition, which took place in Singapore last week (April 8-9), provided a good opportunity to assess what "IoT" means in this part
Apr
15
2015
Ann-Kathrin Blech — Industry Trends

Hanover Fair 2015 - Opening

​On April 12, ARC joined the opening press conference held by Microsoft at their booth at this year's Hanover Fair.
Apr
14
2015
Florian Güldner — Industry Trends

Outlook for the European Automation Community

The European automation industry puts great hopes into the overall trend of small scale local production, which will be enabled via digitalization and latest automation technology.