A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. ARC has conducted numerous best practice surveys over the past thirty years and has developed best practices for a large number of topics of interest to industry executives.

Apr
17
2025

Green Hydrogen’s Market Chaos

We know that green hydrogen is essential to decarbonize ammonia, steel, cement, methanol, and refining. Investing in green hydrogen production, distribution, and adapting industrial processes to switch to green hydrogen will require government support.
Apr
10
2025
Larry O'Brien

L&T Technology Services Combines AI with Digital Twins to Drive Results

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) is one provider that has leveraged its engineering expertise to provide a wide range of digital twin capabilities, from PdM asset management level twins to plant level digital twins, LTTS is combining its expertise in AI and machine learning to drive results from its digital twins for a wide range of applications, from consumer goods to critical infrastructure and process applications.
Apr
03
2025
Thomas Menze

Evaluating Industrial Software Packages

The appeal of SaaS is lower upfront costs and a reduced need for in-house IT resources. For traditional on-premises software, what advantages remain?
Mar
27
2025
Marianne D’Aquila

Industrial Transformation Unveiled: End User Insights on Smart Manufacturing

Strengthening AI and cloud adoption, ensuring data quality, and leveraging automation are key to driving efficiency and innovation. Industrial organizations must assess their own digital maturity, implement strong data governance and align with energy transition goals to maintain a competitive advantage.
Mar
27
2025
Larry O'Brien

Why Sustainability Remains a Primary Business Challenge for End Users

Sustainability and energy transition continue to be a core business issue for industrial and manufacturing end users. ARC’s Industry Leadership Forum in Orlando provided key insights from major industrial companies on how they view sustainability opportunities and challenges.
Mar
06
2025

The Attraction of WebAssembly for Embedded Industrial Software

WebAssembly is a relatively new software technology that provides portable executable code that can run on a wide variety of hardware platforms, scaling from the cloud down to extremely small and constrained devices. WebAssembly has immense potential to enable improvements in software for embedded systems.
Feb
27
2025
Chantal Polsonetti

Industrial Wireless LAN Infrastructure Update

Escalating connectivity requirements, including rising use of mobile, remote, and autonomous assets, is fueling the need for reliable wireless connectivity. Industrial WLAN capabilities continue to increase with each successive standard, making the technology increasingly suitable for an expanded range of industrial applications.