ARC Advisory Group’s 23rd annual Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida included a panel discussion that explored the relative merits of integrated versus not integrated safety systems in an increasingly connected world. 

Even with the broader and deeper functionality offered by today’s EAM systems, owner-operators increasingly look for more from these solutions to support their digital transformations.  

In this report, we look at specific areas of growth in automation markets over the next five years. In general, these are the countries to keep on your radar.

The frequency and severity of abnormal events in the process industries continues to be a challenge, especially those that relate to human errors while performing industrial procedures.

ARC Advisory Group looks at different discrete manufacturing industries to identify trends in capital expenditures (CapEx) and their drivers.  We calculate our CapEx index using the same rigorous methodology we use for the ARC Automation Index.

While the concept might seem somewhat futuristic, numerous research reports indicate that a large number of forward-thinking industrial, municipal, and other organizations are already testing aspects of extended reality technology in their operations.

The 2019 Hanover Fair once again lived up to its reputation as THE event to attend to see where our industry is heading. Here, in part two of our report, we look at what suppliers large and small showcased at this year’s fair and what the industry consortia reported.

Threat detection and response is the hottest area in the industrial/OT cybersecurity market today. Companies recognize the visibility and early detection benefits of passive network monitoring and want these capabilities.  But many still struggle to choose a solution or even select suppliers for proof-of-concept “bake-offs.”

At the recent ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, many discussions revolved around the digital transformation status.

Once again, this year’s Hanover Fair lived up to its reputation as THE event to attend to see where our industry is heading. No other event or conference offers the same combination of presence of industry players and access to C-level executives.