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Three Things I Learned in Mexico
As I fly back from a few days visiting manufacturing facilities in Mexico, I wanted to share three things I learned on the trip: Déjà vu – Parallel Between IT/India and Manufacturing/Mexico Companies are investing heavily in manufacturing in Mexico. Driving north of Mexico City reminded me of…
Digital Disruption for Life Sciences: Rx for Transformation
Co-authored with Ibrahim Khalid According to a recent BMI study, R&D investments in Pharmaceuticals, places Life Sciences as a leader on the list of global ‘outperforming industries’. This may not be a surprise considering the confluence of factors from the global aging populations to the shift…
IoT in Action – Connectivity in Fire & Safety
The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact connecting buildings and industrial networks to IT environments. By linking your industrial sensors, robotics, trucks, and other equipment with your enterprise applications, through the Internet of Things (IoT), companies have better visibilit…
Improving R&D Through Remote Visualization
Authors: Randal Kenworthy and Doug Wycoff Innovation in manufacturing comes from many sources. One of the core and traditional sources is the research and development (R&D) function within a manufacturing organization. However, the requirements and traditional processes within those function…
Plant Floor Virtualization: A Transformative Technology
What is the current state of your plant’s floor? You might be using a mix of PCs and plant floor equipment (human-machine interface, or HMI) from a variety of manufacturers, installed over many years. Your PCs might even include software from numerous developers, created on different operating syste…