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Business Models

Making the business case for PLM to SaaS deployment

Dec. 8, 2023
Migrating to SaaS isn’t the same as moving to the cloud—and manufacturers must realize this.

Top Stories

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Industry News

Process shortcomings a high hurdle for phasing in AI, survey finds

New research by process miner Celonis reveals 72% of business leaders, including those in manufacturing, say they are actively trying to implement AI in their IT and OT operations...
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Industry News

How a midsize Pennsylvania market is poised to lead on chip manufacturing

Lehigh Valley has undergone profound change in the last 25 years and advanced materials sciences companies that support the semiconductor industry now have a major presence there...
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Asset Performance

Q&A: Getting help: Why Seeq and other tech providers leverage so many partnerships

Megan Buntain of Seeq says that from providing regional expertise to global scale, the right partner is critical to addressing manufacturers’ needs.
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Artificial Intelligence

With Industrial Copilot, Siemens and Schaeffler help make Gen-AI ‘industrial grade’

Two companies’ ‘co-creation’ assists in writing automation code for production machines, easing the burden on short-staffed human engineers, and gives factory floor workers a ...
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IT/OT Convergence

Siemens, AWS say latest collaboration helps bridge IT, OT gap

Tech companies in “smart” manufacturing space announce Amazon Web Services’ IoT SiteWise Edge will be available as an app in the Siemens Industrial Edge Marketplace.
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Digital Transformation

How manufacturers can break data silos through DOP-enabled technology roadmaps

How small and midsize manufacturers are using technology to ease material sourcing bottlenecks, workforce shortages, and inflationary pressures.
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Human Capital

Promoting engagement, retention in changing IT/OT workforce

Many manufacturing companies are considering the employee life cycle and transforming the work experience to better support their people, partly due to trends leftover from the...
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Environmental Health & Safety

How digital tools change the game for decarbonization

Another benefit of digital transformation technologies is their ability—especially remote sensors—to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement, minimizing...
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Industry News

EAMs have become primary enabler of industrial digital transformation, study finds

New ARC Advisory Group research shows modern enterprise asset management helps manufacturers achieve technology, business goals.

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Digital Transformation

Leveraging ERP and related technologies for a diverse customer experience

Enterprise resource planning systems, CRMs and other tech such as RFID, barcoding, customer and supplier portals, blockchain, IoT, and GPS tracking all support this goal.

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Artificial Intelligence

Cybersecurity stakeholders praise AI executive order—but say it’s just a start

Industrial uses of artificial intelligence have a head start on any government attempts to protect its users, Smart Industry learned in interviews this week, but sources see the...

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Industry Perspectives

IoT’s game-changing role in modern asset management

In the past, asset management was dominated by manual procedures. But IoT furnishes manufacturers with real-time data streams, facilitating an unparalleled level of precision ...

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Asset Performance

From Standard Requirements To Revenue Generators—Smart New Approaches To Continuous Monitoring And Condition-Based Maintenance/Services

Download this eBook to learn more about the emerging benefits of modern condition-based asset management.

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Industry News

Report: Contracted tech workers paid less than regular IT staff

Analysis of “shadow workforce” by LA-based workplace equity technology firm Trusaic shows uneven compensation between regular staff in technology departments and contingent workers...