One in five power plants will become digital plants by 2025, a Capgemini’s report predicts. Back in 2016, the maturity of digital initiatives in the industry varied: from projects that were leveraging advanced analytics to optimize assets; and the widespread implementation of smart meters; to early moves by some utilities to manage and integrate distributed […]
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A smart, connected enterprise can embrace the digital transformation in the coming Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) world by collecting data that could result in new levels of collaboration, operational excellence, agility and profitability. But the reality is that total adoption of IIoT is a ways off and users today need to start the digital […]
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The power industry has a long history of embracing the benefits of digital technology. For decades, power plants have used remote sensing, networked communication, data aggregation, monitoring and control systems to optimize their generation, transmission and distribution systems. The new level of digitalization ushered in by the 4th Industrial Revolution, is enabling power generators to […]
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Digitalization holds great promise for the power generation industry. However, a range of internal and market challenges can constrain its effective uptake and implementation for those early in the digital journey. Innovative companies that approach digitalization strategically, balancing the short and longer term objectives of the business, will gain a significant competitive advantage, improving their […]
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Technology and business professionals are assaulted with new buzzwords daily. Figuring out what they mean in day-to-day work is more challenging. Nowhere is this more confusing as in the Internet of Things (IoT) space, where the term “digital transformation” is often linked to IoT initiatives. What’s real and what’s not? How far away is digital […]
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CES has always been a mirror of what’s next. Not just shiny tech, but signals — early indications of how industries will actually change. And at CES 2026, Siemens isn’t just showing technology. They’re showing outcomes. That’s why the Siemens booths are high on my must-see list this year.Across three distinct experiences — Siemens Intelligence Experience […]
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AI, prescriptive maintenance, and edge analytics are reshaping how process plants run. Yet the gap between a successful pilot and full-scale impact rarely closes on technology alone. The differentiators are culture, operating model, and data foundations.Build versus partner: keep the core, rent the niche Keep in-house: architecture, data governance, cybersecurity, product ownership, and integration with […]
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An in depth conversation with Michelangelo Canzoneri, Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyInterview by Jan BurianHeadquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Merck employs around 65,000 people in 66 countries, contributing to both the national and global industrial landscape. Its three business sectors, Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics, span complex operations that include […]
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In April 2020, half of the world’s population was in lockdown — yet critical infrastructure still had to run. Chemical plants, glass facilities, refineries, and energy systems couldn’t pause. Equipment still failed. Processes, drifted, and operators needed expert support. But the experts were home.This single moment, according to Tony White — who leads the U.S. […]
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At Infinite Uptime’s CXO Circle in Bangkok, the discussion around industrial AI felt different. The room was filled with people who run plants. They weren’t asking whether AI belongs in manufacturing anymore. They were asking how to make it work reliably, across complex environments where every process, every asset, and every operator matters.The consensus was […]
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Digital transformation has turned factories into networks of connected assets, data flows, and intelligent systems. But every new connection expands the attack surface — and with it, the risk. For manufacturers, cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern; it has become a critical business imperative. It is now a condition of market access, customer […]
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Sustainability used to sit on the periphery of semiconductor manufacturing — an environmental checkbox managed by a separate team. That era is over. The next generation of fabs is proving that sustainability is not a corporate add-on, but a direct measure of manufacturing performance.As Brian Taylor of Siemens put it, sustainability “is not a separate […]
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