How Virtual PLCs Are Changing the Way Factories Operate
· Discrete Manufacturing

How Virtual PLCs Are Changing the Way Factories Operate

Manufacturers are moving control systems off physical hardware and into virtual environments to reduce downtime, lower costs, and respond faster to production needs.As industrial automation evolves, more manufacturers are looking to virtualization—not just for analytics and dashboards, but for the control systems at the heart of production. A key shift underway is the migration from […]

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Why Digital Transformation Fails—and How to Fix It
· Discrete Manufacturing

Why Digital Transformation Fails—and How to Fix It

At Hannover Messe 2025, Friedrich Richter, Schneider Electric’s senior vice president of Services for Industrial Automation, didn’t just talk about digital transformation—he laid out why so many industrial players are still stuck in pilot purgatory. From small manufacturers to global enterprises, most are not struggling to start the journey; they’re struggling to scale it.The reality? Over 70% of companies […]

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