AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations
· Artificial Intelligence

AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations

For years, AI in energy meant better dashboards, faster analytics, and smarter reports. Useful — but limited. Now, something more important is happening: AI is moving from describing what happened to deciding what to do next.This shift is already reshaping how operators, engineers, and managers run critical energy systems. It’s not hype — it’s a practical […]

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Why Software-Defined Automation Is the Key to Industrial Progress
· Discrete Manufacturing

Why Software-Defined Automation Is the Key to Industrial Progress

As the conversation shifts from Industry 4.0 to 5.0, one problem remains unsolved: most industrial environments are running on legacy infrastructure. Machines last decades. Control systems are often 30 years old. But the demands placed on manufacturing—greater flexibility, lower emissions, workforce shortages—are growing quickly.The question isn’t whether the technology exists. It’s how to implement change […]

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AI at the Edge of the Factory Floor: What’s Real, What’s Next
· Discrete Manufacturing

AI at the Edge of the Factory Floor: What’s Real, What’s Next

At Hannover Messe 2025, the excitement around industrial AI was palpable—but beneath the buzz, Ozgur Tohumcu of AWS shared a candid view of where manufacturing still lags and where AI is starting to deliver measurable value.Despite years of investment, many manufacturers are still struggling to turn decades of collected data into real-time, decision-grade insight. The […]

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Industrial Transformation Demands More Than Technology—It Requires a Strategic Shift
· Discrete Manufacturing

Industrial Transformation Demands More Than Technology—It Requires a Strategic Shift

The manufacturing industry is at a pivotal inflection point. Amid growing complexity—geopolitical volatility, labor shortages, and a wave of technological disruption—many manufacturers are rethinking not just their systems, but their entire approach to transformation. What’s becoming increasingly clear is that technology alone isn’t enough. The companies that will thrive are those that can match innovation with […]

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IIoT World’s Board of Advisors Envisioning 2024’s Industrial Transformation
· Connected Industry

IIoT World’s Board of Advisors Envisioning 2024’s Industrial Transformation

In an exclusive insight into the future of industries, we sat down with our esteemed Board of Advisors to delve deep into the technology landscape of 2024. Our advisors, Marcia Gadbois, President of Adisra; Jeff Winter, Sr. Director of Industry Strategy, Manufacturing; Michael Lake, President & CEO of Leading Cities; Kevin O’Donovan, Technology Evangelist, and […]

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Status of digital readiness for Industrial Transformation programs globally
· Connected Industry

Status of digital readiness for Industrial Transformation programs globally

We all know something big is happening “out there” in industrial operations around the globe. Companies are going beyond standard practices in Continuous Improvement (CI) as they seek step change improvement. Among them, programs go by a range of names: Digital or Industrial Transformation, Industrie 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and many others. Whatever your company calls […]

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[New report] Digital Readiness for Industrial Transformation
· Connected Industry

[New report] Digital Readiness for Industrial Transformation

We all know something big is happening “out there” in industrial operations around the globe. Companies are going beyond standard practices in Continuous Improvement (CI) as they seek step change improvement. Among them, programs go by a range of names: Digital or Industrial Transformation, Industrie 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and many others. Whatever your company calls […]

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