[Booklet] Manufacturing at the Crossroads 2025: Real-World Lessons from Industrial Leaders
What does it take to make digital transformation stick—beyond pilots, platforms, and buzzwords? At Hannover Messe 2025, the conversation around industrial transformation reached a new level of clarity—and urgency. From AI and agentic automation to modular MES platforms and resilient supply
HighByte Adds Amazon S3 Tables for Smarter Industrial Data
In the ongoing effort to bridge the gap between operational technology (OT) and IT, HighByte’s latest announcement marks a significant milestone for manufacturers on their digital transformation journey. Today, March 31, 2025, HighByte announced native support for Amazon S3 Tables through the HighByte Intelligence
Critical Manufacturing to Showcase the Future of MES at Hannover Messe 2025
At Hannover Messe 2025, Critical Manufacturing will spotlight how next-generation Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) can move manufacturers beyond incremental gains—toward measurable, transformative outcomes. As a recognized leader in MES by IDC MarketScape and a subsidiary of ASMPT, the company will
How AI and Automation are Reshaping the Global Supply Chain
At ProMat 2025, Ananta Islam, CEO and Region President, Americas, at Körber Supply Chain shared insights on the rapid transformation of supply chain driven by artificial intelligence and automation. As businesses adopt Industry 4.0 technologies, supply chain become more efficient, resilient,
IIoT World Days 2025: What’s Next in IIoT, AI & Cybersecurity?
As industries continue to embrace digital transformation, the IIoT World Days 2025 series will bring together global leaders, innovators, and experts to explore the latest advancements in Industrial IoT (IIoT), AI, Machine Learning (ML), cybersecurity, and smart manufacturing. These virtual events are designed to
Are data historians holding us back?
The role of the data historian has changed a lot since the 1980s, and it’s time to rethink how it serves us. Industry 4.0 demands better integration between OT and IT systems, allowing teams to centralize data and extract real-time
MQTT Brokers: Enabling Real-Time Data Integration in Manufacturing
In modern manufacturing, seamless data flow between operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) is critical for efficiency and innovation. During a recent panel discussion, Ravi Subramanyan, Director of Industry Solutions Manufacturing at HiveMQ, highlighted the growing role of MQTT
From Reactive to Predictive: How IIoT Is Transforming Maintenance Strategies
Industrial maintenance…a headache? Yes. Thief of time? Absolutely. Reputation killer? It has its moments! These are the results of relying on a reactive approach to industrial maintenance. Reacting when equipment failures occur repeatedly without warning leads to operational downtime, production
Building the Factory of the Future: Bridging Innovation and Practicality
The concept of the “Factory of the Future” is no longer a distant vision; it is an achievable reality driven by the integration of advanced technologies, collaborative ecosystems, and forward-thinking strategies. Manufacturers seeking to transform their operations must balance innovation