Industrial organizations are no strangers to transformation. While technology has long been a catalyst for progress, the accelerating speed and complexity of change means that tools alone can no longer deliver a lasting competitive advantage. The real differentiator of organizational success now lies in how people, processes, and platforms come together to create lasting value.The […]
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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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As manufacturers continue to navigate evolving demands, supply chain complexity, and fast-paced technological change, the need for scalable, intelligent, and resilient systems is front and center. The MESI 4.0 Summit 2025, hosted by Critical Manufacturing, offers a platform for manufacturing and technology leaders to explore how MES and Industry 4.0 technologies are being applied to meet these […]
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As industrial organizations accelerate digital transformation, long-standing network assumptions are being challenged — and, in some cases, abandoned altogether. A growing number of experts are raising a provocative idea: that the traditional network model itself is the core cybersecurity risk in connected OT and IoT environments.This concept emerged during a recent conversation with Galeal Zino, Founder & […]
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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 Hub. Manufacturers can now move industrial data from the edge to the cloud more easily, […]
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Cyberattacks on strategic infrastructure are increasing in frequency and sophistication, escalating risk and compliance
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IoT can be viewed as an ideal opportunity to bridge the worlds of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). IoT projects over the last several years have focused on device onboarding and getting data aggregated into the cloud…usually an IT-managed cloud. Data access and analytical insight from that data has been parsed out from […]
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