How The Connected Enterprise can help make Industrie 4.0 work for you at SPS...
Excitement is in the air – you can already count down the days until SPS IPC Drives, the most important automation trade show in Europe, opens its doors. Much has been done over the last couple of...
View ArticleCritical Lessons Learned when Connecting the Enterprise
Rockwell Automation has lived The Connected Enterprise Maturity Model. We developed and validated this approach for integrating information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT). In doing so,...
View ArticleThe Connected Enterprise Maturity Model — Metrics that Matter
The five-stage Rockwell Automation Connected Enterprise Maturity Model integrates information technology (IT) with operations technology (OT) to improve performance and minimize risks. But how will you...
View ArticleEfficiency helps oil and gas companies through the ups and downs
The oil and gas industry has always been cyclical. Veterans of the field have lived through more than a few of this industry’s peaks and valleys. So how do some companies make it through the lull and...
View ArticleForget Everything You Think You Know About the United Arab Emirates
It has become clear to most of us operating in United Arab Emirates that this country has the potential to develop into one of the important growth regions in the world. I’m taking the opportunity with...
View ArticleThe Connected Enterprise Magic Formula: People, Processes and Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications evoke images of automation, artificial intelligence, and lights-out manufacturing. These are exciting visions of the future —...
View ArticleThe Connected Enterprise must continually evolve
Rockwell Automation has been developing its Connected Enterprise for nearly a decade. Yet even though we integrated our information technology systems with operations systems and devices many years...
View ArticleThe Connected Enterprise Culture Change
The biggest obstacle you may likely face in developing a Connected Enterprise isn’t technology. It’s internal resistance to change. It’s human nature to be wary of change — because change requires...
View ArticlePlant-wide Optimization: Investments for Improvement and Compliant,...
Technologies are evolving rapidly in the manufacturing equipment industry — and buyers are paying attention. Industrial machinery production grew some 9% in 2014, with another 9% increase anticipated...
View ArticleProactive Capital Planning: Build in Business Agility
The manufacturer you are today isn’t the manufacturer you need to be tomorrow. Market trends — B2B and consumer — change rapidly, and your organization needs to respond swiftly to remain relevant. This...
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