Digitalization & New Technologies

A series of new regulatory measures require significant transformations in European manufacturing industries. Companies must navigate these new requirements to remain compliant and competitive. What changes are most relevant, what sectors do they affect and how?

With tightening regulations and a global push towards greener operations, industrial companies urgently need to look for new strategies and tools. What is the winning formula that improves efficiency and drives sustainability simultaneously? We discussed this with Etteplan’s Andreas Ring, who has a front-row seat to observe the shift in German and Central European industry.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, excelling in industrial asset operations is necessary. However, managing a complex set of production assets, improving efficiency, and minimizing downtime is a tough challenge. What ensures efficient asset operations?

Asset management is the art and science of orchestrating every vital resource and operations to ensure peak performance, reduce costs, and minimize risks. Discover how strategic planning and cutting-edge digital tools such as AI/ML pave the way to success and what an exciting journey Roslagsvatten in Sweden has embarked on.

Technical documentation is essential for product success, as it connects the product to all stakeholders. However, creating effective documentation that meets user needs is challenging. It requires following regulations, avoiding too much or irrelevant information, and understanding the purpose of the documentation. The key is striking the right balance to provide clear, useful information to users.

In industrial automation, equipment has always been tightly coupled with closed and proprietary software. A new era of software-driven automation (SDA) and hardware agnostics is about to begin, decoupling applications and hardware from each other. This means a significant transformation that benefits both developers and owners of automation systems.

In manufacturing industries, model-based design is gaining more and more popularity in R&D. It makes development faster, more robust, and iterative by automated code generation and almost zero need for physical devices. The testing cycle can be shortened significantly.

Starting the move from manual or simple setups to an advanced, automated system can seem intimidating at first. However, the fundamental principles of DevOps encouraging teamwork, embracing automation, ensuring continuous delivery, and facilitating rapid feedback loops greatly ease the shift towards software-driven automation (SDA). This piece serves as your friendly guide to grasping SDA from a DevOps standpoint, presented in straightforward language for everyone to understand. Let’s dig into the practical steps that can transform how teams interact with automation.

In today’s fast-paced digital world, automation has become a crucial aspect of businesses across various industries. From cybersecurity threats to the need for open systems, companies are con-stantly seeking innovative ways to streamline their processes and increase efficiency. This is where Software Driven Automation (SDA) comes into play.