Industry 4.0: start with the data, not the technology
Projects that start with a platform choice rarely reach production. Those that start with a decision to inform almost always do.
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Analysis drawn from our assignments: what works, what fails and why. No promises of technological revolution.
MES: five questions to settle before choosing a vendor
Choosing an MES is rarely decided on features. It is decided on five trade-offs nobody likes to put in writing.
Read the articleISA-95: what the standard really says, and what we make it say
The five-level pyramid has become a slogan. The standard is more precise, and far more useful, than the diagram people remember.
Read the articlePredictive maintenance: why so many projects stall at the pilot
The model works, the demo convinces, and then nothing happens. The cause almost always sits upstream of the algorithm.
Read the articleIndustrial AI: three uses that hold up in production
Beyond the announcements, a handful of applications genuinely survive the shop floor. They share one trait: a narrow scope.
Read the articlePlanning a connected factory?
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