Rick Franzosa and I recently had the opportunity to attend the Proficy Accelerate User Conference. This customer conference, already planned for the Proficy® from Velotic™ community, was the first since the formation of Velotic. Less than two months into being a new company, the event showcased not only the latest from Proficy but also the…
Industrial DataOps
Industrial Connectivity Buyer’s Guide
What are many manufacturers missing to succeed in digital transformation, smart manufacturing, and successful artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives? A common foundation for reliably getting the right data and information to the right place at the right time. In short, what’s often missing is enterprise-grade industrial connectivity. Normalizing, organizing, and making available the massive amounts of…
PTC Strengthens ThingWorx Industrial Data Management Platform
What makes a digital thread that weaves through manufacturing possible? The answer is: operational data management, which includes a host of capabilities to connect, collect, contextualize, and make data flow across offices, plants, and the field. ThingWorx, a PTC Technology, has been doing that for years, and we recently had an update briefing on version…
Quartic.ai Moves to Make MOM Intelligent with a Powerful Open AI Platform
Why would batch process manufacturers want more than their MES to manage operations? To gain real-time intelligence with AI-based optimization at scale. Quartic.ai’s industrial DataOps platform is open to handle data from and serve intelligence to nearly any plant floor or enterprise application. It focuses on confident, timely decisions, complementing MES, LIMS, EAM, and other…
Future-Proof Your Manufacturing Operations: Stories of the Journey to Confident Agility with AI
Facing Skill Shortages, Intense Competition, and Supply Chain Chaos? Are You Ready to Adapt? In today’s volatile market, operational agility is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity to future-proof your manufacturing operations. Our own researcher Julie Fraser joined a panel of experts from electronics, powder coatings, and building products for an interactive webinar on…




