Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser was on the analyst panel of the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s (MLC’s) 20th anniversary Rethink conference. The panel looked back 20 years and forward 20 years in the journey to digital manufacturing. Julie’s perspective is that some things that seem new are not – like AI, which she wrote a report about in…
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iTAC Reaches to New Heights and Depths
Based on our recent update briefing with iTAC board member Martin Heinz, we have an exhilarating view of how high and low an MES player can reach. With an offering that includes strong integration to sensors and IIoT, controls, SCADA, and ISA 95 Level 3 MES/MOM, iTAC shares this depth with only a few other…
The Digital Manufacturing Journey: Past, Present, and Future
How does the Digital Manufacturing Journey unfold? What are views of the past, present, and future? Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser will be on an industry analysts panel discussing this at the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Rethink Conference on Marco Island, FL. The conference runs from June 2nd to June 5th and will include a live panel discussion…
Smart Manufacturing and IoT: How Connectivity and IoT Need Each Other for New Manufacturing Insights
Can smart manufacturing, connectivity, and IoT reduce the tradeoffs of serving customers well? In this blog post, Julie Fraser explains both the importance of moving to smart manufacturing and how connectivity and IIoT support each other in moving a company forward. No company can afford to stay behind – moving to digital approaches is a…
Getting Beyond Siloes of AI for Supply Chain Decisions
Artificial intelligence holds the promise of entirely new insights for better decision-making. However, is it doing that in your company today? Manufacturers have long suffered from discipline-specific or “siloes” of data and information. Increasingly, those siloes have their own specific AI or analytics. September 27, day 3 of Smart Manufacturing Now, Julie Fraser will facilitate…
Bouncing Forward with Smart Manufacturing (guest post)
How can manufacturers bounce forward from disruption with smart manufacturing? Read our short post for some insights from our research and then join a live event to learn from Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown and a variety of other speakers in a live Industry 4.0 event. Industry Disruption is the New Normal Today’s global manufacturing industry is…