Digital Transformation Viewpoints

The role of System Integrators Alliance Partners has never been more important or critical than it is today. System Integrator Alliance Partners are typically on the front line when it comes to deploying and supporting key technologies to better monitor and control operations, protect against downtime, ensure high productivity, protect and upskill personnel, enable remote workforces, and do this while leveraging enhanced cybersecurity architectures. Going forward, however, in a time where the only market certainty is uncertainty, what will be required of Alliance Partners so they can continue to help their customers progress on their digital transformation and sustainability journeys to build stronger, more operationally resilient businesses that ensure long-term viability and profitable growth?Craig Resnick from the ARC Advisory Group speaks to Luke Stephenson, Business Operations Vice President at Enterprise Automation; and Avril Zamora, Global Commercial Director System Integrators and Strategic Programs at Schneider Electric to discuss what are the main challenges that System Integrators Alliance Partners envision for their upcoming projects considering the new demands of end users and OEMs, how is Schneider Electric supporting its System Integrator Alliance Partners help meet these new demands, how has the System Integrators Alliance Partners journey been in upskilling and meeting these new demands, how has the Schneider Electric Alliance Partner Program helped its System Integrator Alliance Partners to secure new business opportunities, and predictions as to what technologies are coming next that the System Integrator Alliance Partners and Schneider Electric need to be prepared for?

Peter Manos, ARC Advisory Group's Director of Research, discusses with Krishna Uppuluri (VP/GM at mPACT2WO) and Chip Hilarides (VP of Quality and Stewardship at Flint Hills Resources) on the emerging emissions transformation for process industries. Explore insights into successful emissions monitoring and leak detection, emphasizing the pivotal role of operator adoption and collaboration in driving transformative change.

100 years of providing motor management, protection, and control is a major accomplishment for any company, but how does a century old company evolve from producing products that some may look at as commodities to providing solutions that leverage the latest digital transformation technologies? Craig Resnick from the ARC Advisory Group speaks to Iount Farcas, Senior Vice President, Europe Hub leader for Low Voltage, at Schneider Electric, to discuss its TeSys motor controls business, the history of TeSys,  attributes that contributed to TeSys century of success, TeSys solutions beyond motor protection and control, benefits that customers derive from TeSys motor management solutions, key synergies with Schneider Electric’s portfolio of solutions that TeSys customers can leverage and benefit from, and how Schneider Electric and TeSys will continue to provide power distribution solutions over the next century.

The second in ARC’s Industrial AI Podcast Series features a conversation between Colin Masson, ARC Advisory Group’s Director of Research for Industrial AI, and Schneider Electric's Chief AI Officer, Philippe Rambach as they discuss more than 50 years of experience applying AI techniques to industrial use cases Listen to Colin and Philippe discuss how Schneider Electric has dramatically ramped up their internal AI resources with almost a ten fold increase in dedicated AI staff since Philippe's appointment as Chief AI Officer two years ago.Philippe shares some examples of how Schneider Electric has been applying AI techniques over several decades to tackle energy optimisation use cases, and how they consider efficiency, cost, and environmental impact before selecting the appropriate AI tools and techniques needed for each use case.

Being in business for 100 years is a significant milestone for any company, but what are the secrets to that success and how does that company continue to keep thriving for the next 100 years? Craig Resnick from the ARC Advisory Group speaks to Ira Sharp, Director of Automation Product Marketing at Phoenix Contact, to discuss the history and background of Phoenix Contact; how the company has grown, evolved, changed, and been successful for 100 years; how the company is helping its customers with innovations, solutions and technologies for data collection, edge, data aggregation, security, and network connectivity; how Phoenix Contact is addressing its sustainability, ESG, and net zero goals; and what are Phoenix Contact’s next steps for innovations and technologies as they begin their journey for its next 100 years. 

In the first in ARC’s Industrial AI Podcast Series kicks off with a conversation between Colin Masson -  ARC Advisory Group’s Director of Research for Industrial AI - and Seeq Corporations Founder and CTO, Dustin Johnson. Listen to Colin and Dustin set the stage for the Industrial AI (R)Evolution as they dispel some of the myths and new opportunities surrounding Generative AI, explore the long history of the application of machine learning and neural nets to industrial AI use cases, and zero in on some of the complexities of contextualizing time series data that’s needed for many  industrial AI use cases. Dustin share some examples of how Seeq has been applying AI techniques for more than 5 years, and explores how Seeq is applying Generative AI to empower people, and simplify processes to leverage the latest technology breakthroughs. 

Marianne D'Aquila, Director of Research at ARC Advisory Group and Bryan Saunders, Global Director and head of IoT Industry Consulting at SAS discuss Industrial Analytics in this podcast. They explore key initiatives at driving operational efficiencies, new technology approaches, and the challenges companies encounter. Georgia Pacific, a SAS customer, is highlighted as an example of a successful journey implementing SAS IoT solutions.For Additional Downloads Click Below:https://www.sas.com/en/whitepapers/arc-next-big-leap-asset-management-predictive-maintenance-at-scale-113699.html

In this podcast, ARC’s Mark Sen Gupta discusses challenges users face with regards to remote operations and approaches to counter act those changes with James Redmond (Global Offer Manager for Remote Operations at Schneider Electric).  They discuss overall trends, challenges, regulations, applicable technologies, and Schneiders latest SCADAPack Offerings:  SCADAPack 470i and 474i.

In this podcast ARC’s Harry Forbes discusses a new generation of MV switchgear with Michael Lotfy (Senior VP Power Products and Systems at Schneider Electric).  They talk about how this new MV equipment brings smart sensing to non-rotating equipment, transforms operating and maintenance practices, and brings new levels of safety, reliability, and sustainability to energy infrastructure.

Virtually every manufacturing and processing company worldwide is going through a digital transformation process. However, there are substantial differences in the progress each company has made in their digital transformation journey as well as the rate of that journey. Often, the companies that have made the most digital transformation progress at the fastest rate utilize a Digital Transformation Consultancy.  But what exactly is a Digital Transformation Consultancy? How does the consultancy help companies start their digital transformation journey? What does the consultancy do to help companies realize the value of the Digital Transformation strategy that the consultancy helped them identify and craft? How does the consultancy help companies to quantify Digital Transformation business value? And how does the consultancy help companies transform culture, which is often a bigger challenge than transforming technology?  Please join Rik De Smet, Digital Transformation Consulting Senior Partner, APAC, at Schneider Electric; and Christian Horn, Digital Solutions Engineering Director, APAC, at Schneider Electric; as they discuss these questions and much more in this podcast moderated by Craig Resnick, Vice President of ARC Advisory Group.