By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com
The convergence of Information Technology (IT) & Operations Technology(OT) has been a growing topic of importance in manufacturing. Many times, however the focus on IT/OT convergence can be too narrow in scope to leverage the increasingly advanced technologies to achieve a manufacturing competitive advantage. In my experience, I find that IT/OT convergence presentations and discussions have, in many ways, continued to foster siloed suppliers and groups within a manufacturing company. This limits the scope of thinking about digitalization, which should ideally encompass the entire manufacturing process and ecosystem, including: Product design
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