Manufacturing value added (MVA) per capita rose from $100 to $532 worldwide over the last three decades, driven by the Internet of Things, and net zero agenda (e.g. gigafactories and EVs). Simultaneously, with more than half of the world’s energy being consumed by the industrial sector, there is an urgent need to double the efficiency of factories around the globe. Fiona Treacy, ADI Managing Director, Industrial Automation at Analog Devices explains.
To do this, factories need to be able to react quickly to shifting needs, customisation and short product lifecycles. They require interchangeable processes and equipment that can be reconfigured, modified and replaced easily with maintenance-free connectors that reduce costs and downtime. Reaching this level of efficiency requires the ability to communicate faster, more reliably and…
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