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Adopting innovations stemming from these initiatives can therefore be ad-vantageous for all industry stakeholders. Companies should keep abreast of new technologies and innovations that different initiatives have to offer, and choose those that are likely to help in charting corporate strategy and achieving the company\u2019s goals. This paper discusses a series of commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing that can serve as a starting point for a company-specific approach. It also provides guidelines for com-panies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"promo\">\n <span class=\"promo-badge\">White Paper (PDF)<\/span>\n <div class=\"promo-title\">The Industrial Revolution Continues<\/div>\n <p>By ARC Advisory Group. Smart manufacturing and Industrial IoT strategy guidelines, platform requirements, and four user case studies.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Industrial-Revolution-Continues-e-Fctory.pdf\">Download the White Paper<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <strong>On this page<\/strong>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#whats-inside\">What’s inside the white paper<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#summary\">White paper summary<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#download\">Download the white paper<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#related\">Related resources<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n\n<h2 id=\"whats-inside\">What’s Inside the White Paper<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Objectives<\/span><p>Commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing, as a starting point for a company-specific approach.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Strategy guidelines<\/span><p>Guidelines for companies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Platform requirements<\/span><p>Requirements for a platform on which smart manufacturing solutions can be built to last over many years.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Four case studies<\/span><p>User case studies showing the versatility, flexibility, and scalability the e-F@ctory Alliance brings.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Recommended process<\/span><p>A process to help companies adapt smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat\">\n <div class=\"stat-num\">3000+<\/div>\n <div>partners unified by the e-F@ctory Alliance and the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"summary\">White Paper Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The case studies presented in this paper demonstrate that practical imple-mentations are feasible and can create value today. However, with the pace of innovation in smart manufacturing and Industrial IoT it is imperative for companies to be agile and flexible. Although ideas and technologies un-dergo major disruptive changes in a relatively shorter timeframe, as for example with the introduction of industrial data analytics or Industrial IoT, in practice changes in industrial operations are implemented gradually.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is therefore important to establish a smart manufacturing strategy that is flexible and adaptable over time. We define requirements for a platform upon which smart manufacturing solutions can be built, and that is likely to be able to fulfill that role over many years. These requirements include scalability in scope, from local, machine specific to global multisite imple-mentations; across devices and networks, from controllers to server parks, across disciplines and industry domains to provide cross-company applica-tions. The e-F@ctory Alliance, founded by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation provides the platform that corresponds to these requirements. The e-F@ctory and the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) together unify more than 3000 partners covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications. Four user case studies are described that demonstrate the versatility, flexibility, and scalability the Alliance brings to the table.<\/p>\n\n<p>The paper concludes with a recommended process to enable companies to adapt smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"download\">Download the White Paper Below!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"file-card\">\n <div><strong>The Industrial Revolution Continues<\/strong><span class=\"file-meta\">ARC Advisory Group · PDF<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Industrial-Revolution-Continues-e-Fctory.pdf\">Download<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"callout\">\n <p><strong>Using this paper?<\/strong> Explore the MISUMI <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/vona2\/el_wire\/\">sensors and switches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/vona2\/el_control\/E1100000000\/E1116000000\/\">stack lights<\/a> used to bring machine data and status signaling into connected factories and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/industries\/warehouse-automation\/\">warehouse automation<\/a> systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What is the white paper \u201cThe Industrial Revolution Continues\u201d about?<\/strong><p>It is an ARC Advisory Group white paper that discusses commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing as a starting point for a company-specific approach, and provides guidelines for companies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy. It includes four user case studies and concludes with a recommended process for adapting smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>Are Smart Manufacturing, IIoT, and Industrie 4.0 just hype?<\/strong><p>According to the paper, no. These trends and initiatives are meant to stimulate manufacturing innovation, with the twin objectives of boosting industrial GDP growth and improving resilience during economic crises. Adopting innovations stemming from them can be advantageous for all industry stakeholders.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>Why does a smart manufacturing strategy need to be flexible?<\/strong><p>Ideas and technologies, such as industrial data analytics or Industrial IoT, undergo major disruptive changes in a relatively short timeframe, yet in practice changes in industrial operations are implemented gradually. The paper therefore says a smart manufacturing strategy must be flexible and adaptable over time, and that companies need to be agile.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What platform requirements does the white paper define for smart manufacturing?<\/strong><p>The paper defines requirements for a platform that can fulfill its role over many years. They include scalability in scope, from local, machine-specific implementations to global multisite implementations; across devices and networks, from controllers to server parks; and across disciplines and industry domains to provide cross-company applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What is the e-F@ctory Alliance?<\/strong><p>The e-F@ctory Alliance was founded by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and provides the platform that corresponds to the requirements defined in the paper. Together with the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), it unifies more than 3000 partners covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>How many case studies are in the white paper?<\/strong><p>The paper describes four user case studies. They demonstrate the versatility, flexibility, and scalability the e-F@ctory Alliance brings to the table, and show that practical implementations are feasible and can create value today.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>How do I download the white paper?<\/strong><p>Use the Download button on this page to get the PDF of \u201cThe Industrial Revolution Continues\u201d by ARC Advisory Group. 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Adopting innovations stemming from these initiatives can therefore be ad-vantageous for all industry stakeholders. Companies should keep abreast of new technologies and innovations that different initiatives have to offer, and choose those that are likely to help in charting corporate strategy and achieving the company\u2019s goals. This paper discusses a series of commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing that can serve as a starting point for a company-specific approach. It also provides guidelines for com-panies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"promo\">\n <span class=\"promo-badge\">White Paper (PDF)<\/span>\n <div class=\"promo-title\">The Industrial Revolution Continues<\/div>\n <p>By ARC Advisory Group. Smart manufacturing and Industrial IoT strategy guidelines, platform requirements, and four user case studies.<\/p>\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Industrial-Revolution-Continues-e-Fctory.pdf\">Download the White Paper<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<nav class=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n <strong>On this page<\/strong>\n <ol>\n <li><a href=\"#whats-inside\">What’s inside the white paper<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#summary\">White paper summary<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#download\">Download the white paper<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n <li><a href=\"#related\">Related resources<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n\n<h2 id=\"whats-inside\">What’s Inside the White Paper<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid\">\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Objectives<\/span><p>Commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing, as a starting point for a company-specific approach.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Strategy guidelines<\/span><p>Guidelines for companies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Platform requirements<\/span><p>Requirements for a platform on which smart manufacturing solutions can be built to last over many years.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Four case studies<\/span><p>User case studies showing the versatility, flexibility, and scalability the e-F@ctory Alliance brings.<\/p><\/div>\n <div class=\"card-top\"><span class=\"industry\">Recommended process<\/span><p>A process to help companies adapt smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stat\">\n <div class=\"stat-num\">3000+<\/div>\n <div>partners unified by the e-F@ctory Alliance and the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"summary\">White Paper Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The case studies presented in this paper demonstrate that practical imple-mentations are feasible and can create value today. However, with the pace of innovation in smart manufacturing and Industrial IoT it is imperative for companies to be agile and flexible. Although ideas and technologies un-dergo major disruptive changes in a relatively shorter timeframe, as for example with the introduction of industrial data analytics or Industrial IoT, in practice changes in industrial operations are implemented gradually.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is therefore important to establish a smart manufacturing strategy that is flexible and adaptable over time. We define requirements for a platform upon which smart manufacturing solutions can be built, and that is likely to be able to fulfill that role over many years. These requirements include scalability in scope, from local, machine specific to global multisite imple-mentations; across devices and networks, from controllers to server parks, across disciplines and industry domains to provide cross-company applica-tions. The e-F@ctory Alliance, founded by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation provides the platform that corresponds to these requirements. The e-F@ctory and the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA) together unify more than 3000 partners covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications. Four user case studies are described that demonstrate the versatility, flexibility, and scalability the Alliance brings to the table.<\/p>\n\n<p>The paper concludes with a recommended process to enable companies to adapt smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"download\">Download the White Paper Below!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"file-card\">\n <div><strong>The Industrial Revolution Continues<\/strong><span class=\"file-meta\">ARC Advisory Group · PDF<\/span><\/div>\n <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Industrial-Revolution-Continues-e-Fctory.pdf\">Download<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"callout\">\n <p><strong>Using this paper?<\/strong> Explore the MISUMI <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/vona2\/el_wire\/\">sensors and switches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/vona2\/el_control\/E1100000000\/E1116000000\/\">stack lights<\/a> used to bring machine data and status signaling into connected factories and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/industries\/warehouse-automation\/\">warehouse automation<\/a> systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What is the white paper \u201cThe Industrial Revolution Continues\u201d about?<\/strong><p>It is an ARC Advisory Group white paper that discusses commonly encountered objectives of smart manufacturing as a starting point for a company-specific approach, and provides guidelines for companies to create, implement, and maintain a smart manufacturing strategy. It includes four user case studies and concludes with a recommended process for adapting smart manufacturing and industrial IoT to anticipated innovations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>Are Smart Manufacturing, IIoT, and Industrie 4.0 just hype?<\/strong><p>According to the paper, no. These trends and initiatives are meant to stimulate manufacturing innovation, with the twin objectives of boosting industrial GDP growth and improving resilience during economic crises. Adopting innovations stemming from them can be advantageous for all industry stakeholders.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>Why does a smart manufacturing strategy need to be flexible?<\/strong><p>Ideas and technologies, such as industrial data analytics or Industrial IoT, undergo major disruptive changes in a relatively short timeframe, yet in practice changes in industrial operations are implemented gradually. The paper therefore says a smart manufacturing strategy must be flexible and adaptable over time, and that companies need to be agile.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What platform requirements does the white paper define for smart manufacturing?<\/strong><p>The paper defines requirements for a platform that can fulfill its role over many years. They include scalability in scope, from local, machine-specific implementations to global multisite implementations; across devices and networks, from controllers to server parks; and across disciplines and industry domains to provide cross-company applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>What is the e-F@ctory Alliance?<\/strong><p>The e-F@ctory Alliance was founded by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and provides the platform that corresponds to the requirements defined in the paper. Together with the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), it unifies more than 3000 partners covering a wide range of functionalities to build smart manufacturing applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\"><div class=\"q-badge\">Q<\/div><div><strong>How many case studies are in the white paper?<\/strong><p>The paper describes four user case studies. 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