| | SEPTEMBER 20176CIOReviewTo keep up with the ever-increasing consumer demands whilst handling the constraints of economic turbulence, manufacturers are looking for innovative ways to increase the efficiency of production. Interestingly, the proliferation of IoT devices, combined with analytics, networking and automation has come in unison to help manufacturers append the `smart' tag on manufacturing processes. This is helping factory floors to carve their own path towards realizing the industry 4.0 proposition. IIoT, being a crucial aspect of the industrial automation strategy, helps factories achieve a leaner approach to unlocking greater efficiencies and operational cost savings. Today, open standards for merging IT with OT, along with robust cloud based offerings and powerful analytics tools are paving way for better integration, imparting unprecedented levels of visibility even into the most intricate aspects of manufacturing. Additionally, the improvement in sensor technologies along with cheaper cost of implementations pertaining to wireless and edge technologies, and emergence of robotics have also opened the doors to usher in a golden era of industrial control.Meanwhile, the challenge with these paradigm shifts in technology is that it is difficult for enterprises to determine the apt solution to implement and the areas to invest. Nonetheless, to stay ahead of the market competition, manufacturers should adopt solutions that can deliver superior performance in the long run. In this scenario, coming up with this edition on industrial control and automation has been a dive into exploring a number of innovative solution providers, changing trends, needs of the hour and a glimpse into how the future of industrial control and automation will look like. We hope the valuable insights from industry thought-leaders and the innovative solutions from leading as well as emerging companies featured in this edition will help you in making informed decisions for your organization.Let us know your thoughts.Copyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewSEPTEMBER - 30 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 September - 30 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 97 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Industrial Control and Automation SpecialCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7614Aaron PierceJoshua ParkerVictor Cook Jem ElizabethSara FernandesVishnu KLawrence Tselawrence@cioreview.comVisualizersVishal IssacAsher BlakeManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialA Golden Era for Industrial ControlJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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