| |August 20208utomation of production, whether a discrete, continuous or hybrid pro-cess, has been evolving since Indus-try 3.0. Starting with electronic and software-based control of machines & processes, application of robotics, PLC (programmable logic controller), SCADA, DCS (distributed control systems) and MES (manufactur-ing execution system) have come a long way, what we call as OT (operational technologies) and automation. Industry 4.0 with rapid development in OT and digital technologies is providing opportunity for convergence of automation, Industrial IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to take enterprise performance to the next level. However, CXOs face the question of how and where to get started in digital transformation. Enterprises which have already started the transfor-mation have the challenges of how to accelerate, es-pecially under dynamic condition of economy, mar-ket and demand. Integrating enterprise IT and OT also comes as a challenge.Traditionally, IT and OT systems have been work-ing in separation, primarily due to large difference in requirements and operational performance in them. OT system runs with machines, sensors, con-trollers and actuators, dealing with data, processing, algorithms and control in real-time. It is expected to be available without failure or malfunction, some-expert opinionACONVERGENCE OF AUTOMATION, IOT & AI-ML HELPING CXOS TO ACCELERATE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONBy Akilur Rahman, CTO, ABBAkilur Rahman
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