Industrial 4.0

Value First in the Manufacturing 4.0 Age

May 21, 2020

Value First in the Manufacturing 4.0 Age
We are living through a historic time, when advanced technologies continually change how a manufacturer generates value. This new digital era is the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR). Companies see new technologies accelerating strategic, tech-enabled transformations. Regardless, many manufacturing companies are stuck in the proof of concept (PoC) phase or are running projects that are delivering results far from revolutionary. Add to that the COVID-19 tsunami, a crisis that changed the world in a matter of weeks. It is difficult to predict every aspect of the post-COVID-19 era, but it is already clear the world will never be the same. Even the most conservative industrial player will need to adapt to the “new normal”, with the importance of digital rapidly increasing for the entire value chain. Executives are expected to speed up digital transformation initiatives, changing the operating model forever.

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Arizon Companies is a global corporation based in St. Louis with a family of leading brands in the heating, cooling and Air Structures industry. Arizon Companies is composed of three divisions: Arizon Structures, Johnson Air-Rotation®, and MarCraft Custom HVAC. Together, these divisions work together to provide products and services to a wide range of end-users—from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses worldwide.

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