Automation Leader's Advice to Keep Manufacturing on Right Track

When he took over as president of Emerson Electric [IW500/71] Oct. 1, Mike Train started with a full head of steam.
First, he was officially introduced on stage at the Emerson Global Users Exchange, a gathering in San Antonio of 3,500 of the automation solutions provider's customers, from gas & oil to food & beverage. They made the trip to pick up the latest insights to aid in their digital transformation. This could be to make energy extraction and use more efficient, improve the cold chain, or making sure food stays safe, ensuring medicine gets transported properly, and optimizing buildings climate control systems. Train calls them all "noble causes that we touch."