Deep Learning for Factory Automation

whitePaper | August 31, 2022

The business case for collaboration and cross-functional transformation Faced with significant and ongoing disruption in the industry, manufacturing companies have known for years that digital transformation is essential to maintain a competitive edge. COVID-19 has only accelerated the need for digital transformation. The pandemic has disrupted supply chains, created an increasingly distributed and remote workforce, caused significant changes in demand, and increased the challenges of providing field service. To address these changes, manufacturing companies have accelerated their investments in digitization. According to McKinsey, advances in this area are now ahead of schedule by three to four years.1

whitePaper | March 6, 2020

The manufacturing industry is undergoing tremendous change. The industrial revolution brought us assembly lines and mass production. The result was a dramatic increase in worker productivity. The digital revolution brings a host of new opportunities, enabled by data and the power and intelligence of cloud computing. However, it’s the talent, skill, and creativity of your people that determine success.

whitePaper | March 12, 2023

2022 was a challenging year, with rising inflation, supply chain vulnerability and labor shortages all impacting manufacturers. But which of these factors are companies most concerned by in 2023? And more importantly, how do manufacturers plan to address key challenges to continue growing their business?

whitePaper | May 11, 2022

Robotic automation is not a new concept, yet it can be difficult to fully grasp its complexity and overcome its barriers to entry. Which integrator is the best partner for this project? How do you approach your CFO with evidence that you should automate now? What tasks can you even automate? It can be difficult to make sense of all of the technical complexities and varying financial options, especially when you’re already managing other day-to-day responsibilities.

whitePaper | April 12, 2023

Industrial companies, such as those in manufacturing, energy, mining, agriculture, and transportation, are increasingly looking to fuel digital transformation—from optimizing operations to accelerating design to reinventing supply chains. For these organizations, data has become the connective tissue that holds their complex industrial systems together.

whitePaper | April 25, 2023

Automation is crucial to increase productivity and efficiency in the manufacturing industry. Remote access to industrial automation devices is essential for manufacturers to control and update their devices from anywhere at any time. However, this is often a challenging task due to cybersecurity requirements, communication protocols, and complex network architectures. The white paper discusses a secure connectivity service that enables remote access to industrial automation devices from SDA’s cloud‑hosted services.