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Trends and challenges With almost six decades of history in the semiconductor industry, Analog Devices has experienced many major trends and challenges in the area of industrial automation and manufacturing. The three major shifts in our history to date have been the mainframe era, the personal computing and mobile concepts and the Internet of Things. The current wave is characterised by ubiquitous sensing and connectivity, as well as hyperscale computing. The next wave is the emerging digital edge revolution. It will be driven by huge volumes of data, AI and machine learning, with intelligence moving closer to the physical edge. This digital edge revolution is also
where manufacturers are looking for help in achieving their net zero goals. are among the most important matters in today’s industrial environment. Digitising, connecting and interpreting in the “Intelligent Edge” is required to access insights capable of unlocking enhancements upon which sustainable manufacturing capabilities are built. New insights from the data-driven digital factory ecosystem will help to inform decision making in real time, to maximise factory utilisation, ensure asset uptime and optimise energy usage. It has been estimated electric motors
represent approximately 70% of industrial electricity consumption as they drive pumps, fans, compressed air systems, material handling, processing systems, and more. This makes motors an especially promising product to address carbon emissions through technologies that allow them to perform more efficiently. Using more high-efficiency motors and drives and embracing digitalistion represents a tremendous opportunity as the world seeks to achieve greater
energy efficiency and cut CO2 emissions. Additionally, condition- based monitoring platforms analyse motor performance and provide motion insights on loading profiles in real time, to detect motor faults or anomalies, thereby increasing uptime and overall use.
Connectivity With the explosion of data, there are ever-increasing demands on the modern factory’s connectivity network whereby
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both real-time and non-real-time data derived from multiple sources across the factory must be analysed quickly and reliably at the intelligent edge. The ability to transport, analyse and merge this data with existing information streams within the factory is key. The concept of the converged IT/OT networks within the digital factory offers one unified factory network, where all devices, machines and robots are connected and interconnected and speak the same language. This requires low latency, time bound, low power, robust, industrial connectivity technology. The adoption of industrial Ethernet, communicating data all the way from field instruments at the edge of the process plant to the cloud is a pace of change unprecedented in this market. With such heightened interconnectivity, security becomes an inevitable concern, as smart factory environments expose people, technology, processes and intellectual property to cyber threats. A fundamental aspect of securing a factory network is authentication of each new device attempting to connect to the network. Ultra-low power secure authentication technology from ADI enables public key cryptography even in the most power and computational- resource constrained designs.
Flexible manufacturing In conjunction with digitalisation and heightened focus on industrial sustainability, an additional trend to highlight is that of flexible manufacturing – using real-time data insights to change manufacturing processes to meet demands. Decades of advancements in
manufacturing facilities have culminated
in today’s flexible manufacturing approach. Consumer demands for mass customisation are rising. Agility, flexibility and modularity are becoming increasingly important in the manufacturing environment. With the addition of robots and interconnected robotic subsystems to the manufacturing path, facilities can dynamically adapt fabrication and production with more flexibility, enabling higher productivity and overall throughput. Improving the flexibility of manufacturing requires system-level advances in sensors, converters, processing, power, as well as connectivity. Together, these advances are considered modular value-add, enabling the complete manufacturing ecosystem for best-in-class scaleability and interoperability.
Pushing the boundaries As a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge, ADI is well positioned to push the boundaries of innovation. We work closely with our customers and combine analogue, digital and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitised factories of today and the future. Ultimately, the success of the connected, digitised factory hinges on manufacturers forming strong bonds with ecosystem players who deliver advanced technologies that produce trusted, reliable data from the Intelligent Edge. The result of this collaboration can lead to a factory environment that can reduce energy consumption and waste, limit downtime and enhance flexibility and productivity.
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