INDUSTRY 4.0  ANALOG DEVICES


Make your Digital Factory a reality: Digital transformation for success


Tracey Johnson, senior marketing manager, and Margaret Naughton, marketing engineer, both with Analog Devices, parallel the operation of the digital factory to the workings of the human body, outlining the importance of data as the lifeblood of the digital factory.


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he digital factory, whose operations are built on data, represents a system of component elements working in


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BENEFITS OF THE DIGITAL FACTORY Before exploring the components of the digital  of the digital factory are centred on enabling   digital factory ecosystem help to inform real-


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     sector consumes approximately 50% of the world’s total energy,for manufacturers with a net zero goal, the digital connected factory is at   


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Figure 1: The anatomy of the digital factory 26 March/April 2025 Irish Manufacturing www.irish-manufacturing.com


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