Bringing sustainability to your industrial data architecture

Time to read: 7 minutes

Posted by Torey Penrod-Cambra

You don’t have to agree with environmental policies to know that sustainability is a part of business and life today. Supply chain partners, regulators, customers, and investors are demanding more environmental accountability from manufacturers—and with good cause. According to the International Energy Agency, the manufacturing and power sectors account for 63% of energy-related CO2 emissions worldwide. Progress depends largely upon their success.

Thankfully, manufacturing has come a long way since the third industrial revolution that saw a rise in automation and productivity without much consideration for environmental impact. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, has given manufacturers more insight into their operational efficiencies. Network-connected assets provide a real-time lens into performance metrics that go hand-in-hand with more sustainable production.   
 
Still, this level of connectedness presents a new challenge: How to manage data more efficiently.

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