Struggling to Wrap Your Head Around Industry 4.0?
Premier Farnell is a Business Reporter client.
The benefits of Industry 4.0 and industrial IoT—reduced downtime, improved energy efficiency, increased productivity and lower costs—are widely recognized and offer significant benefits for manufacturers.
However, Industry 4.0 is complex, and knowing where and how to begin can be challenging. Retrofitting legacy systems, managing and interpreting data and addressing skill gaps in the workforce are common obstacles for manufacturers.
Farnell Global—operating as Farnell in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as Newark in the Americas and as element14 in Asia Pacific—provides fast access to more than 950,000 products and technologies for electronic and industrial systems design, maintenance and repair, including over 80,000 industrial and automation products.
“But we cannot deliver Industry 4.0 to our customers by providing access to technology alone,” says Eleanor Young, Industrial Product Category Director at Farnell Global. “It is only through sharing insights and resources that we truly facilitate customers on the journey to Industry 4.0.”
Farnell is leading its clients on the path toward industrial digitalization, working with some of the biggest automation and control brands to enable customers of all sizes to take advantage of the benefits.
Providing a dedicated resource hub for industrial automation and control, with articles, white papers, application notes and training, Farnell offers 24-hour free technical support five days a week for customers, and hosts experts on its podcasts and at live QA events, such as the one coming up later this year.
Join Farnell’s Industry 4.0 Live QA in September and meet industry experts who are tackling the challenges faced by engineers and manufacturers. The topics covered will include retrofitting legacy systems and managing and protecting data, as well as practical solutions to get started in Industry 4.0.
Opportunities for manufacturers to digitalize their processes and drive greater efficiency and productivity are available now, and optimizing these digital processes can be realized by sharing lessons and insights.
“I’m thrilled to be joined by industry experts on Thursday, September 6 at the Industry 4.0 Live QA,” says Young. “Come join us and help your business successfully begin the path to Industry 4.0.”
Attendees will also gain access to Farnell’s dedicated resource hub.
Join Farnell for the Industry 4.0 Live QA event on September 6, 2023.
This article originally appeared in Business Reporter.
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