Arguably, Industrial Transformation is where Digital Transformation started. Industrie 4.0 and similar initiatives around the world highlighted the potential of new technologies such as IoT and AI when deployed to support manufacturing industries.
Industrial Transformation is, however, very much still a work in progress. Countless legacy assets installed into industrial locations stretching back over decades afford significant potential for digitally transformative solutions. Meanwhile Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and other robotics and automated systems are transforming production processes and intralogistics. In parallel, IoT and AI in particular are extending digitally transformed and value-added servitised propositions right to end-user locations.
Overall, we have identified nine key domains of change in the Industrial Transformation sector that are enabled by digital transformation, as illustrated below.
These domains of change are discussed in more detail in our report Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Sector:
The domains of change discussed in the report comprise:
Collectively, the activities listed above will bring significant changes to the Industry.
IoT is one of the key technology groups impacting Industrial Transformation and further detail and analysis of key IoT applications for industry can be found in Transforma Insight’s Forecast Insight Reports. Some of these applications are directly relevant to the sector, whilst others are only indirectly related.
Directly related IoT applications and Forecast Insight Reports include:
Indirectly related IoT applications and Forecast Insight Reports include:
Besides the detailed sector-focussed content described above, Transforma Insights offers an extensive range of thematic- and vendor-focussed research that will prove invaluable to any end-user seeking to leverage new and emerging digitally transformative technologies.
Of particular note are our Vendor Insight and CSP Peer Benchmarking reports, which provide detailed profiles of leading vendors who might be able to support a range of end-user digital transformation projects.
Our Key Topic Insight reports focus on the qualitative aspects of Digital Transformation, including investigation of interesting or noteworthy topics.
Detailed analysis of regulations that might apply to digitally transformative projects around the world can be found in our Regulatory Database. Meanwhile, our Case Study Database contains more than 1,000 case studies of technology implementations. Each case study contains detailed information on the specifics of the deployment. Used in aggregate it can provide unrivalled guidance on project prioritisation, best practice and vendor selection.