A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark. ARC has conducted numerous best practice surveys over the past thirty years and has developed best practices for a large number of topics of interest to industry executives.

Sep
14
2023
Inderpreet Shoker

Better Outcomes with End-to-end APM Solutions

Owners/operators are paying even more attention to asset performance management (APM) as they realize its role in improving profitability and as a means of achieving business goals.
Sep
14
2023
Janice Abel

Petrobras’ Digital Journey with IT-OT-ET Convergence

Pedro Vieira, Manager at Petrobras, recently discussed with ARC how the company is leveraging digital technologies to improve efficiency, optimize operations, reduce costs, and enhance safety and environmental performance on it Journey with IT-OT-ET Convergence
Sep
14
2023
Colin Masson

The Industrial AI (R)Evolution

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is manufacturers and industrial organizations that hold the reins to its real societal impact.
Sep
08
2023
Gaven Simon

Global Energy Regulation Roundup: April – July 2023

The “Global Energy Regulation Roundup” is dedicated to capturing and understanding emerging climate policies. Currently, international governments are increasingly establishing stricter policies on emissions, trade, and energy.
Aug
31
2023
Dick Slansky

Manufacturing the Best Products with AI

The fully autonomous factory has always been an elusive vison that represents the culmination of the evolution of production automation. It is a manufacturing environment that is completely unmanned and run by AI systems directing machines and robotic production cells and lines.
Aug
24
2023
Rick Rys

Electrify Everything?

Why would we want to electrify everything if we already have working systems for transportation, buildings, and our commercial and industrial infrastructure? Electrification is expensive.
Aug
17
2023
Sharada Prahladrao

Open Process Automation: From Concept to Field Deployment

The contemporary topic of Open Process Automation (OPA) ignited audience interest at ARC Advisory Group’s 21st India Forum titled Driving Sustainability, Energy Transition, and Performance through Digitalization on July 12th and 13th, 2023.
Aug
03
2023
Sharada Prahladrao

SUPCON’s Ethernet-APL Solution for Speedy and Secure Connectivity

 J. Thakur, Deputy General Manager-Instrumentation, RAMKY Group, explained how SUPCON's Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) solution facilitates field networks to make faster and simpler connections between control systems and field instruments in hazardous areas at lower costs.
Aug
02
2023
Larry O'Brien

Digitalization and Sustainability Transform Building Automation Systems

The building automation systems market is undergoing a renaissance. Suppliers almost universally experienced revenue declines in 2020 as the pandemic resulted in deserted office buildings and college campuses. Investments in new building automation systems completely stalled.