Integrated digitization at the product level: Four ways new medium voltage circuit breakers help increase uptime

Credit to Author: Kaegan Schott| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:28:20 +0000

Downtime: It’s a word you never want to hear if you’re a facility manager, especially when an outage is unplanned. Now, thanks to newly designed medium voltage circuit breakers and switchgear, you have digitally integrated products at your disposal for increasing uptime. These circuit breakers…

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How to save energy – and possibly your business – by making your industrial assets work better and smarter

Credit to Author: Gwenaelle Avice Huet| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Work hours slashed, staff laid off, operations shut down completely – these are just some of the possible business consequences when energy costs soar beyond operational feasibility. And today’s volatile energy environment is threatening the profitability and viability of many industrial enterprises in Europe and…

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Sustainability and IT: the elephant in the (server) room? 

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Hackenson| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:16:59 +0000

What is the carbon footprint of our company’s IT infrastructure and operations? As a CIO or digital decision maker, you may have heard this question before. If not, it is just a matter of time before you do. Today, only 43% of CEOs, investors, company…

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Why schools still require resilient edge computing solutions to support digitization

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:25:34 +0000

Now that we have moved past the pandemic phase of Covid-19, school districts worldwide have the opportunity to prioritize the advancement of their digitization strategies by adopting new learning tools and upgrading their infrastructure. Additionally, it is crucial for them to ensure that their IT…

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Two manufacturing sectors to start on their digitization journey

Credit to Author: Zurica Hansen| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:13:00 +0000

There are two main reasons small and medium-sized manufacturing is such an interesting market right now: The size of the sector in any economy, and the opportunity for Schneider Electric to provide manufacturing digitization solutions that address some of the most prominent pain points of…

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Are machine builders agile enough to stay relevant in the face of changing consumer needs?

Credit to Author: Ali Haj Fraj| Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Recent research by Accenture calls for companies to see consumers through the context of their own lives, rather than as ‘walking wallets’. In our post-pandemic world customers’ lives are impacted by so many different factors and needs are changing fast. Influences such as climate change,…

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Can new digital medium voltage circuit breakers help facilities reduce their carbon footprint?

Credit to Author: Kaegan Schott| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:14:53 +0000

If you manage or work in a facility that relies on medium voltage power, you’re likely tasked with helping your company meet its sustainability goals, specifically in regard to energy savings and reducing emissions. You may have already upgraded your HVAC or air compressors, or…

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Best practices for industries seeking to lower energy bills

Credit to Author: Barbara Frei| Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Soaring power prices are undoubtedly harming industrial operations around the world. Energy inflation has taken its toll through cost increases, contract constraints, labor shifts, and supply issues. High fuel costs have even caused some factories to curtail production or shut down altogether. And the short-term…

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