Integration of the latest technology into the current manufacturing infrastructure has unlocked many new opportunities. It has also helped them deal with increased competition, changing customer demands, and stricter regulatory frameworks. As new innovations that solve existing challenges continue to be rolled out to manufacturers, we can expect to see an acceleration in the digital transformation. In today’s episode Bettina Pruemper is joined by two guests from Siemens Digital Industries Software - Martin Russell from Opcenter Execution Core Product Development, and Silvio Saouaf, Product Portfolio Manager. They’ll help us understand how digital infrastructure is being utilized to transform manufacturing. In this episode, you’ll learn about the new solutions that manufacturers are using to solve their current challenges and unlock advancements. We’ll also discuss the impact that COVID-19 had on manufacturers and how some of them responded to it. Finally, we’ll touch on the concept of containerization and how cloud computing is expected to impact the manufacturing industry. What you’ll learn in this episode: The challenges manufacturers are facing today (03:20) How COVID-19 impacted manufacturers (04:23) Solutions that Siemens have developed to help manufacturers face today’s challenges (05:38) How the high-performance engine in Opcenter works (06:23) Application containerization and its benefits (10:57) Connect with Silvio Saouaf: LinkedIn Connect with Martin Russell: LinkedIn Connect with Bettina Pruemper: LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.