News Summary

• Manufacturers are under relentless pressure to improve productivity, reduce costs, accelerate time-to-market, and compete in an increasingly software-driven industry.
• Emerging technologies like shop-floor virtualization, AI-powered processes, and cloud-connected production systems promise to help.
• But they come with stringent requirements that legacy networks were never designed to meet.
• A modern network isn’t simply a faster one.
• According to ARC, it must be an enterprise-grade OT network that is secure by design.