DigiKey Unveils Factory Tomorrow Season 6, Exploring AI Infrastructure, Industrial Connectivity and Smart Manufacturing

DigiKey has unveiled the video series "Factory Tomorrow (Factory Tomorrow) Season 6." The theme of Season 6 is how manufacturers and technology suppliers are building the next generation of industrial production foundations. DigiKey launched Season 6 to show what foundations manufacturers and technology suppliers are creating as they prepare for the next generation of industrial production.

Season 6 consists of three episodes. Its scope ranges from AI data centers that support Industry 4.0 to the power and data delivery networks on factory floors. The series includes examples from leading companies such as Phoenix Contact and Belden, and focuses on how these industry leaders help manufacturers build highly connected, intelligent factories.

Behind this lies the fact that factories are evolving into highly connected, software-defined environments. Season 6 introduces technologies that enable real-time visibility, autonomous operations and resilient industrial systems in that context.

As manufacturers expand AI adoption and increase investment in digital transformation initiatives, demand for industrial networking continues to rise, along with demand for edge connectivity, data infrastructure and intelligent automation.

In line with this trend, Connor Doherty, director of industrial automation at DigiKey, said Factory Tomorrow brings together industry experts to discuss the technologies shaping the future of manufacturing, and that the discussion also includes AI's impact on industrial operations and data infrastructure. He added that this season examines the network, connectivity and computing infrastructure needed to support smarter, more closely connected factories.

Season 6 covers AI-enabled data centers that support industrial operations, industrial networking for connected factories, copper, fiber-optic and optical connectivity infrastructure, real-time visibility and intelligent operations, and smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0 applications. It also features insights from DigiKey, Phoenix Contact and Belden experts.

The first video focuses on Phoenix Contact's connectivity and industrial networking solutions, showing what role those solutions play in AI-enabled data centers and smart factory environments. Greg Jerrehian, vice president of channel management at Phoenix Contact USA, identified data collection, protection, transmission, analysis and action as core elements of digital factory operations.

Greg Jerrehian, vice president of channel management at Phoenix Contact USA, also explained that Phoenix Contact experiences and understands these challenges directly from the manufacturer's perspective. He said the company shares its expertise in networking, automation and connectivity to help improve industry efficiency and optimize operations, and that through its partnership with DigiKey it is expanding access to new technologies and helping customers succeed faster.

The second video focuses on Belden's customized, scalable networking solutions. It highlights how data centers respond to rapidly changing technology requirements using Belden's solutions, which consist of advanced copper and fiber-optic technologies, multi-lane optical technology and high-density optical frames.

Brian Kennedy, global vertical leader for data centers at Belden, said he will discuss with DigiKey AI's transformation across factories and the supporting role of data centers, including on-premises, hyperscale data centers, cloud services and hybrid models.

The final video shines a light on the future of smart manufacturing. That future is defined by the convergence of AI, autonomous systems and sustainable industrial design.

This episode presents connectivity, data and intelligence as an integrated vision for the factory of the future. It also introduces flexible ways to evolve in response to manufacturers' advances in new technologies. In addition, it explains how to build systems with flexibility, energy efficiency and high resilience.

Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407597

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