Meet the Industries of the Future
The Industries of the Future are calling. Let’s make manufacturing eco-efficient, agile, and resilient through open automation. Whatever you make, we’ll help you make it for life.
Where will next-generation automation take you?
The Industries of the Future call for unprecedented sustainability and resilience – and open, software-centric industrial automation is the answer. Smarter manufacturing starts here.
30%
of CO2 emissions are created by the industrial sector 1
Only 26%
of industrial companies are successfully reaping the rewards of digital transformation at scale 2
#1
Industries are now the number one sector attacked by cyber-criminals 3
8M
Expected global labor shortage in the industrial sector by 2030 4
Open up the next level of industrial automation
Moving sustainability forward in manufacturing
Only one in three manufacturers is reaching their sustainability goals. Are you one of them?
Download our report to find out moreOperational agility with a digitally connected workforce
Connected worker initiatives are a core component of industrial transformation.
Download our reportGartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2022
Next-generation automation is driving the world’s leading supply chains.
Learn more in this report
Journey into the Industries of the Future
Join industry leaders and experts to discover how open, software-centric automation makes the Industries of the Future more sustainable and resilient.
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Learn how open automation, coupled with a digital collaborative ecosystem, is a game changer for industries.
Register now to watch on demandProtecting performance and strengthening resilience
Learn how to prepare for and defend against the changing landscape of cybersecurity threats.
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Kunming CGE Water Supply upgraded its water distribution platform with an EcoStruxure for water solution, enabling it to reduce energy and operating costs and deliver high-quality drinking water to nearly four million people safely, efficiently, and reliably.
Using EcoStruxure Machine solutions, Oxford Energy Solutions is changing the way refrigeration systems are built and maintained to make them more sustainable and energy efficient.
Using EcoStruxure Machine, Livetech builds next-generation, responsible robotic packaging systems for the food industry.
Universal automation starts here
A new era of industrial innovation is here. The Industries of the Future are all about people creating the products that shape our lives. Think universal automation — the world of plug-and-produce automation software components proven to solve specific challenges — and think what we can create together.
Discover universal automation
See how we are fundamentally changing industrial automation system architectures with universal automation.
Read more in EnglishReinvent your industrial automation system
EcoStruxure Automation Expert unites assets from different systems with a common language and grand design.
Reduce control automation engineering time by 68%
ARC Advisory Group examines how the first universal automation solution offers huge productivity gains.
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Own your environmental impact
Today’s consumers want to feel good about the products they rely on. We can help you implement greener practices and lower your carbon footprint, starting now.
Discover industrial sustainability
Read our call for industrial eco-efficiency.
Learn more in EnglishMeet your sustainability goals
See how Industries of the Future make your operations more sustainable.
Holistic motor management drives sustainability
Learn how to gain step-change advancements in motor efficiency to help reach your sustainability goals.
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Software-centric automation drives the Industries of the Future
Humans power industries of all kinds, bringing irreplaceable skills like judgment, reasoning, and imagination to the table. With intuitive, agnostic, and end-to-end software on their side, there’s no limit to what industrial workers can achieve.
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Seizing the digital opportunity
An industrial software action plan.
Read now Take control of industrial digital transformation
Explore the keys to a successful digital transformation in heavy process industries.
Download our white paperSmart software for smart factories
See how we put software to work in our own smart factories and distribution centers.
Awards and recognitions
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Supply chains have faced new levels of disruption, and businesses have had to work hard to bolster supply chain resilience and agility to meet customer demands, while simultaneously striving to deliver on their sustainability goals. In 2022, Schneider Electric ranked #2 in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25, up two places from the year prior.
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Awarded for our “self-healing” supply chain platform which is driven by adaptive machine learning for real-time optimization of performance measures including safety, stock quantity, minimum order quantities, and lead times.
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Our partner AVEVA™ was named a leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). AVEVA’s MES solutions help maximize profitability, flexibility, quality, and compliance for Industries of the Future.
Explore our EcoStruxure solutions:
Accelerate your digital transformation journey with industry-tailored software built to enhance efficiency, productivity, and sustainability. Together with AVEVA and other leading software companies, we built our robust software portfolio to ensure a seamless and collaborative data flow through the entire operational lifecycle.
Sources
1Word in data (Oxford), 2020, Emissions by sector
2McKinsey, 2021, Covid-19: An inflection point for Industry 4.0
3IBM, 2023, X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023
4Randstad, 2022, Why is there a global labor shortage?
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