U.S., March 16 -- Widely regarded as the next industrial revolution, industry 4.0 and digitalisation are providing the opportunity for unprecedented levels of connectivity between systems at all levels of our operations. This brings with it the potential to unlock whole new levels of productivity on our facilities. So how do process operators introduce digital monitoring, analysis and control? Mark Kelly, head of digital and innovation at Bilfinger UK, explains.

Most manufacturers will be familiar with using process monitoring and automation to boost efficiency, reliability and outputs.

But a new revolution is taking place that promises to unlock further performance enhancements: digitalisation.

For manufacturers who rely heavily on indu...