Sensors: Advancing Digital Transformation And Sustainability In Process Industries

By Nunzio Bonavita, ABB Measurement & Analytics

The digital transformation is a disruptive movement that is bringing both financial and sustainability benefits to process industries.  

We are today experiencing an exciting growth phase in the field of process and environmental sensors as digital transformation disrupts the world around us. From the way we live to the way we work to the way we think, data science and the Internet of Things are unleashing benefits everywhere. 

Advances such as unlimited computing power, miniaturization, effective wireless communication, machine learning and many other developments are positively impacting efficiency and sustainability over a wide range of industrial processes. Many process industries are changing as digital transformation disrupts how we design, build, operate and maintain production facilities.