The Record - Issue 21: Summer 2021

119 as Sandvik Coromant have been digital leaders with their vision for product-as-a-service, and the pandemic has only accelerated the need for ‘always-on’ service to support hybrid work and frontline workers,” says Masson. Food processing and packaging solution pro- vider Tetra Pak is also a frontrunner in creating connected customer solutions while delivering on ambitious sustainability commitments. Azure IoT Hub, for instance, is at the heart of the com- pany’s smart factories which drive sustainability across its whole organisation. Meanwhile, Azure IoT Edge devices are bringing advanced opera- tional efficiency to Tetra Pak customers’ facilities around the world, with solutions for predictive maintenance and monitoring overall equipment effectiveness. One dairy producer in Europe has already saved approximately €55,000 by using the technology to detect and repair malfunc- tions before they cause unexpected downtime. Manufacturing is an industry known for its early adoption of innovative technology, but each company’s transformation journey is unique. What they all share is a need to quickly scale out targeted capabilities when disruption hits, whether that means ensuring continuity of services while radically changing the way people work or creating new products to serve emerg- ing customer segments. When Röhm, the owner and manufacturer of Plexiglas, completed a carve-out from its parent company in 2019, it chose a cloud-first strategy with an inclusive platform approach. Röhm selected Microsoft 365 because it offers efficient solutions for data storage, processing and analysis that are ideal for both administra- tion and manufacturing. As well as enabling customer-centric solutions, standardisation and automation, the approach also helps the com- pany attract new generations of talent. Just six months later as the pandemic caused lockdowns around the world, the company was faced with skyrocketing demand. Plexiglas screens became the lynchpin of hygiene concepts in supermarkets, government offices and the food service industry alongside its traditional uses in the automotive, electronics, and construction sec- tors. With a standardised infrastructure already MANU FAC TUR I NG & R E SOUR C E S