Digitalization & New Technologies

The success of a company producing complex industrial equipment depends on its ability to provide end customers with smooth services. These days, companies also need the ability to provide digital product passports. These abilities are badly hampered if any irregularities occur in the data value chain, especially in PLM and BOM. Why does digital maturity play a key role in avoiding unreliable or missing product data?

Industrial companies are rushing to adopt AI, advanced analytics, and many other digital systems that demand data to function. Yet few grasp what the prerequisite is for any success. It’s well-managed master data, which too often is left in neglect. Start treating master data as the crown jewel in your company and stop losing productivity, making poor investments, and struggling with regulations.

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According to new regulations, technical documentation is entering the path of digitalization. What does this mean? What are the trends? Piotr Garbela, Sales Manager, Technical Communication and Data Solutions at Etteplan, explains.

Requirements engineering is one of the most important phases in product development. It defines what the product does, who it is intended for, and under what conditions it meets technical, regulatory and user-driven requirements. When requirements engineering fails, the entire project can collapse — which is why quality is critical. With AI-based agents, requirements work can be streamlined, enabling projects to progress faster. AI doesn’t replace experts, but it gives them better tools to succeed.

AI doesn’t change anything on its own but people do. Technology creates value only when it is accepted, trusted, and used every day. Successful projects share one thing in common: keeping people involved in decision-making. The human-in-the-loop principle means that people retain control over key decisions – both in the final solution and during the development process. Human involvement is essential in building trust, ensuring adoption, and ultimately achieving business benefits.

When we talk about modern user experience in the manufacturing industry, it’s not just about a visually appealing interface. It’s about connecting the physical and digital worlds, ensuring systems support machine operation by bringing the right information at the right time. Systems guide our work so that collaboration between humans and machines in complex tasks and demanding environments is seamless, efficient, and safe.