Manufacturing Magazine November 2020 | Page 32

DIGITAL FACTORY

Richard Kenedi , General Manager of Manufacturing and Digital Plant at GE Digital , discusses his organisation ’ s digital transformation journey

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GE Digital provides software and Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) services to industrial companies . As a subsidiary of General Electric , GE Digital operates across four key industries : manufacturing , power generation , oil and gas , and electric and telecommunications utilities .

Richard Kenedi is the General Manager of Manufacturing and Digital Plant at GE Digital . In this role , Kenedi is responsible for driving profitable growth for the automation and Manufacturing Execution System ( MES ) product and service portfolio , serving manufacturing verticals and digital plants globally .
“ GE Digital has been in manufacturing software for several decades and it really began with our automation capabilities ,” explains Kenedi . “ This has progressed significantly over time and we ’ ve added offerings extending into manufacturing execution systems and analytics .” Kenedi understands the importance of introducing technology that adds value , instead of technology for the sake of it , and affirms that value is always at the heart of
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