Southwire Company

Southwire, one of North America's largest wire and cable producers, wanted to digitally transform operations to be generationally sustainable. Company leaders needed greater visibility into production issues as the foundation for a broader digital transformation strategy.

Southwire worked with Rockwell Automation to implement digital transformation solutions increasing visibility to production issues, leveraging the Connected Enterprise approach to connect plant-level and enterprise operations.

Increased visibility to production issues was achieved as the first step toward measurable improvement. The digital transformation initiative positions Southwire for long-term competitive sustainability aligned with their environmental stewardship and corporate sustainability commitments.

• Production issue visibility is the prerequisite for every other operational improvement in digital transformation • Family-owned manufacturers can achieve enterprise-class digital transformation by partnering with automation providers • Digital transformation must align with the company's generational sustainability goals, not just short-term metrics