The Software-Defined Controls (SDC) Revolution Is Here, It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed

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Aug. 7, 2026

Manufacturing leaders need to squeeze more value out of automation assets through software-defined controls (SDC). In this Ask the Expert, Michael Tworzydlo, Product Marketing Manager at Emerson Process Control, explains how SDC decouples automation from proprietary hardware, ushering in a new era of virtualized industrial control systems alongside distributed control systems (DCS) and an IT/OT convergence.

 

Readers will learn:

·         What technological changes have made SDC systems preferable to legacy controllers

·         The role virtualization will play in industrial automation

·         How SDC helps manufacturers with short production runs in a

     low-volume/high-mix environment

·         The steps manufacturers should take to select a vendor and prepare a move to SDC

 

The industry is moving quickly, and there are numerous industries will benefit from SDC. As technological barriers fall, executives will want to understand better how to justify the SDC investment. Download this Ask the Expert today to be better prepared for where your automation stack is headed.