Honeywell – Automation thought leadership series from the desk of Honeywell Chairman and CEO Vimal Kapur

Reflections on a life spent in automation
 

I consider myself fortunate to have started my career in the mid-1980s when the industrial world was experiencing a massive transformation. Over the next few decades, virtually every industry, from manufacturing to aerospace to buildings, achieved significant productivity gains by switching from obsolete pneumatic, analog, and hydraulic systems to increasingly modern digital technologies enabled by microprocessors and software. And yet when I look ahead to the future, I am even more bullish about the opportunities to drive step-changes in productivity and value creation with and for our customers. For both Honeywell and automation, our best days still lie ahead of us. 

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