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Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi
Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi is a senior member of the International Society of Automation (ISA). As a controls and automation technology specialist, he focuses on practical plant automation and digital transformation for continuous sheet manufacturing environments, including paper machines, tire calendaring lines, aluminum rolling mills, extrusion film lines and lithium-ion battery electrode coating lines. He contributes to Automation.com on topics including data infrastructure, industrial AI and practical technology adoption frameworks.
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Outcome First, Technology Second: Smart Manufacturing Insights from a Continuous Process Practitioner
When technology works, why does a pilot or project fail? Here are three clues to better outcomes.By: Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi07 July, 2026 | 8 minutes -
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What Agentic AI Needs from Your Plant Data: A Readiness Checklist for Operations Leaders
Let's examine a practical readiness framework for operations leaders can use to assess the data infrastructure before committing to agentic AI investment and defines the boundaries within which autonomous action can be responsibly deployed.By: Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi26 June, 2026 | 9 minutes -
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From Variability to Value: Implementing Profitable Target Shifts on Continuous Sheet Processes
Operating mean targets can be shifted after variability has been reduced or stabilized to increase cost savings and production. This article explains how.By: Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi30 March, 2026 | 7 minutes -
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From Legacy QCS-DCS to Actionable Insights: An Architecture for Paper Machines
Three use cases and an example project illustrate the design elements and processes involved in developing a successful and repeatable ISA-95-based architecture from data generated by brownfield paper machines.By: Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi13 March, 2026 | 8 minutes
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