Dear readers, we are happy to announce that Special Edition: Digital transformation is now available online.
This edition explores how digitalisation is changing the transformer industry, from monitoring and diagnostics to manufacturing, asset management, and digital substations.
The issue opens with an interview with Wolf Mueller from Hitachi Energy, discussing how predictive and AI-driven services are reshaping transformer maintenance and supporting the energy transition.
In the latest Industry trends column, Mladen Banović examines an increasingly important question: does more data really lead to better decisions? The article explores the limits of digital models and twins, and why expert judgment may become even more important in the AI era.
This edition also features:
• Insights from Leonardo Manco of COMEM Group on the development of COMEM latin america
• An interview with Bhaba Das, winner of Transformer Magazine’s Best Author Award 2025
• A conversation with Sami Soughayar, CEO of Matelec
• Technical contributions by Arda Kızıldeli et al.; Chandima Ekanayake et al.; Bhaba Das and Marius Grisaru, and Ahmet Kerem Köseoğlu
The edition further includes contributions from Reinhausen, HD Hyundai Electric, Brizio Basi, Aerofilm, and COMEM Group, covering topics ranging from production expansion and digital substations to transformer drying, air caster systems, and moisture management.
As digital transformation accelerates, this special edition looks beyond the buzzwords and focuses on practical challenges, engineering realities, and the evolving relationship between data, technology, and expertise.
