Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is changing the industrial landscape rapidly. To stay competitive and make the right decisions industry’s leaders need to understand the potential of IIoT and to be informed. This is one of the reasons why Right Relevance in collaboration with IIoT World analyzed the trends and identified Top 50 IIoT Influencers. […]
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Intelligrated, now part of Honeywell, is a North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, servicing distribution and manufacturing customers. A confluence of industry forces has increased demand for their sophisticated automated systems, and uptime reliability requirements are higher than ever, requiring preventive and predictive maintenance services. The shortage of skilled maintenance personnel adds further pressure […]
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For many years, there have been warnings about the cyber vulnerability of multiple infrastructures world-wide. Yet, those warnings are still not being adequately addressed. In 2004, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) provided a glimpse of what we’re seeing today with CrashOverride, etc. As a demonstration for the 2004 ICS Cyber Security Conference, the white hat […]
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Less than 6 weeks after the WannaCry attack, a new ransomware called “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware is spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows — the same bug that was exploited in May. How to Protect Yourself against Petya ransomware and why Ukraine was the first […]
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of today’s most widely discussed technology topics. From smart agriculture through to smart cities to smart factories, the expectation is that IoT will be transformative. The 4th industrial revolution. However, the reality is that IoT still remains a promise. And, more significantly, IoT remains fragmented. Indeed, most of […]
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There’s no denying that advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning are occurring faster than most experts anticipated. The era of self driving cars is just on the horizon, the Jabberwacky chatbot can convince you it’s a human, and Google’s deep dream can produce creative works of art. Advancements in networking, information processing algorithms, and […]
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Industrial players have begun to explore the benefits augmented reality (AR) can offer, a trend that has nowhere to go but up. AR aims to deliver higher productivity, quality, and accountability, quickly identifying the problems and keeping all the services and processes going. Brian Ballard, CEO of Upskill, explains how AR brings value for industrial […]
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Industrial manufacturers seeking a market-share increase must become proactive and help distributors to evolve by reinventing into marketing and sales organizations. These organizations are part of a new order called lean distribution. They are highly focused on product selling, sales growth and adding new customers and less focused on inventory, delivery and transactions. Drastic reduction […]
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Drones have quickly become one of the most versatile tools on the construction site. Whether it’s for documentation before pouring concrete, making pre-design processes more efficient, or speeding up data collection for infrastructure projects, drones have become the aerial eye of the jobsite, helping construction professionals work better and more productively. One area that drones […]
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For decades, American industry has purchased much of its electrical, electronic and hydraulic products from independent distributors. Customers and manufacturers experience many advantages by using the industrial distributor business model. Local support, off-book cost, customer credit buffer and customer knowledge are just some of the traditional attractions. However, manufacturers have recently become dissatisfied, feeling that […]
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As part of the CEO Insights Series, IIoT World’s Managing Editor, Lucian Fogoros, interviews Ben Wolff, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Sarcos, about industrial robots. Lucian Fogoros: The number of industrial robots deployed worldwide will increase to around 2.6 million units by 2019. That’s about one million units more than in the record-breaking year of 2015. […]
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There has been quite a bit of discussion and speculation about the potential impact of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) on the development, deployment, and operation of industrial control systems (ICS). Predictions have ranged from “Nothing changes” to “It will turn everything that we do on its head.” As is usual in situations like […]
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