The network characteristics of IoT ecosystems based on wireless technologies are quite different from those for traditional wired or wireless networks because the number of devices participating in communication is very large. Also, traffic per IoT…
Whether you’ve embraced the notion of digital manufacturing or you’re wondering where to even begin, there are things you can do right now to move a little closer to the future and make that all-important transition…
There is an enormous amount of buzz about predictive maintenance and how it can save money for manufacturers, but it’s often difficult to figure out what is and isn’t hype. Also, there are a lot of…
An undeniable aspect of the new Internet of Things marketplace is that leadership is crucial to reaching success. Not only do new and existing companies have to create something unique and useful, but they have to…
Knowledge is king in the industrial manufacturing environment today as decisions need to occur with 20/20 vision, no blind spots. Network visibility allows manufacturers to discover issues that impact process integrity and performance, fix hidden problems in their networks…
Industrial IoT gives packaging and weighing equipment manufacturers real-time visibility into scale accuracy and machine health. A packing scale tipping 12 times per minute and overfilling a 10 kg bag by just half a kilogram produces…
Gary is an engineer by education and sales engineer by choice. He founded one of the first high-tech industrial distributors servicing and supporting industrial controls for plant floor use. Great Lakes Controls (GLC) was a start…
Salim is a Trusted CxO Advisor (and Non-Executive Director) typically engaged as an interim CIO / CTO / “Head of Strategy & Architecture" with a reputation for parachuting into organisations and quickly establishing an understanding of…
Oscar González Rodríguez, Electrical & Automation Engineer, brings a wealth of experience in the Automotive industry in the field of Quality and Manufacturing Processes, being 6-sigma Green Belt Certified Quality Manager, with experience in all quality…
Why Does Africa Need IIoT and Industrie 4.0? Africa faces massive scope for IIoT adoption, according to Nico Steyn, CEO of IoT.nxt. Steyn states that IoT technology can catapult Africa into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, making…
IoT adoption is accelerating faster than society's readiness for its full consequences, according to Auto-ID specialist Mohammad Amer Shallah. Historical examples, including air traffic radar, airplane blackboxes, road traffic sensors, fire alarm systems, pollution sensors, and…
Threats to Industrial Control Systems and critical infrastructure are escalating. Galina Antova, Claroty co-founder and former global head of industrial security at Siemens, states that counter-spin dismissing ICS threats can be as damaging as the FUD…