This month two members of IIoT World have been invited by HPE to visit their IoT Innovation Lab in Houston and two separate sites where IIoT implementation is already a reality, leveraging the benefits of the intelligent edge. A couple of years ago, Texmark has undertaken a three-phase IIoT journey, combining HPE and Aruba solutions with […]
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IoT gateway software is the unsung hero of industrial IoT. Your IoT gateway bridges the worlds of OT and IT, where the physical becomes digital. Your industrial equipment speaks through varied industrial protocols, and your gateway software understands them all. First, it translates and cleans up incoming data, and adds critical context. Then it stores […]
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Blockchain technology attempts to address the problems described in the previous section through a common data architecture that allows non-trusting parties to share information in a more secure manner. Blockchains are designed to permanently record transactions, not only currency transactions but also data exchanges, in such a way that the record cannot be tampered with. […]
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What if you could stop a machine before a catastrophic failure? What if you could detect a bearing wearing faster than expected, before it was scheduled for maintenance and before it causes downtime? What if you could diagnose and resolve machine downtime for your customers without sending a technician on site? MachineMetrics is answering these […]
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The movement towards Industrie 4.0 leads to a higher software penetration on the shop floor. Companies must sit behind the steering wheel if they do not want to run into trouble. A suitable software architecture is the basis for a successful Industrie 4.0 journey. As shown in this article, manufacturers have to adapt to new […]
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Jochen Kreusel, born in 1963, is a market innovation manager of the group’s Power Grids division (ABB). He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he was also granted his doctorate. 1994 he joined ABB, where he held managing positions in marketing and technology Before his current position he was heading ABB’s Smart […]
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Lucian Fogoros: How would you rate the level of cybersecurity awareness among industry in general? What level of uptake do you see regarding the level of cybersecurity best practices and systems? Joseph Saunders: With the many reported attacks on utilities, SCADA systems, and operational technology, I’d have to say that the level of cybersecurity awareness […]
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Creating a good user experience for IoT products is hard. There are more layers of technology, more users to please, and more teams to coordinate than ever before. Are you prepared to lead the way as a Product Manager? Throughout the years, UX practices have evolved and adapted to the latest technology trends, from the […]
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While Industrial IoT continues to mature, many customers are hesitant to share project details for obvious competitive reasons. As an alternative, it can be useful to look at potential use cases to see how IoT can benefit industrial enterprises. In this industrial asset tracking use case, the sample customer is a large multinational mining company with […]
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Marc Antoine was recently appointed digital business line manager for BU Power Generation & Water within the Industrial Automation division. Marc joined ABB in 1985 and spent a number of years in engineering, customer project management and on-site commissioning of control systems and advanced applications. In the early 2000’s he led the development of a […]
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In most of the world today, power producers are operating in uncertain times. As traditional operating models are upended by new sources of energy, particularly wind and solar, steam power plant operators find themselves running plant and equipment in ways never intended by their designers. This stresses not only the equipment but also budgets and […]
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The economy has always had a pivotal role inside societies that have evolved over centuries. In recent decades, we witnessed several industrial revolutions that have shaped our civilization [1]. One of the best examples of the role played by manufacturing in our society is the introduction of the assembly line by Henry Ford in 1913. […]
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