Steps to Decarbonization in the Energy Industry
· Energy

Steps to Decarbonization in the Energy Industry

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the last 12 months, Uniper has invested in rotating grid stabilization technology in its Killingholme plant in the UK, supplied by technology partner Siemens. This innovation will enable Uniper to provide vital grid stability services to National Grid ESO without the need to generate power – a first step towards its carbon neutral […]

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Our top picks for Hannover Messe 2021: AI & IIoT across different industries
· Connected Industry

Our top picks for Hannover Messe 2021: AI & IIoT across different industries

A few years ago, we used to navigate for one week during the Hannover Messe long hallways, trying to catch as much as possible, meet new companies, startups and find out about the latest innovation in the technology space. This year, Hannover Messe, for the first time, is online only. The bad part is that […]

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Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in Manufacturing
· Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in Manufacturing

We’ve all heard a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its crucial role in empowering key elements of the “Factory of the Future”. And future Edge Computing is changing the way we think about what kind of digital performance can be achieved from devices at the edge of powerful 5G networks. But what happens when […]

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Accelerating IIoT Initiatives Through an Ecosystem Approach
· Smart Manufacturing

Accelerating IIoT Initiatives Through an Ecosystem Approach

IIoT initiatives can be major projects involving millions in custom development and integrations, years of work, and collaboration across all levels and departments of an organization. However, the result of such an approach is often a large, bulky, difficult-to-implement IoT “initiative” with no actionable use cases to speak of. Aside from the typically high failure rate of these IIoT projects, an unprecedented pandemic only exacerbated the problem. The question this begs asking: Why invest in digital transformation initiatives at the corporate level when you still don’t have usable data from the factory floor?

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Karl-Michael Winter, Vice President Global Engineering & R&D
· Our Contributors

Karl-Michael Winter, Vice President Global Engineering & R&D

Mr. Karl-Michael Winter, an electrical engineer by profession, has been with PROCESS-ELECTRONIC, now UPC MARATHON, for more than 30 years, first in the development and implementation of programmable logic controllers and SCADA systems, then as Managing Director in Germany and France and heading product development. In 2007, when PROCESS-ELECTRONIC became a member of the United […]

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White Paper: The State of Industrial Cybersecurity
· Cybersecurity

White Paper: The State of Industrial Cybersecurity

While global manufacturing companies are implementing digital transformation to survive and grow, cybersecurity threats have become a top concern. In industrial cybersecurity, the convergence of IT and OT has been an important issue for long time. There were inconsistencies in technology and environment, and also in people and processes. This survey provides insight into the […]

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James Butcher, Product Manager
· Our Contributors

James Butcher, Product Manager

Skilled Product Manager with many years of experience in the fields of technical account management, solution architecture, product marketing and software engineering. James is currently responsible for the product management and market positioning of IOTech’s Edge Xpert Open IoT Edge Computing Platform. Working closely with our customers, partners and sales team, he distils complex technical requirements into a product specification and engineering roadmap that aligns with our company vision of producing powerful Edge Computing platforms suitable for a wide range of Industrial IoT Edge use cases. He has a deep technical background in embedded and real-time distributed system architectures for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). He has designed these systems with customers across a wide variety of use cases in the Industrial Automation, Mil/Aero, Robotics and Transportation sectors

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Bjoern Bartheidel, Vice President
· Our Contributors

Bjoern Bartheidel, Vice President

As Vice President of Intelligent Industry Services at Syntax, Bjoern leads the SAP consulting and Application Managed Services (AMS) services at Syntax in Europe. He supports Syntax’s manufacturing customers with their digital transformation journey. Since joining the company in 2013, Bjoern has pushed the boundaries of Digital Manufacturing, advanced analytics, and Industrial Internet of Things […]

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Digital Transformation for End-to-End Visibility in the Energy Industry
· Energy

Digital Transformation for End-to-End Visibility in the Energy Industry

One of the fundamental qualifications for digital transformation is the connectivity of devices and assets such as controllers, machines, products and even the operators along the entire value chain. Industries are building networks of seamlessly connected digital systems, and controlling and monitoring them over distributed control systems. Digital Transformation for Visibility into Operations With digital […]

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Roan Low, SAP Solutions Architect
· Our Contributors

Roan Low, SAP Solutions Architect

Roan Low is an accomplished IT Infrastructure leader with a track record of moving beyond traditional technology in complex environments and creating value and excellence within IT organizations. Roan brings more than 21 years of global experience in information systems, information technologies, and infrastructure operations, focused exclusively on SAP and the cloud. As a technical […]

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Finding the Solutions to Create Resilient Cities
· Smart Cities

Finding the Solutions to Create Resilient Cities

QBE North America is launching today the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge with non-profit organization Leading Cities for the third consecutive year. The global competition accelerates the growth of start-up companies transforming cities worldwide. The Challenge is designed to harness and support technology innovations that create more resilient cities with solutions that address risk, equity, and […]

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