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November 8, 2021 · Smart Agriculture

What is Smart Agriculture? How can we put it Into Practice in Areas without Mobile Coverage?

Also known as Agriculture 4.0, smart agriculture is the application of information and data technologies to optimize complex agricultural systems involving individual machines and all agricultural operations. Smart agriculture incorporates information and communication technologies into machinery, equipment and sensors used in agricultural production systems. Technologies such as IoT and cloud computing are advancing this development […]

November 5, 2021 · Connected Industry

7 Biggest Mistakes Packaging Factories Make With OEE

OEE + Packaging Manufacturers + Challenges Every production manager is familiar with OEE (an abbreviation for the manufacturing metric Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and has tried to implement it in their factory. For a production manager, OEE is almost as important as his or her credit rate, body mass index or golf handicap. It carries the […]

November 5, 2021 · Connected Industry

3 Benefits of a 360-Degree Vulnerability Assessment

Defending critical infrastructure environments requires 360-degree visibility into asset and network vulnerabilities Vulnerability management teams often face difficulties in patching all of their systems on a timely basis. This is true for traditional OT devices such as HMIs, PLCs, etc. But it is also very true in sensitive IT-like environments such as pharmaceutical labs or […]

November 4, 2021 · Augmented Reality

A 3D Holistic View of Assets and Facilities with Gemini Platform

UrsaLeo, a venture funded San Francisco-based startup, announced the launch of its Gemini Platform. Gemini is an immersive 3D platform that combines digital twin technology with real-time and historical data from IoT streams, document management, maintenance, and other enterprise systems. The platform delivers a holistic view of assets and facilities so users can monitor and […]

November 3, 2021 · Connected Industry

How to save resources using Satellite IoT

Low-cost satellite IoT will making agricultural water use more efficient and less environmentally harmful. While organizations around the world are waking up to their obligation to protect the environment, progress on future decarbonization, water quality and other green initiatives is slow because, often, green initiatives conflict with the profit imperative. But there is one fast […]

November 1, 2021 · Connected Industry

Startups at Web Summit 2021 focused on clean energy & decarbonization

These are just some of the startups we spotted at Web Summit this year, focused on clean energy and renewable energy. All-in-One Platform for Renewable Energy Category: digital transformation, predictive & prescriptive maintenance for energy, smart cities ANNEA ANNEA is a condition-based predictive and prescriptive maintenance platform for renewable energy. It essentially creates digital twins […]

November 1, 2021 · Connected Industry

Industry 4.0’s impact on the Food & Beverage industry

Automation solutions are driving, or will shortly, Food & Beverage companies towards a digitalization of processes as formalized by the concept of Industry 4.0. The food industry, the second largest Italian manufacturing industry and an increasingly strong reference for Made in Italy. The attention to the sustainability of automation, in this sector, is even higher […]

October 31, 2021 · Connected Industry

Industrial IoT Startups to meet at Web Summit 2021

I have always been fascinated by innovation and startups power. I found about the Alpha startups program offered by Web Summit only in 2018. Some of these IoT startups have evolved quite a lot since then. This article lists a few industrial IoT companies present at Web Summit 2021 and two startups that focus on […]

October 31, 2021 · Connected Industry

Top November 2021 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events

From a deadly pandemic to the face-to-face Web Summit, November is expected to have its fair share of world-shifting events. Here is a list — and timeline — of the major events that happen in November around the globe & virtual and what’s in it for the Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity community across manufacturing, […]

October 29, 2021 · Press Release

The first team in the world to connect a solar farm to Swarm satellite network

Kiwi team ioSphere are the first in world to connect a solar farm to SpaceX’s new Swarm satellite. While the news has largely been focused on the pandemic, a team of engineers in California, led by ex-Nasa scientist Dr Sara Spangelo, have spent 2020 and 2021 quietly launching a network of tiny LEO satellites into […]

October 29, 2021 · Energy

A cleaner energy future will depend on reliability and predictability

When power company executives were asked to list the most important issues facing their organizations, 45% overwhelmingly cited their top concern related to the future of energy as “renewables, sustainability or the environment.” At the same time, global energy consumption continues to rise faster than the population. These two realities are reshaping the international energy […]

October 28, 2021 · Connected Industry

[Survey Results] Building IIoT Systems: Trends and Technology Adoption

Many companies have begun or are planning to begin IIoT projects. Industries are looking at modernization as a way to improve operational efficiency, minimize downtime, reduce costs, and be more flexible and responsive to changing market conditions. IIoT projects have become essential to the long-term competitiveness of these companies. To gain a better understanding of […]