The power plant in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven has been an important part of the industrial site for over 100 years. For a time in the mid-1960s, it was the largest coal-fired power plant in Germany. Today it is in the process of being transformed, whereby the coal-fired power generation systems are being replaced with gas-fired systems. Uniper […]
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What the “Old Ways” for Source Code Security Are Lacking Open source software, in its three decades of existence, has experienced rapid growth and adoption within the software development landscape—and for good reason. It differentiates itself from proprietary software in the fact that developers can inspect, copy, modify, and redistribute the software easier than ever […]
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Few areas in computer science have, over the years, repeatedly created as much interest, promise, and disappointment, as the field of artificial intelligence. The manufacturing industry, now the latest target application area of “AI”, puts much hype on AI for predictive maintenance. Will AI deliver this time, or is disappointment inevitable? In engineering, the development […]
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Spring has sprung! Or, has it? March brings us Spring, but we, at IIoT World, are bringing you monthly not-to-miss world-shifting events! Below is the list – and timeline – of major events focused on Industrial IoT and ICS Cybersecurity, happening in March 2022 around the globe, in-person or online, and what’s in it for […]
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Find out the answers to these questions in this video with Rajesh Ramachandran, Global Chief Digital Officer , Industrial Automation & Head of ABB Ability Platform, ABB Group 1. How important is the role of SaaS solutions to ABB’s digital offering? 2. Very short, what is Genix and what does the new APM suite help […]
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What is Edge Computing? The most basic explanation of Edge Computing describes it as the next generation of the geographical location of physical computing infrastructure and architecture, relocating closer to enterprises and people to meet the demand from the next wave of devices and applications – better known as the Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial IoT […]
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Cloud computing is the distribution of computing services, such as servers, storage resources, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence, over the Internet (“the cloud”) to provide rapid innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale. You pay only for the cloud services you use and save on operational costs. In this article we show you main […]
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Find out the answers to these questions in this video with Rainer Brehm, CEO Factory Automation, Siemens. 1. Tell me more about the new Edge Market Place. 2. How does an Edge Market Place differ from others? What is unique about it? 3. Why should companies adopt this strategy? How would it benefit your customers […]
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Transportation now accounts for nearly one-fourth of all global emissions, posing a considerable challenge as governments and businesses look to promote greater sustainability in the battle to combat climate change. Breaking this down further, 45% of transportation emissions come from passenger travel, 29% from road freight, with the remainder coming mostly from aviation and shipping […]
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With the rise of cloud computing, remote working, and other digital transformation initiatives, cyberattacks have constantly been on the rise. According to PurplseSec research, cybercrime saw a 600% surge during the pandemic, with ransomware being the most common form of attack, leading to a higher need of finding new cybersecurity risk mitigation strategies. Similarly, CSO Online […]
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How digital twins and metaverse further greenhouse gas reduction My last two pieces focused on two subjects that are receiving more and more attention every day. The Metaverse, which for many is synonymous with Facebook changing its name to Meta, and decarbonization, a term that is vitally important in the combat for climate change. Digital […]
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In this two-part series, we look into various cybersecurity threats that affected industrial control systems endpoints. We also discuss several insights and recommendations to mitigate such threats. The ever-changing technological landscape has made it possible for the business process on the IT side of an enterprise to be interconnected with the physical process on the […]
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