Make sure your Connected Machine/Equipment project delivers real value – for you and your customer. You want to connect your units in the field for an enhanced customer value proposition and an improved Services business case? There are many ways how your customers benefit from connected enterprise assets. Less downtime/higher utilization, insights into usage and […]
Read more →
The number of cyberattacks, data breaches and overall business disruption caused by unsecured IoT/IIoT devices are increasing because many companies don’t know the depth and breadth of the risk exposures they face when leveraging IoT devices and other emerging technologies.IoT and IIoT are a set of business and technology innovations that offers many compelling benefits, […]
Read more →
Industrial IoT (IIoT) devices will comprise the majority of the billions of IoT devices deployed over the next decade. How will the information security market meet this onslaught of technology? The consumer market is not a useful guide for this analysis. Consumers buy in small quantities and choose to deploy information security tools piecemeal. Few […]
Read more →
When working on a new IoT project, it’s not a bad idea to start your plans with the end environment in mind. It’s clear that IoT has its benefits, whether in warehousing, supply chain, or any other industry, but the physical setting itself can make or break some applications. Also, the features of your environment […]
Read more →
Producing clean water and treating wastewater is a complex industrial process involving lots of different types of assets, for example pumps, sediment tanks, treatment units etc. Adding to the complexity is the fact that that these [units/assets] are often distributed over a wide area and are connected to the consumers through a large network infrastructure. […]
Read more →
High logistics costs, the lack of skilled labor, employee conflicts, and the complexity of the global supply chain – these and other factors encourage manufacturers to resort to distributed production. Outsourcing a part of the manufacturing operations or building a manufacturing facility closer to a regional sales market may seem a perfect way to lower […]
Read more →
Industrial manufacturing organizations are increasingly motivated to seek value through connected systems. Yet few industrial IoT success stories contain enough details for showing others the way. Furthermore, statistics like “27% more efficient” or “19% productivity increase” are rarely meaningful or transferable to other businesses and vertical applications. Fortunately, one enterprise recently sat down to share […]
Read more →
This post is the second of a 3-part series. Check back in next week for the conclusion of this series. In the first part of this series – The key role of Augmented Reality in Industry 4.0 for Manufacturing: Part 1 – we looked at the fundamental ideas behind what has been called “Industry 4.0” – […]
Read more →
The Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While the need for digitalization is understood across-the-board, there are still many misconceptions that deter Industrial IoT (IIoT) implementation. Many organizations are postponing their IIoT initiatives or hesitate to move beyond pilots due to complexity and cost concerns. Preparing for the worst isn’t […]
Read more →
Whether you are an advocate for distributed power generation, renewables, or simply a fan of technology and free power sources, there is no denying that wind power represents an opportunity to enhance power generation while maintaining carbon neutrality. It is no wonder that the number of wind turbine installations is increasing across North America. In […]
Read more →
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the factory floor, the energy grid, and the supply chain — but its promise comes bundled with hard ethical questions that industrial leaders can no longer defer. At IIoT World, we’ve tracked the debate since the earliest deployments of machine learning in operational technology environments, and the tension between AI’s efficiency […]
Read more →
We are in the midst of a massive change in manufacturing – and how well companies embrace and adapt to it is crucial to their future. Over the last several years, industrial companies have been undertaking a number of initiatives to move themselves to a goal of what has been called “Industry 4.0” or “Factory […]
Read more →