Nearly every on-site employee in the U.S. is responsible for some sort of physical asset. It could be a set of keys, a uniform, a stack of documents, a laptop, a company car, even a piece of equipment worth more than their yearly salary. Whatever the case, we’re all familiar with the scare of losing […]
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From C-Suite decision makers, to shop floor staff, stakeholders at every level are confronted by near daily volatility – almost no one in today’s businesses are immune. The relentless pace of economic, regulatory and technological change will expose companies whose business models depend on stability and protracted decision making with challenges they may not survive. […]
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Nearly 70% of retail and manufacturing had already begun digital transformation projects before the COVID-19 pandemic, turning the supply chain ecosystem on its head. In a post-COVID-19 world, those digital transformations will likely accelerate, as suppliers and manufacturers turn to always-on IIoT devices to introduce efficiency and flexibility into their industrial processes. The ultimate goal […]
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Smart manufacturing systems are designed and deployed under the assumption that they will be isolated from both the outside world and the rest of the corporate network. On one hand, this does not necessarily mean that remote attackers should not be considered: Remote attackers will try alternative, indirect routes (e.g. infected automation logic or software […]
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The exponential growth of IIoT is on track with recent predictions. And as we head toward a world with over 75 billion connected devices by 2025, almost a third will be utilized in industrial applications within manufacturing. But as the opportunities within this market- particularly in cloud-based, third-party service providers – continue to expand, one […]
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Frédéric Abbal began his career at Philips Components and Valeo. He joined Schneider Electric as Purchasing Manager in 1991 and he was then appointed Director of Operations Division of Merlin Gerin Alpes. In March 2012, he was appointed as Executive Vice-President, of the Infrastructure Business. Since January 2014, Frederic Abbal is a Member of the […]
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If you’re familiar with the manufacturing world, chances are Programmable Logical Controllers (PLCs) are nothing new to you. Having their roots in the automotive industry, PLCs are omnipresent across all modern industries today and akin to the brains of factory automation systems. While coming in many shapes and forms, industrial PLCs are used for a […]
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Wolfgang Thieme is a Co-Founder and the Chief Product Officer at BehrTech, an enabler of next-gen wireless connectivity for Industrial IoT. He has more than 12 years of experience in academic research and development; successfully innovating and implementing new technologies with commercial partners and managing development and product teams. He worked for over 10 years […]
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