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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Whether in the office or at manufacturing sites and other production facilities, the health and safety of workers dictate the success of daily operations. In today’s environment, unforeseen health and safety hazards pop up at a moment’s notice. For industrial companies, equipping your factory or manufacturing operations with the tools necessary to remotely monitor and control assets is crucial to not disrupt operations during an unforeseen event. Working from a remote location then becomes an easy […]
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Smart manufacturing systems can be seen as the modern implementation of the totally integrated automation (TIA) concept that has been developed by Siemens since 1996. But such is the complexity of smart manufacturing systems that it is difficult, if not futile, to provide any “crisp” definition of them. From a security research standpoint, it is […]
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Willem Sundblad is the cofounder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering manufacturers to make more, waste less and innovate faster through machine learning and applied analytics. He is a leading voice in Industrial IoT and is pioneering the use of real-time and predictive analytic tools that uncover untapped value. Recently named one of […]
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Marcello Pogliani holds a PhD in Information Technology from Politecnico di Milano with a dissertation on the security of manufacturing systems. He is affiliated with the NECST Laboratory of the same university, where he works with the Computer Security group. Marcello’s current research interests revolve around the security of cyber-physical systems. He is also generally […]
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