Activating 50-Year-Old Manuals and Drawings for AI
Manufacturers possess a vast, dormant capital asset that standard financials never capture: decades of technical documentation. These archives contain solutions to past failures, specifications for legacy equipment, and intellectual property from retired experts. Historically, these files,…
The Industrial Data Paradox: Why Your Factory’s Messy Reality is Your Smartest Asset
The graveyard of smart manufacturing projects is filled with perfect, scalable, future-proof monoliths. They are elegant technical cathedrals, engineered on whiteboards to last a decade. The problem is, the ground beneath a manufacturing operation is not…
March 2026 Industrial AI, IIoT, Digital Transformation & Industrial Cybersecurity Events
March 2026 brings together a dense global calendar of Industrial AI, IIoT, digital transformation, and industrial cybersecurity events, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. From large-scale flagship conferences in Barcelona, Houston, and San Francisco to specialized…
The 2026 Industrial AI Readiness Report
Industrial companies everywhere, from manufacturing and energy to transportation and smart cities, are being pushed to “do something with AI.” Predictive maintenance, digital twins, edge AI, and even agentic operations are now showing up on roadmaps…
The Step-by-Step Path to Servitization Success
In our first article, we introduced the servitization maturity model and its four stages. In this piece, we examine why companies typically progress through these stages step by step — and how technology, processes, and organizational…
How IoT sensors and data improve supply chain automation reliability
With IoT sensors offering a growing range of data points, companies that make effective use of the insights they provide are able to improve efficiency, visibility, productivity, and safety, enhancing the reliability of their warehouse operations.Every…
Transforming Manufacturing: Navigating the Servitization Journey
Many manufacturers recognise the value of shifting from product sales to service-based revenue, but fewer know how to make the transition. This article introduces the four stages of servitization maturity and the technologies that enable each…
Scaling GxP Innovation with Industrial DataOps
Life sciences manufacturers operate in environments where innovation and compliance must coexist. But how is that possible in practice, and what use cases are emerging across the industry?In a recent webinar hosted by IIoT World, “Adapting GxP Operations…
What to watch in 2026: From generic AI tools to industrially trained intelligence
As manufacturing moves deeper into digital transformation, 2026 marks a turning point: the shift from generic productivity AI toward industrially trained intelligence embedded directly into operations. Manufacturers are no longer experimenting with chat-style tools—they are building…
Industrial IoT Is Failing the Factory Floor. Here’s How Standards-Based Mesh Networks Can Fix It
Manufacturers have spent the past decade wiring their operations with sensors, controllers, and industrial IoT devices. These systems promised leaner operations, fewer surprises, and more automation. Yet many factories are discovering that their IoT strategies are…