[Case study] How to optimize energy investments
eSmart Systems wanted to put big data and IoT technologies to work for its energy customers to optimize their investments and enable next-generation operational performance. With industry changes such as smart meter and renewable energy adoption,…
Repurposing older technology for IIoT
There are three major challenges every manufacturer faces as they work to migrate to Industry 4.0 – legacy systems, limited expertise, and limited budgets. These three challenges work together to keep factories from embracing Industry 4.0…
Industry 4.0 will more than anything else be a “data revolution”
Prior to taking important financial decisions, it is common practice to investigate current tools and make some calculations to find out alternatives with the best returns on investment. Though deep analyses are not always made, fundamental…
Breaking down business risks through machine health visibility
When it comes to managing risk in an industrial business, many consider damage through natural disasters and fire or explosions to be of great concern, because they can cost a company dearly. But there are common…
BTS of IIoT Revolution: The Storage Technology that Drives it
A strong school of thought pertaining to the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) revolution is that it’ll happen at the edge and not in the cloud. But what kind of servers and storage technology really supports…
Digital Ecosystem: Tackling the scale challenge
By its nature, IoT is open and interoperable. In fact, that’s the very spirit of IoT – and the reason why so many fast-growing companies are driving innovation within an open digital ecosystem. As any startup knows, you may launch with a…
Why engineering teams are shutting down industrial IoT projects
Engineers do amazing things every day. Their efforts radically transform our collective future. Imagine describing industrial operations today to someone living just one hundred years ago. Modern manufacturing facilities and energy production systems are downright miracles.…
8 IIoT use cases to boost ROI for manufacturers
Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to optimize profits and efficiencies while simultaneously reducing costs – a daunting challenge. However, the emergence of digitalization and its associated technologies is making this feat possible for the manufacturing industry.…
Shaping the future of digitalization in Egypt
We are all experiencing the impact of the digitalization. Name any tech buzzword – be it artificial intelligence, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4.0), big data, Internet of Things (IoT) – and you will see a ripple effect…
The Cost Of Downtime In Manufacturing
It’s a very simple equation. If your equipment isn’t working, neither are you. That’s why downtime is one of the biggest expenses incurred by any manufacturing operation. When your production line is stopped for any reason,…