Why All System Integrators Must Fully Embrace IIoT Now
“Companies whose investment processes demand quantification of market sizes and financial returns before they can enter a market get paralyzed or make serious mistakes when faced with disruptive technologies” Clayton M Christensen – The Innovator’s Dilemma. The excerpt above…
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing from a Network Visualization Viewpoint
A smart, connected enterprise can embrace the digital transformation in the coming Internet of Things (IoT) world. Manufacturers must adopt technologies that transform operating models and allow for digital connections of processes, events, actions, internal workers and…
Five areas Internet of Things can improve air travel
In an era where customer service can make or break an airport’s reputation, the Internet of Things provides a strategy for success. Flight delays alone will cost commercial aviation an anticipated $20 billion by 2020, and aviation…
Defining the term “IIoT Network Edge”
Last week’s release of the Industrial Internet Consortium’s Industrial Internet Vocabulary Technical Report V2.0 coincided with renewed discussion on ARC’s Industrial Internet of Things LinkedIn page concerning the definition of the IIoT network edge. After a dutiful search of the…
Manufacturing Trends: Six in Ten Manufacturers Will Have Fully Connected Factories by 2022
Zebra Technologies Corporation published the results of the Zebra’s 2017 Manufacturing Vision Study, a body of research analyzing the emerging manufacturing trends shaping the future of connected factories. The global study revealed manufacturers are adopting the IIoT to…
The High Potency of Low Power in the IoT Ecosystem
The network characteristics of IoT ecosystems based on wireless technologies are quite different from those for traditional wired or wireless networks because the number of devices participating in communication is very large. Also, traffic per IoT…
Transition to Industry 4.0 in Three Steps
Whether you’ve embraced the notion of digital manufacturing or you’re wondering where to even begin, there are things you can do right now to move a little closer to the future and make that all-important transition…
How Industrial IoT Can Completely Transform The Packaging Industry
Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk on how Industrial IoT can change how industries derive more value and new revenue opportunities such that there is little need to outline its…
Why The IIoT Revolution Will Happen At The Edge, Not In The Cloud
Have you ever wondered how the on going IIoT revolution will play out? You are not alone. I’ve also given it a fair share of thought and in this article I want to argue why I…
How Much Will Automation Affect the Jobs Market in the US?
Automation is creating a real buzz in multiple arenas. From robotics to warehousing, automation is the order of the day. Many people believe it will also real issues by dramatically impacting our ability to make a…
Platforms for Applications and the Internet of Things
Platforms for applications and the Internet of Things (IoT) are appearing in the solution portfolio of many software and automation suppliers. Each company has its own rationale for offering a platform, but the underlying reason is…
Nine challenges of Industry 4.0
“We must develop a comprehensive and globally shared view of how technology is affecting our lives and reshaping our economic, social, cultural, and human environments. There has never been a time of greater promise, or greater…