Heavy machines need heavy-duty maintenance schedules
It’s time to plan around unplanned downtime. From mine sites in Siberia to sugarcane plantations in central Uganda, worksites rely on heavy machines to be the workhorses that drive productivity. For the most part, the machines…
Top December 2021 Industrial IoT & ICS Cybersecurity Events
‘Tis the holiday season! ‘Tis the events season! December may be the last month of the year, but it’s definitely not the last when it comes to not-to-miss world-shifting events. Below is the list – and…
Implementing Digital Twin Standards: A Response to AIAA’s Digital Twin Position Paper
In February 2021, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Aerospace Industries Association(AIA) released a joint position paper on the definition and value behind the digital twin. With industry experts across academia, industry,…
5G in the manufacturing world
Manufacturing will be the sector that more than others will benefit from 5G, which will allow not only a reduction in production costs, reducing downtime, waste of resources and maintenance needs, but also new solutions that…
Blockchain: A New Solution for the Grid Stability Problem
The emerging blockchain technology will allow to improve the safety, transparency and trust among participants of the energy market giving a new solution for the grid stability problem. What Blockchain can do for Power Grids Today,…
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[Industrial IoT Playbook] Connecting OT Assets at Scale
The number one challenge the enterprise customers face when enabling Industrial IoT is how to connect to all their OT assets at scale. With so many different types of industrial assets, data sources, and protocols being…
What Role Does Industrial IoT Play in Bringing IT and OT Closer Together?
IT and OT systems developed on different tracks because they did different things. Where IT was based on data that could be used at the factory floor level and was often utilized, OT was designed to…
7 Biggest Mistakes Packaging Factories Make With OEE
OEE + Packaging Manufacturers + Challenges Every production manager is familiar with OEE (an abbreviation for the manufacturing metric Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and has tried to implement it in their factory. For a production manager, OEE…
3 Benefits of a 360-Degree Vulnerability Assessment
Defending critical infrastructure environments requires 360-degree visibility into asset and network vulnerabilities Vulnerability management teams often face difficulties in patching all of their systems on a timely basis. This is true for traditional OT devices such…
How to save resources using Satellite IoT
Low-cost satellite IoT will making agricultural water use more efficient and less environmentally harmful. While organizations around the world are waking up to their obligation to protect the environment, progress on future decarbonization, water quality and…