Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in Manufacturing
We’ve all heard a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its crucial role in empowering key elements of the “Factory of the Future”. And future Edge Computing is changing the way we think about what kind…
Ingredients for Innovation
In my experience, Innovation initiatives often fail due to ambiguous goals and inconsistent support across the Company. In this article I try to list the “needed ingredients” to break silos and have the entire organization focused…
Protecting IT and OT Resources Against Advanced Threats in Manufacturing
Manufacturing organizations manage expensive and sophisticated equipment at their factories—and the systems that run the machinery are increasingly being connected to the internet. The cybersecurity implications of this trend are significant, including possible threats to physical…
Enabling a New Era of Industrial IoT with Free-Use Wireless Spectrum
Flexibility, ingrained security and centralized management are the touchstone of successful network deployments in just about any setting, especially as devices and services proliferate whether it be over wired or wireless infrastructure. What Free-Use Wireless Spectrum…
Considering an Asset Performance Management
Considering an Asset Performance Management Initiative? 3 considerations as you map your journey. Unexpected equipment failures can have many impacts to industrial organizations such as production downtime, increased repair costs and enhanced risks to worker safety…
IIoT World Manufacturing Day Happy Hours via Clubhouse
IIoT World is taking the Manufacturing Day conversation to Clubhouse, partnering with Industry 4.0 Club and their followers to keep the conversations flowing. After a full day of conferencing, head over and join Industry 4.0 Club to debrief…
Digital Transformation Case Studies – Part 2
Note: Part 1 of Digital Transformation Case Studies can be found here. Case Study #3: Tastitalia connects a different kind of industrial machine to the Internet of Things Tastitalia, an Italian company that creates customized…
Innovation: not a single recipe but multiple needed ingredients
Innovation initiatives often fail because of ambiguous goals and inconsistent support from the entire organization. Only a strong sponsorship of innovation by CEO can drive support and consensus for the innovation effort, starting from executives. A…
The Fallacy of an IoT Silver Bullet
Does the Internet of Things (IoT) provide a Silver Bullet for a Smart Industrial Environment?……Spoiler Alert: No, it doesn’t. Introduction The promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is wide-ranging and, in essence, seemingly endless. Whether…
Picking a path: build versus buy
Every organization in our digital world has to determine whether it is better to buy commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software or build software that directly meets their needs. For over 20 years, the argument has strongly favored…