Industry 4.0, Smart Factories and Fabrication Portability

Industry 4.0, Smart Factories and Fabrication Portability

Today, the traditional concept of the large, static factory is becoming an outdated relic, thanks to Industry 4.0.  3D printing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and advanced human-machine interfaces are just some of Industry 4.0’s…

Attribute-based encryption could offer huge benefits to the IIoT

Attribute-based encryption could offer huge benefits to the IIoT

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of strong security in the industrial IoT. Without robust cybersecurity measures, hackers can shut down factory lines, interrupt sensor data flows, or cause major disruptions to supply chains. Security experts…

Six Steps to Predictive Maintenance

Six Steps to Predictive Maintenance

The manufacturing sector is facing a myriad of challenges, but they all point in one direction – improving the bottom-line performance. Within the energy sector, one of the most important drivers is to increase operational efficiency.…

[White paper] How to determine the economic value of your data

[White paper] How to determine the economic value of your data

The importance of data has changed over the years. Initially, data was just the “exhaust” from an organization’s On-Line Transactional Process (OLTP) systems. However as the volume, variety and velocity of the data grew over the…

Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems

Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems

What happens when technology advancements threaten to automate people’s jobs? That question is on the minds of many as research and development in artificial intelligence and machine learning rapidly advances. Recently ASU received a million dollar…

Smart Buildings: Using IoT to Safeguard the Workplace

Smart Buildings: Using IoT to Safeguard the Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a complete re-evaluation of our physical spaces, including the workplace with smart buildings and smart factories.  Employees and consumers won’t set foot in facilities they don’t believe to be safe. Going forward, enterprises must…