Missteps to Avoid When Implementing Digital Transformation Strategy
Implementing digital transformation strategy presents many challenges. These can range from having to manage massive revamping of business and work processes to implementing completely new models for customer engagement. Some challenges are understood but still difficult,…
The Four Steps to the IoT Epiphany
Industrial equipment manufacturers around the world are looking for ways to protect their core businesses while also seeking new cost savings and customer revenue opportunities. Many look to digital transformation and industrial IoT for enabling new services like…
Monetizing Your IoT Project
One of the biggest challenges in getting funding for an IoT project is being unable to monetize the results. Complete IoT solutions often cost a lot of money – new hardware needs to be purchased and…
Increasing manufacturing performance with IoT Analytics
Digitalization is changing the landscape in manufacturing as companies adopt Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation initiatives. In fact, a recent Tech-Clarity survey shows that over one-half of manufacturers believe that digitalization / digital transformation…
The importance of context in data collection
It’s no secret that data collection is important for generating valuable insight that helps plant managers improve efficiency in industrial systems. However, what seems unknown to many in the industry is the importance of understanding the…
Retrospective digitalisation
Making the most of legacy equipmentAccording to the Annual Manufacturing Report, 2018, four in five manufacturers believe that smart factory technologies will improve their supply chain relationships. The proposed benefits of data collection from smart sensors…
Building a Successful Roadmap to IIoT Implementation
Having the right pieces in place, setting reasonable expectations, and a dedication to project initiatives may be the best roadmap to a succesful IIoT implementation. Planning a Digital Transformation We often talk to companies who have…
Three developments in industrial safety
How Industry 4.0 technology can be used to improve staff safetyIncreased productivity is not the only benefit of Industry 4.0. The focus on real-time monitoring and connected technology has allowed plant managers to place greater emphasis…
Benefits of 5G can usher in a new era for Industrial IoT – and maybe new taxes, too
With the long-anticipated roll-out of 5G, there are high expectations for the potential impact of new technologies and business models enabled by these networks. The advent of 5G brings multiple advantages, including greater speed to move…
The IoTSI has released an IoT Security Framework for Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure
The Internet of Things Security Institute (IoTSI) announced today that it has released an IoT Security Framework for Smart Cities and Critical Infrastructure. Alan Mihalic President of the IoT Security Institute says the objective of the…
Prepare Your Enterprise For Industrial IoT Success
Throughout our ten years of working with equipment manufacturers to connect, collect, and integrate operational data with enterprise systems, we’ve seen many trends impacting industrial IoT project success. The world has finally moved beyond most of…
Plug and play in manufacturing and industrial plants
Contradictory to the common belief that technology necessary for Industry 4.0 is expensive, the Combine and Conquer report by Accenture found that combining technologies such as AR/VR, big data and machine learning can save large businesses…