Are data historians holding us back?
The role of the data historian has changed a lot since the 1980s, and it’s time to rethink how it serves us. Industry 4.0 demands better integration between OT and IT systems, allowing teams to centralize…
Leveraging Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for Remote Maintenance in Industrial IoT
Augmented reality (AR) is transforming how industrial organizations perform remote maintenance on critical equipment. By overlaying digital instructions, real-time sensor data, and expert guidance onto a technician’s field of view, AR remote maintenance reduces mean time…
Scaling Industrial Data Solutions: Cognite’s Approach to Unlocking Value at Scale
As industries worldwide accelerate their digital transformation, the challenge of scaling data solutions effectively remains a critical hurdle. Cognite, a leader in industrial data software, is tackling this challenge head-on, helping enterprises move beyond pilot projects…
From Reactive to Predictive: How IIoT Is Transforming Maintenance Strategies
Unplanned downtime remains one of the costliest problems in manufacturing. IIoT World explores how organizations are shifting from reactive, break-fix maintenance to predictive strategies powered by connected sensors, edge analytics, and machine learning models.Industrial maintenance…a headache?…
Moving from Reactive to Predictive: How IoT-Enabled Maintenance Drives Efficiency and Cost Savings
IIoT World analyzed predictive maintenance deployments across manufacturing, chemical processing, and power generation to quantify the real-world cost savings. Research from McKinsey demonstrates that manufacturers can reduce overall maintenance costs by 18 to 25% and cut…
Predictive Maintenance Meets OEE: A Roadmap to Smarter Manufacturing
Combining predictive maintenance (PdM) with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) gives manufacturers a powerful, data-driven roadmap for eliminating unplanned downtime while maximizing asset utilization. In this article, IIoT World walks through the practical steps for integrating condition-monitoring…
Data Retention for Long-Term IIoT Monitoring Using Time Series Databases
Traditional industries have evolved by implementing many Industrial IoT practices, where we can get data from mechanical devices and sensors. Such real-time data monitoring helps perform better analysis, predict equipment failure, and reduce operating costs. However,…
Predictive Maintenance: The Hidden ROI Driver Manufacturers Can’t Ignore
Every minute of downtime costs manufacturers thousands, sometimes millions, of dollars. Predictive maintenance, powered by real-time IIoT platforms, offers a proactive approach to avoid costly equipment failures and production halts.What Does Reactive Maintenance Really Cost?Traditional maintenance…
Predictive Maintenance in IIoT: Leveraging Time Series Data for Equipment Longevity
The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) helps bind machines, sensors, and systems together. This IIoT World article, sponsored by InfluxData, examines how time series databases support predictive maintenance in industrial IoT environments. They form a network…
Managing Highly Contextualized Data for IIoT
Have you ever wondered how industries using smart devices handle tons of unique data loading on their server? High cardinality data allows for detailed tracking and monitoring of each sensor, machine, and device in real-time. Finding patterns…
Maximizing IIoT Impact with Open Data, AI, and Advanced Analytics: A Comprehensive Guide
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing industries like manufacturing, energy, and logistics by creating smarter, interconnected systems that elevate productivity and efficiency. With IIoT, machines, systems, and sensors are linked in real time, streamlining industrial automation…
Enhancing Predictive Maintenance at Nordic Sugar: Insights into Steam Dryer Optimization
Nordic Sugar, a key player in the sugar production industry and a part of the Nordzucker Group, has been pioneering innovative maintenance strategies at its Nakskov plant in Denmark. As part of their continuous improvement efforts,…