Retrospective digitalisation
Making the most of legacy equipment According to the Annual Manufacturing Report, 2018, four in five manufacturers believe that smart factory technologies will improve their supply chain relationships. The proposed…
How IoT Applications are Reshaping Manufacturing
As Industry 4.0 continues to blaze new trails through the first quarter of the 21st century, it is clear the Industrial Internet of Things is the vehicle of choice for…
The Roadmap To Digital Manufacturing Transformation
The Roadmap To Digital Manufacturing Transformation Industry 4.0: Hype or Hope? Amid the hype surrounding Industry 4.0, IIOT, and digital transformation, the introduction of Industry 4.0 has caused a bit…
What you need to know about Manufacturing Analytics
In the past, if you wanted to know how a machine was performing on a shop floor, you would have had to put pencil to paper and note the output,…
Four challenges for power generation companies in their digitalization journey
Digitalization holds great promise for the power generation industry. However, a range of internal and market challenges can constrain its effective uptake and implementation for those early in the digital…
Why most Industrial IoT implementations fail
The IoT Revolution is picking up speed and as it does, it is changing the manufacturing world forever. The Industrial IoT brings together machines, advanced analytics, and people. It’s the network…
How will smart manufacturing transform the supply chain?
For manufacturers, managing the supply chain from beginning to end has been like traveling two superhighways interrupted by a long stretch of dirt road. Manufacturers have benefited from increasingly powerful…
10 Rules Behind Amazon’s Success You Can Use on Your Digital Transformation Journey
Since publishing my book The Amazon Way in June 2014, I’ve collaborated with hundreds of teams and leaders, applying lessons from the book to their cultures and businesses. What I didn’t expect…
Case study: How the world’s largest flooring manufacturer uses IIoT solutions to reduce costs
World’s largest flooring manufacturer improves operational visibility and reduces costs with Cisco solutions. Taking Sustainability to the Factory Floor For Mohawk Industries, sustainability isn’t just a marketing buzzword. It’s a…
Is OT Cybersecurity Better Bolted-On or Designed-In?
Power grid outages driven by malware, dam control system attacks, vehicle onboard system hijacking: recent incidents like these show how critical cybersecurity has become in connected operational technology. But if…
Decreasing Industrial Inefficiencies through Asset Management and IoT
Most people don’t associate the IoT (Internet of Things) with earth movers, dump trucks and other heavy industrial equipment. But for construction, oil and gas, waste management and other industrial…