AR on the Manufacturing Floor
The use of augmented reality (AR) in industrial applications is growing by leaps and bounds and has become tantamount in Industry 4.0 concepts. In fact, 28 percent of those surveyed in a recent PwC study reported…
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Why Zero Trust Manufacturing Is Critical to Building Trusted IoT Devices
The internet of things (IoT) has arrived, and so have a host of security challenges along with it. Despite the fact that complex manufacturing supply chains mean attackers have many avenues to compromise a device, security…
Hitachi Vantara’s answers to your questions for one of the sessions at IIoT World Manufacturing Day
During IIoT World Manufacturing Day (May 12, 2022), we received a lot of questions, and we did not have time to respond to them all live. So, as promised, here are the answers, by Hitachi Vantara,…
Disrupt the Disruption in Manufacturing Supply Chains
The past two years will get plenty of blame for supply chain disruption, but disruption — from human and technology error to weather and other crises — has always been a challenge. Manufacturers are using dashboards…
How Semiconductors Make Smart Factories Smarter
Over the past 70 years, we have witnessed a massive increase in consumer and B2B customer demand. According to Statista’s recent analyst report, the smart factory market will grow to about $244.8 billion U.S. dollars by…
Advantages of an Industrial Data Platform
There are several advantages of using an industrial data platform. They include: 1. Consolidated Data: In a data platform, data is consolidated in one place in the cloud. This consolidation means all databases can use the…
4 Steps to Building a Digital Factory
Manufacturers, from automotive to electronics, recognize the need to evolve their factories into flexible, customer-centric operations. The benefits are too strong to ignore. Once digitally transformed, factories can bring information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT)…
Smart Factory initiatives – main driver of manufacturing competitiveness
Smart Factory initiatives – main driver of manufacturing competitiveness Smart Factory is a concept until recently considered futuristic, but now translated into reality by the existing technologies on the market. Relying on cybernetic systems that communicate with each…
What is the Hidden Factory and how to reveal one?
What is the Hidden Factory? The Hidden Factory is a concept that refers to the unseen, or hidden, parts of a manufacturing process that result in quality issues or decrease the efficiency of the operation. What's…
The Way Forward: A Practical Guide to Achieving IT/OT Convergence
Modern enterprises are faced with pressures for accelerated digitalization while effectively using data from and across their systems. Attend this session to watch a live demo led by industry experts and see how IT/OT data systems…
The Evolution of Digital Transformation
For the last few years, especially, the common thread running through every article, survey, webinar and industry keynote speech has seemingly centered on the necessity of digitally transforming to remain competitive, even to survive in an…
What could the future of industrial communications look like?
The world of industrial communications is moving forward faster than ever before, with breakthrough technologies quickly taking shape and providing unmatched capabilities as well as performance. These developments are helping to create flexible, responsive, and simplified…