Why your process data is useless
The potential of IoT lies in the right approach, not just the right data For many plant managers, the internet of things (IoT) can at times seem like an industrial get-rich-quick scheme. Sales people will tout…
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The actual cost of downtime in the manufacturing industry
Unplanned downtime remains one of the most expensive and disruptive challenges facing manufacturers today. For most manufacturers, downtime is the single largest source of lost production time , yet over 80% of companies are unable to…
Released this week: Global ICS & IIoT Risk Report
Industrial and critical infrastructure organizations that rely on industrial control systems (ICS) to run their businesses — such as firms in energy and utilities, oil & gas, pharmaceutical and chemical production, food & beverage, and other…
Staying secure in the smart era: Three rules for cybersecurity
Almost half of the manufacturers have fallen victim to cybercrime, according to the Cyber Security Manufacturing Report 2018, published by EEF. One of the biggest challenges for manufacturers is choosing from the range of products and…
Benefits of the blockchain technology in manufacturing
Blockchain technology attempts to address the problems described in the previous section through a common data architecture that allows non-trusting parties to share information in a more secure manner. Blockchains are designed to permanently record transactions,…
Industrie 4.0 Is All About Speed
Visit four doctors, and you'll come home with five diagnoses. This saying can be transferred to the term Industry 4.0, where everybody has its own definition. Back in 2011 when the term Industrie 4.0 was introduced…
Case study: Practical ways to drive efficiency in transmission manufacturing
It’s a little known fact that nearly every Toyota Camry (75%), Tacoma (96%), Tundra (85%) and Sequoia (100%) on the road in the U.S., Canada and Mexico contains a transmission that was built in North Carolina. AW…
The importance of the intent-based security in smart manufacturing
Industrie 4.0, offers great promise for manufacturers to optimize business operations. The key to any successful Industrial IoT project lies in the factory data. Industrial customers need seamless, secure access to this data to make better…
Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Industries Trends
It is real, but it’s difficult to say how long it will take. It will surely take many years to fully realize, but is already happening faster than many expected. This blog presents some of key…
Four Advantages of Hiring a Specialized Security Partner for your Smart Manufacturing Processes
Cyberattacks against financial companies such as JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup and vendors such as Target, eBay, and Home Depot have received so much media attention these past years. Unknown to many, smart manufacturing companies are also…
The state of Automotive, Industrial & Medical Electronics Manufacturing
Over the past two decades, the global market for printed circuit boards has been shaped by the growth of and technological change in the electronics industry in general and, in particular, by end devices such as…
Why use RBF Learning rather than Deep Learning in an industrial environment
One of today’s most overused buzzword is “Artificial Intelligence”. Both technical and general press is full of articles talking about machines that drive autonomous cars and invent new languages. Many also talk about intelligent machines being…