The declining cost and size of sensors and communication technologies boosts the “Internet of Things” (IoT) by leaps and bounds. In 2017 Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things(IIoT) forecast, Bain predicts that by…
Video should be part of every SCADA solution. In fact, all plant operations should consider adding cameras to existing operations as the technology is well understood and the returns can be significant and measurable. Troubleshooting manufacturing…
The food & beverage industry is facing a number of key manufacturing operational challenges. Food & beverage manufacturing typically consists of complex processes, such as clean-in-place, traceability, capturing mislabeled products, and serialization. The industry needs to…
Unplanned work stoppages cost global industries millions of dollars in lost revenue. Downtime can be caused for multiple reasons. Examples can be weather delays in airline companies or cyber crime which lead to infrastructure breakdowns. Susceptibility…
Sooner or later the data science jargon and marketing hype is going to subside, and manufacturing companies, among many other sectors, are going to find themselves sitting with broken promises. It is therefore important that these…
Industrial espionage is nothing new. Theft of trade secrets and corporate intellectual property (IP) such as proprietary manufacturing processes, formulas, recipes, and product designs has been happening for decades. And you probably already know this if…
A smart, connected enterprise can embrace the digital transformation in the coming Internet of Things (IoT) world. Manufacturers must adopt technologies that transform operating models and allow for digital connections of processes, events, actions, internal workers and…
Whether you’ve embraced the notion of digital manufacturing or you’re wondering where to even begin, there are things you can do right now to move a little closer to the future and make that all-important transition…
Knowledge is king in the industrial manufacturing environment today as decisions need to occur with 20/20 vision, no blind spots. Network visibility allows manufacturers to discover issues that impact process integrity and performance, fix hidden problems in their networks…
Over the past few years there has been a lot of talk on how Industrial IoT can change how industries derive more value and new revenue opportunities such that there is little need to outline its…
To fast-track a successful IoT manufacturing project, Douglas Bellin, Senior Manager of Global Private Sector Industries at Cisco, recommends defining a clear end state, breaking it into incremental steps, and building security into the architecture from…
Advanced Design and Manufacturing (ADM) Cleveland is less than one week away, March 29–30, and I would like to invite you to attend as my guest! Simply use promo code IIoTWorld when you register online to…