The importance of co-innovation for Smart City Success
Did you know that, right now, 55% of the world’s total population lives in cities? And that percentage is expected to reach 70% by 2050. That means that urban areas will have no choice but to…
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AI & ML wizardry: how to overcome technical road blocks and make real for power generation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) wizardry are often portrayed by the media, however there are some critical road blocks and a way to manage them in the power generation sector. Is AI good or…
The Beginner’s Guide to AI in Manufacturing
Manufacturers today face a highly competitive environment with rising costs of materials and resources. The nominal price of steel, for example, has increased by 167% since the turn of the century while energy costs have climbed more than 2.5…
[Best Practices Guide] How To Thrive in the New World of Manufacturing
Technology Is Disrupting Manufacturing, But It’s Also Offering New Opportunities for Workers and Companies To Thrive Manufacturers today face significant challenges due to disruption from technology, generational change, worker retraining and international pressures. These challenges present…
Improving Operational Efficiency with Industrial IoT: Part 1
The last two and a half centuries have brought about stunning changes in industrial productivity. With each passing generation, new and more advanced equipment and methodologies have arrived on scene to push production capabilities to new…
BTS of IIoT Revolution: The Storage Technology that Drives it
A strong school of thought pertaining to the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) revolution is that it’ll happen at the edge and not in the cloud. But what kind of servers and storage technology really supports…
How AI & ML Are Being Used to Relieve Traffic Congestion
Traffic isn’t just bad. It’s actually getting worse. Do you think the traffic is bad where you live? Try moving to Boston, where commuters suffer the worst highway congestion in the nation. Residents of the New…
Connected Data Will Help Shape Smart Manufacturing of the Future
Connected devices and the subsequent birth of the Internet of Things (IoT) have provided businesses a veritable treasure trove of data to mine, understand, and reapply to their own processes. And thus, the Industrial Internet of…
The Relationship Between AI and Machine Monitoring
While buzzwords such as predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, digital twin and augmented reality have promised to enable the fabled digital transformation of manufacturing, when it comes to Industry 4.0, most practical applications start and end with…
Pursuing the digital transformation of Middle East industry
Industrialization has long been a central pillar of global economic development. Industrialized economies are strong, stable, resilient, highly skilled and globally competitive. It’s no surprise then that Middle Eastern countries have set their sights on industrialization…
Artificial Intelligence And Recycling
Recycling today is a joke. Many municipal rubbish collectors just dump recycled waste in the landfill with everything else. Furthermore, because recycling is unpleasant and expensive, many first world countries ship their waste to 3rd world countries, pay…
Is Artificial Intelligence Good or Bad: Debating the Ethics of AI
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the factory floor, the energy grid, and the supply chain — but its promise comes bundled with hard ethical questions that industrial leaders can no longer defer. At IIoT World, we've tracked…