Digital Transformation: A One-Two Punch to Empower Employees and Protect Data
· Connected Industry

Digital Transformation: A One-Two Punch to Empower Employees and Protect Data

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact business and the economy worldwide, companies in every industry are using a critical eye to prioritize their operations amidst shrinking budgets and a catalog of unknowns. This includes exploring automation technologies that can protect and even future-proof essential operations in an environment of fewer people, social distancing and […]

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Connecting Digital Transformation with PLM
· Connected Industry

Connecting Digital Transformation with PLM

Listen to the PLM Quick 30 podcast to hear first-hand uncover the three pillars necessary to bring a simulated digital twin to reality as part of digital transformation. Below are some excerpts from the conversation between Ansys expert, Craig Miller, PhD, and Patrick Sullivan from ArcherGrey. The Digital Twin Patrick:  Can you explain how you got to be […]

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How IIoT can help modernize your factory
· Connected Industry

How IIoT can help modernize your factory

There is no stopping an asset from getting older… …and aging plant assets can create a number of challenges for industrial organizations: Frequent breakdowns  Disruption  Decreasing efficiency  According to the former CEO of Factora, Charles A. Horth in an article published in Industry Week: “three categories of business drivers should drive IIoT decisions: Pain: What […]

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IIoT World Days Track – Energy Industry: Leverage Data at Your Fingertips to Start Small and Scale Fast
· Connected Industry

IIoT World Days Track – Energy Industry: Leverage Data at Your Fingertips to Start Small and Scale Fast

Track Sponsored by and This track, originally presented at IIoT World Days on June 30, 2020, includes 3 presentations from energy industry leaders: Improving Customer Engagement through Innovative Utility Marketplaces Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Wizardry: How to Overcome Technical Road Blocks and Make Real for Power Generation Take the Pulse of your Operation in […]

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IIoT World Days Track – ICS Security: Bringing Order to ICS Cyber Chaos
· Cybersecurity

IIoT World Days Track – ICS Security: Bringing Order to ICS Cyber Chaos

Track Sponsored by and This track, originally presented at IIoT World Days on July 1, 2020, covers 5 presentations from industry leaders in ICS Security: ICS Security Bringing Order to ICS Cyber Chaos Addressing the Business and Cyber Security Challenges on the New Industrial 4.0 Convergence Creating and Performing a Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise CMMC, the […]

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The impact of COVID-19 measures on Belgian traffic and air quality
· Connected Industry

The impact of COVID-19 measures on Belgian traffic and air quality

Throughout the whole of last year (2019), we used multiple open data sources to collect data such as highway traffic, air quality, weather, bike rental, car sharing and public transport data, parking space occupancy and much more. It was part of a smart mobility project called ManyWays, that Waylay ran jointly with MORE LION, and which was funded […]

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Industry 4.0, Smart Factories and Fabrication Portability
· Industrial IoT

Industry 4.0, Smart Factories and Fabrication Portability

Today, the traditional concept of the large, static factory is becoming an outdated relic, thanks to Industry 4.0.  3D printing, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and advanced human-machine interfaces are just some of Industry 4.0’s applications and components that are reshaping the manufacturing world. Industry 4.0 Makes Fabrication Portability Possible Since we live in […]

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Six Steps to Predictive Maintenance
· Connected Industry

Six Steps to Predictive Maintenance

The manufacturing sector is facing a myriad of challenges, but they all point in one direction – improving the bottom-line performance. Within the energy sector, one of the most important drivers is to increase operational efficiency. Asset management is key to achieving this. Traditionally assets are large and costly, with long service lives. To achieve […]

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Securing IT and OT in Industrial and Manufacturing Environments
· ICS Security

Securing IT and OT in Industrial and Manufacturing Environments

For many years, industrial control systems—often called “Operational Technology” or OT—have been relatively safe from cyber attacks. The control and telemetry systems used in industrial plants and manufacturing environments were typically placed on isolated or “air gapped” communication networks, and the systems themselves were based on highly specialized operating systems which were difficult to attack […]

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Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems
· Artificial Intelligence

Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems

What happens when technology advancements threaten to automate people’s jobs? That question is on the minds of many as research and development in artificial intelligence and machine learning rapidly advances. Recently ASU received a million dollar NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant to create autonomous systems that are not only more adaptable and efficient in manufacturing environments, […]

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IIoT World introduces mobile app to support the human aspect of the Digital Transformation journey to support its global community
· Connected Industry

IIoT World introduces mobile app to support the human aspect of the Digital Transformation journey to support its global community

Global Industrial IoT Experts that gather for the largest Industrial IoT virtual event can now leverage a mobile app as part of their conference experience, to support their digital learning in the human aspects of effectiveness, thanks to a collaboration with Ei World.   Westlake Ohio, June 29, 2020 – IIoT World today announced further […]

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Smart Buildings: Using IoT to Safeguard the Workplace
· Connected Industry

Smart Buildings: Using IoT to Safeguard the Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a complete re-evaluation of our physical spaces, including the workplace with smart buildings and smart factories.  Employees and consumers won’t set foot in facilities they don’t believe to be safe. Going forward, enterprises must take unprecedented measures for both safety and privacy. Fortunately for smart buildings, IoT technology is there to make it happen. Smart Buildings in […]

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