Enterprise IoT is forecasted to account for 72% of market revenue by 2028, up from 70% in 2023. This shift highlights how industries are rapidly investing in smarter, connected technologies to drive the next phase of automation.Automation has long been a part of industry. What’s changing now is the intelligence behind it. Traditional systems followed […]
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The world is living through what is already a trending topic called “poly-crisis”, the interaction of crises. This includes such vectors as climate change, geopolitical tensions, economic volatility, and pandemic, all of which are ramped up at one time. This complex web of crises raises a critical question: Given the current poly-crisis, is it possible […]
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The journey toward smart manufacturing is often seen as a daunting and expensive endeavor, especially for smaller organizations. Paul Rogers, President and CEO of Americas and Asia-Pacific at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, offers a fresh perspective on how businesses of all sizes can navigate this transformation effectively and incrementally.Starting Small with Smart ManufacturingThe notion that smart […]
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Beyond Automation—A Partnership Between Digital Twins and PeopleDigital twins are often heralded as the ultimate tool for automation and operational efficiency, but their true transformative power lies in how they empower people to make better decisions, solve complex problems, and reduce unnecessary workloads. Far from replacing human workers, digital twins act as a collaborative partner, amplifying human intuition […]
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A new technical paper is now available, offering critical insights for industries seeking to modernize their data historians and improve overall operational efficiency. This paper explores the evolving role of data historians in the era of Industry 4.0 and how the adoption of modern, cloud-native solutions like InfluxDB can help overcome the limitations of legacy […]
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A significant obstacle to achieving industrial heat decarbonization is transforming renewable energy from inconsistent to dependable, as manufacturing facilities demand. While solar panels produce power only during daylight hours and wind turbines rely on windy conditions, industrial operations require a continuous and stable energy supply. Graphite Energy, an Australian company, identified this disparity and embarked […]
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The machines are talking. From the factory floor to the corner office, a quiet revolution is underway as more businesses wake up to the power of digital twins. What are these mysterious doubles that have captivated industry? Imagine creating a virtual copy of a physical asset—anything from a single pump to an entire smart building. […]
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Between labor shortages and supply chain issues, the warehouse industry is under considerable pressure right now. Production lines are struggling to keep up with demand and rarely possess enough staff to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions. To keep up, warehouses need to look towards automation and new technology to help fill the gaps in […]
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Using digital twins, one can enable AI to better interpret and train algorithms to manage building energy. One of the greatest hurdles in use of AI is cleaning the data to train the algorithm well. Digital twins allow the user to engage with the data to ensure its validity prior to AI training, creating a […]
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There are major opportunities to reduce emissions from buildings via greater energy efficiency through the use of technology. Capitalizing on those opportunities requires aligning incentives among builders, owners, and tenants to favor upfront fees and the implementation of varying technologies that reduce both emissions and long-term costs. In this session, our speakers will explain how […]
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The concept of digital twins has been around since the 1970s, but more recently we’ve started to see rapid adoption of the technology in a number of scenarios. With organizations in energy, transport, manufacturing, medicine and others creating digital twins to help understand how specific processes, instruments, even people will react to changing situations. What […]
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How digital twins and metaverse further greenhouse gas reduction My last two pieces focused on two subjects that are receiving more and more attention every day. The Metaverse, which for many is synonymous with Facebook changing its name to Meta, and decarbonization, a term that is vitally important in the combat for climate change. Digital […]
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