How Coreflux Runs Manufacturing AI on a $35 Raspberry Pi
· Industrial IoT

How Coreflux Runs Manufacturing AI on a $35 Raspberry Pi

Gil Silva, Partnership, Learning & Development Manager at Coreflux, walked through a live demo at Hannover Messe 2026 where a Raspberry Pi running the company’s Language of Things processed factory data, managed energy systems, and communicated with machines in real time. The Porto-based startup has built a system that lets someone automate a factory floor […]

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What Does a Fully AI-Driven Factory Look Like?
· Industrial IoT

What Does a Fully AI-Driven Factory Look Like?

A Gatorade bottling line at a FIFA World Cup stadium, producing on site instead of shipping from a central plant, with flavors adjusted by region and Doctor Pepper for the Texas crowd. In this IIoT World article based on a video interview recorded at Hannover Messe 2026, Ujjwal Kumar (CEO, Siemens Industrial Automation) explains how […]

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Implementing Edge AI for Asset Health Monitoring in Energy Infrastructure
· Energy

Implementing Edge AI for Asset Health Monitoring in Energy Infrastructure

Edge AI enables energy companies to monitor aging brownfield infrastructure by processing sensor data locally, replacing the diagnostic expertise lost as experienced engineers retire. At IIoT World Energy Day, panelists from TDK SensEI, HiveMQ, PrivacyChain, and ARC Advisory Group outlined the operational frameworks required to deploy Edge AI for maintaining infrastructure uptime, covering prescriptive analytics, […]

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Small Language Models: The Factory AI Infrastructure for the Modern Plant Floor
· Artificial Intelligence

Small Language Models: The Factory AI Infrastructure for the Modern Plant Floor

While the industrial world is captivated by the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs), a quieter, yet equally transformative, revolution is happening at the industrial edge: the rise of Small Language Models (SLMs). Often overshadowed by their larger counterparts, SLMs are proving to be the pragmatic, specialized AI tools manufacturers actually need for specific, resource-constrained […]

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Transforming Edge Data Into Real Business Value
· Connected Industry

Transforming Edge Data Into Real Business Value

Industrial companies produce more machine data than ever before.  Sensors, connected equipment, and automated systems generate terabytes of raw data every single day. Yet, most of this information never translates into measurable value.  It either sits unused in data lakes or overwhelms networks and cloud storage with its sheer volume.The result is that this vast […]

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When Machines Negotiate: A New Way to Run Manufacturing
· Hybrid Manufacturing

When Machines Negotiate: A New Way to Run Manufacturing

Factories today don’t struggle to collect data — they struggle to make sense of it. Machines measure everything from pressure to vibration, but most of it lacks meaning. Without context, even the most advanced dashboards can’t explain what’s happening on the floor.That’s starting to change.A new generation of AI agents at the edge is learning to understand […]

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AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations
· Artificial Intelligence

AI in Energy Is Growing Up: From Analytics to Real Operations

For years, AI in energy meant better dashboards, faster analytics, and smarter reports. Useful — but limited. Now, something more important is happening: AI is moving from describing what happened to deciding what to do next.This shift is already reshaping how operators, engineers, and managers run critical energy systems. It’s not hype — it’s a practical […]

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Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making

In my 15 years in Industry, I haven’t seen a technology move as quickly as AI. The timeline from writing funny Haikus to showing up on the factory floor was a lot shorter than I expected.AI is exciting, but what’s hype versus what’s real? Where is it being used today? How could it be used […]

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Why AI Needs IoT to Deliver Real Value in Industrial Operations
· Discrete Manufacturing

Why AI Needs IoT to Deliver Real Value in Industrial Operations

At Hannover Messe 2025, amid the buzz around generative AI and intelligent automation, Bernd Gross, CEO and co-founder of Cumulocity, offered a pragmatic lens into the convergence of AI and IoT—and what industrial leaders are still getting wrong.As co-founder of Cumulocity and an early architect of industrial IoT platforms, Gross has witnessed the sector’s evolution firsthand. His […]

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