Adopting Industry 4.0 practices could be critical for your business. And edge computing could be critical for your Industry 4.0 adoption plans. What is Industrial Edge Computing? Industrial edge computing means connecting all the benefits used in manufacturing, like energy and transportation. This allows companies to save, process and analyze data locally, in real time, […]
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The current landscape Cyberattacks targeting power grids and manufacturing plants in Europe over the past two years led me to believe that we would see the first major cyberattack on U.S. critical infrastructure in 2018. At the mid-year mark my prediction has already become a reality. The recent cyberattack in Atlanta destabilized municipal operations and […]
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For manufacturers, managing the supply chain from beginning to end has been like traveling two superhighways interrupted by a long stretch of dirt road. Manufacturers have benefited from increasingly powerful tools for demand planning and logistics management – the first and last parts of their supply chains – but tracking the performance of manufacturing production […]
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Is technology advancing and evolving faster than our collective mindset? It’s an interesting thought, and perhaps easy to confirm when you start considering connectivity. Today, we have the Internet of Things, and we enjoy the hyper-connectivity it provides if only we can get ourselves to trust it. Our security technology is lagging behind, so how […]
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Edge computing has many beenefits; it means faster response times, increased reliability and security. A lot has been said about how the Internet of Things ( IoT ) is revolutionizing the manufacturing world. Many studies have already predicted more than 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020. It is also expected over 1.44 billion data […]
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The convergence of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) systems may help manufacturers embrace new service offerings using web-based business models. Many years ago one of my distributor partners took me to do an automation demo for a very large industrial OEM. Afterward we went into a stockroom, where she noted on a clipboard […]
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Two lawyers walk into a smart manufacturing conference. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right? Well, no, actually, it was the reality last month when lawyers Matt Pollins, partner and head of commercial/TMT at legal firm CMS Singapore, and Wong Hong Boon, manufacturing and supply chain legal counsel at 3M Singapore, joined a […]
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Contrary to what you might think, you don’t need cloud providers or platforms to run your enterprise IoT project. In fact, it might be to your advantage to just stick to edge computing. If you’re considering an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) project then you’re probably wondering how to integrate it with the cloud. After […]
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One of the main reasons cyber risk continues to increase exponentially is due to the rapid expansion of attack surfaces – the places where software programs are vulnerable to attack or probe by an adversary. Attack surfaces, according to the SANS Institute, can include any part of a company’s infrastructure that exposes its networks and systems […]
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For most people around the world, cities are central to our lives and security. More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and that percentage is expected to grow dramatically over the coming decades. Along with this influx into cities, though, come many challenges. Increases in energy consumption strain remaining resources. Increasing […]
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In 500BC the Chinese general and military strategist Sun Tzu taught his commanders that quickness is the essence of war, and agility the hinge of battle. Sun Tzu’s wisdom 0f 2500 years ago is uniquely appropriate to us today as the fourth Industrial Revolution continues to unfold. Above all, digital transformation is a culture change. […]
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In this fifth and final part of our five-part Augmented Reality for Transportation and Logistics series, we’ll look at the kinds of interaction technologies that can help make an AR implementation successful. We’ll also explore the importance of getting and using the data you get from your AR solution to iterate and improve on the […]
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