Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are designed for inside-the-fence manufacturing plants, where machinery is co-located with a central command center. Deploying these systems across remote, geographically dispersed assets introduces significant power, connectivity, and cost…
IIoT applications introduce serious ICS security risks to manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, chemical, and transportation industries, according to Dr. Ulrich Lang, Co-founder and CEO of ObjectSecurity. In this interview, Dr. Lang explains that most customers…
A World Economic Forum whitepaper identifies five technologies reshaping global production: the internet of things, artificial intelligence, advanced robotics, wearables, and 3D printing. Together, these technologies alter every step of the production chain, from product design…
SCADA professionals have been skeptical of the Industrial Internet of Things because IIoT capabilities often mirrored what they accomplish for decades using RTUs, PLCs, wireless transmitters, and data warehousing tools. Dan Turner of PTC's Market Insights…
In a 2017 League of Scholars ranking, wireless sensor networks and cloud computing dominated academic focus among the world's top 500 Internet of Things researchers, at 30% and 27% respectively. This ranking, compiled by co-founder Paul…
Making the benefits of digitalization tangible – that was the declared objective of HANNOVER MESSE 2017. After five action-packed days at the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology, the organizers spoke of a thriving event.…
Are you ready for IIoT/Industry 4.0? Industry 4.0 promises to offer significant advantages to manufacturing and operations according to MIT experts. It also provides the opportunity to repeat the same systemic errors that plagued the previous three.…
The inaugural Advanced Design and Manufacturing show & conference in Cleveland was a success according to Steven Carlisle, UBM's Senior Manager, Relationships & Partnerships. "We managed to hit our target attendance numbers in the first day…
A study by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network, based on a global survey of approximately 350 executives, shows that only 1.5 percent of large companies have a clear vision for Industrial IoT. The report highlights…
To fast-track a successful IoT manufacturing project, Douglas Bellin, Senior Manager of Global Private Sector Industries at Cisco, recommends defining a clear end state, breaking it into incremental steps, and building security into the architecture from…
Most organizations are overwhelmed, understaffed, and/or underfunded when it comes to cybersecurity. These constraints create a critical need to prioritize on the most critical cybersecurity measures. However, often these priorities are unclear or hard to determine,…
As part of the CEO Insights Series, IIoT World Managing Editor, Lucian Fogoros, interviews Unified Inbox CEO, Toby Ruckert, about the opportunities in Smart Factories with Intelligent IoT Messaging. Lucian Fogoros: In March, IBM and Unified…