Most manufacturers looking at software-defined automation ask the wrong question first. The question is not "should we replace our hardware PLCs with virtual ones?" At Siemens, the S7-1500 virtual PLC and the hardware PLC share the…
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…
Edge computing is no longer an emerging concept; it is the operational backbone that industrial systems need to process data locally, run AI models in real time, and maintain security at the OT perimeter. In this…
For many industrial organizations, the edge has long been treated as a fixed, isolated part of operations. But as digital transformation initiatives scale—and artificial intelligence, analytics, and cybersecurity concerns intensify—this view is rapidly becoming outdated. Erik…
The factory of the future is not being built from the cloud down; it is being rebuilt from the edge up. In this article, IIoT World explores how modern edge data architectures are fundamentally changing manufacturing…