The Unified Namespace (UNS) is among the fastest-growing data architecture patterns for Industry 4.0, promising easy publish-subscribe access to hierarchically structured industrial data. The UNS is often defined as a consolidated, abstracted structure by which all business applications can consume real-time industrial data in a consistent manner. A UNS allows users to combine multiple values […]
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Today, global leaders see manufacturing as the engine powering a wide range of initiatives—from infrastructure development to energy efficiency. Their focus on industrial growth and sustainability shouldn’t be surprising considering manufacturing accounts for roughly 17% of the global GDP and 23% of direct carbon emissions. The reprioritization of industrial investments around the world is good news for manufacturers.Now […]
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In industrial settings, supervisory and data acquisition applications have long consumed data from various endpoints such as sensors, PLCs, and RTUs. What is changing is how these applications are increasingly becoming cloud-native, allowing for greater ease of deployment and lifecycle management. The connectivity network between edge applications and endpoints is also changing. Traditionally, the network […]
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Four major industrial revolutions have occurred in the last few centuries with each revolution contributing to enhanced productivity and operational efficiency of the manufacturing process. Transition time between these revolutions has decreased drastically (Figure 1). As newer technologies emerge and business priorities change, the time between the last revolution, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and the next […]
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Industry 4.0 is all about new technology. Here’s how to prepare your machining processes for the next industrial revolution. Machining Processes Overview You have probably heard that we’re entering the next “industrial revolution” – Industry 4.0. Like the three that came before it, this will be a period of disruption and monumental shift for every […]
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Note: Part 1 of Digital Transformation Case Studies can be found here. Case Study #3: Tastitalia connects a different kind of industrial machine to the Internet of Things Tastitalia, an Italian company that creates customized solutions for human-machine interfaces, managed to control production costs and quality levels of their processes in an extremely precise and continuous […]
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Why the manufacturing industry needs communication standardsThe digital transformation has been underway on factory floors for some time now. As digital technologies emerges as a key factor for remaining competitive, the need for change gains focus. The sheer complexity of many existing systems makes data transparency and networking difficult and highlights why the production industry […]
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