Achieving Cutting Edge Production – A Guide to Machine Learning In Manufacturing
· Artificial Intelligence & ML

Achieving Cutting Edge Production – A Guide to Machine Learning In Manufacturing

Machine learning (ML) is becoming even more prevalent as manufacturers continue their journey towards Industry 4.0 and digitally transform their factories. It has the capacity to make production more efficient by increasing output while maintaining quality standards.  ML and industrial automation in manufacturing ML and industrial automation in manufacturing promises to overcome many of the industries most pressing challenges—including […]

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Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems
· Artificial Intelligence

Safe Skill-Aligned On-The-Job Training with Autonomous Systems

What happens when technology advancements threaten to automate people’s jobs? That question is on the minds of many as research and development in artificial intelligence and machine learning rapidly advances. Recently ASU received a million dollar NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant to create autonomous systems that are not only more adaptable and efficient in manufacturing environments, […]

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I, Industrial IoT
· Connected Industry

I, Industrial IoT

In 1958 Leonard E. Read wrote an essay that was to become one of the most famous – and eloquent – treatments of free market economics. Written somewhat jovially from the first-person perspective of an inanimate carbon(-filled) rod, that essay was I, Pencil. If you haven’t read it then I would urge you to or […]

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Smart Manufacturing: Cloud vs. Edge Computing
· Connected Industry

Smart Manufacturing: Cloud vs. Edge Computing

There are an endless number of buzzwords in the technology industry at any given moment.  We’ve all heard more than enough about the Cloud, the Edge and the Internet of Things (IoT) for the past several years. However, there still seems to be some confusion in the Smart Manufacturing industry about how these three terms […]

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Smart Cities – what’s in it for citizens?
· Smart Cities

Smart Cities – what’s in it for citizens?

Connected technology is ushering in a new era of smart cities, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient, and more livable — represent the transformative power of the Internet of Things. Now, as […]

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Improving Operational Efficiency with Industrial IoT: Part 1
· Connected Industry

Improving Operational Efficiency with Industrial IoT: Part 1

The last two and a half centuries have brought about stunning changes in industrial productivity.  With each passing generation, new and more advanced equipment and methodologies have arrived on scene to push production capabilities to new heights.  And as each new methodology or technological advancement has matured, the quest for greater operational efficiency has honed […]

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The Basics Behind Building Machine Learning Solutions
· Artificial Intelligence & ML

The Basics Behind Building Machine Learning Solutions

Machine Learning Requires a Systematic Approach to Systems, Architecture, and data. Developing Machine Learning analytics yields immediate and long-term benefits. 1. Make Machine Learning Part of a Modernization Strategy  After decades in research labs, machine learning is now getting enormous attention for real-world applications that harness the technology’s formidable power to discern patterns in huge quantities and […]

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Machine Learning: The Next Step in Advanced Analytics
· Connected Industry

Machine Learning: The Next Step in Advanced Analytics

Machine learning enables organizations to harvest a higher volume of insights from both structured and unstructured data than they could otherwise accomplish with traditional business intelligence solutions. 1. A New Dimension in Predictive Analytics In today’s economy, all business is becoming data business. In a study conducted by Forrester Consulting, 98 percent of organizations said that […]

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Connected Data Will Help Shape Smart Manufacturing of the Future
· Connected Industry

Connected Data Will Help Shape Smart Manufacturing of the Future

Connected devices and the subsequent birth of the Internet of Things (IoT) have provided businesses a veritable treasure trove of data to mine, understand, and reapply to their own processes. And thus, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) was born. Most enterprises today have only scratched the surface of what their connected device data can […]

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Is Artificial Intelligence Good or Bad: Debating the Ethics of AI
· Artificial Intelligence

Is Artificial Intelligence Good or Bad: Debating the Ethics of AI

On August 4, 1997, Skynet came online to control the weapons arsenal of the United States with a mandate of “safeguarding the world.” Skynet started to learn at a geometric rate and became self-aware at 2:14am on August 29, 1997. Humans saw the artificial intelligence (AI) as a threat and attempted to shut it down. […]

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Edge Computing Benefits – Key Drivers for Smart Manufacturing
· Smart Manufacturing

Edge Computing Benefits – Key Drivers for Smart Manufacturing

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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