Visual inspection—making sure that the parts are all present, the labels are on straight, and the packing materials are all in place—is an essential component of quality control in the manufacturing industry. By double-checking everything before products leave the factory floor, you can dramatically cut expenses, reduce waste, make customers happier, and lower the chance […]
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Industrial facilities face an avalanche of data from connected sensing, automation, and facility systems. In most modern industrial applications, this data sits idle or underutilized. The emergence of IoT devices has added to this flow of data. By 2025, there will be 75 billion IoT devices worldwide–over 40 percent of IoT and automation devices in […]
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For factories and manufacturers, the need for cybersecurity is urgent. This is due to the concerns arising from operation stoppages caused by security incidents, resulting in loss of revenue. Unlike enterprise IT, system administrators face several issues within smart factory security, namely with difficult-to-eliminate vulnerabilities, the spread of malware, and flat network configurations. Furthermore, when […]
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We’ve all heard a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its crucial role in empowering key elements of the “Factory of the Future”. And future Edge Computing is changing the way we think about what kind of digital performance can be achieved from devices at the edge of powerful 5G networks. But what happens when […]
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IIoT initiatives can be major projects involving millions in custom development and integrations, years of work, and collaboration across all levels and departments of an organization. However, the result of such an approach is often a large, bulky, difficult-to-implement IoT “initiative” with no actionable use cases to speak of. Aside from the typically high failure rate of these IIoT projects, an unprecedented pandemic only exacerbated the problem. The question this begs asking: Why invest in digital transformation initiatives at the corporate level when you still don’t have usable data from the factory floor?
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Manufacturing organizations manage expensive and sophisticated equipment at their factories—and the systems that run the machinery are increasingly being connected to the internet. The cybersecurity implications of this trend are significant, including possible threats to physical safety, and in some cases, national security. Companies strive to secure their systems while maintaining business imperatives like operational […]
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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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Many plants within the United States have been around since that late 1940’s, if not earlier with the industrial revolution. An industrial challenge we are facing is finding ways to keep these aged, old plants running with the technology they were built with. Even though approximately 15% of all machines wear out due to age, […]
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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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The manufacturing industry has been adopting next-gen technologies such as AI (artificial intelligence), advanced data analytics, predictive maintenance, automation, robotics, and more for improved productivity and enhanced safety on factory floors. Cutting-edge technologies can hold the key to optimizing uptime and productivity. Below are two digital transgormation case studies on manufacturers who implemented transformative technologies. […]
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McKinsey’s Global Institute predicts that IoT will have an economic impact of around $11 trillion by the end of 2025. The growing demand for automation, centralized monitoring, and predictive maintenance are leading the IoT technology most prominently in the manufacturing industry. With issues like abrupt outbreaks, disasters, and conflicts, manufacturers are increasing their search towards […]
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Now that technology has matured to a point where companies can implement a digital twin strategy that is cost-effective, it is a game-changer for manufacturers. In fact, 75% of organizations implementing IoT already use them or plan to within a year. What is a Digital Twin? A digital twin is a digital representation of a process, […]
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