An issue in manufacturing that is singular to machine builders is the speed with which they can respond with service to the machines, in the case of a failure. In the past, this has usually meant…
Based on customer requests we have implemented support for running Crosser Edge Streaming Analytics on Azure IoT Edge. Now you can innovate much faster and without the cost, risk and developer dependencies that come with writing…
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers new ways to drive efficiencies, engage customers, and develop new business with greater insights at the Intelligent Edge. This requires more and more computing power at the edge to capture…
The first step in adopting Industrial IoT is Machine Monitoring Industrial IoT is the wave of the future for manufacturing. Why? Because the goal in any plant or on any factory floor is to reduce costs to…
A growing number of manufacturers, particularly those with large global footprints and complicated supply chains, have realized the power of predictive analytics. However, many are not taking advantage of this technology for larger, strategic decisions. Some…
Manufacturers are busy either exploring or deploying AR, IoT sensors, and other smart engineering technologies to gain a competitive advantage. Rapid prototyping, married with augmented reality technologies, is starting to help manufacturing companies significantly reduce the…
MachineMetrics, which equips factories with the digital tools needed to increase productivity and win more business, announced this week it has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing. Tola Capital led the round with participation from existing…
As Industry 4.0 continues to blaze new trails through the first quarter of the 21st century, it is clear the Industrial Internet of Things is the vehicle of choice for getting there. Global manufacturers have invested…
Your data scientists are among your most valuable assets. But if you are not making full use of edge analytics then you could be wasting their time. If yours is like most companies, then when you…
Unplanned downtime remains one of the most expensive and disruptive challenges facing manufacturers today. For most manufacturers, downtime is the single largest source of lost production time , yet over 80% of companies are unable to…
Today, the term Digital Twin is ubiquitous. Four years ago, I had my first personal contact with this concept. I attended the VDI conference “Big Data in Manufacturing”, where a General Electric's (GE) manager presented the…
The manufacturing industry has a long history of automated machines and systems. IIoT is part of larger digital transformation efforts to help connect critical assets, extract data, and improve factory operations. IIoT still raises a lot…