Industrie 4.0, or the Industrial IoT, offers great promise for manufacturers to optimize business operations. The key to any successful Industrial IoT project lies in the factory data. Without data, extracted from a myriad of sources, delivered to the right application, at the right time – little optimization can happen. There is a considerable amount […]
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“It is a moment that happens, probably, every 25 years, it’s an exponential moment when both, business and technology architectures change at the same time. This moment has a potential to change everything, and If you are able to learn exponentially, you become the disruptor instead of being disrupted.” This is how the IBM Chairman, […]
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Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is inexorably gathering strength. Industry 4.0 introduces the digitalization of processes, the Internet of Things, the installation of widespread sensors in the physical environment and the ability to rapidly enhance production economics through real-time performance-data analysis. IIoT Benefits for New Technology The new generation of digitalized, automated technology now available is enabling manufacturers around […]
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The indoor positioning market is predicted to show double-digit growth rates every year. We have put together an infographic to show the main indoor positioning applications and their business value. Main indoor positioning applications Business value comes with live installations We brought together our experience with customers from all over the world to show the main application areas in indoor positioning […]
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In a 2016 article from Business Insider, General Electric described what an ideal intelligent factory would look like. Their vision for the “Brilliant Factory,” as they called it, would start with automatic ordering based on detected customer need, and use 3D printing technologies to design, prototype, and test a new part in hours rather than […]
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A recent Frost & Sullivan research shows that the major challenge currently facing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution market is the inability of providers to offer one-stop- shop solutions. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), such as pump, motor and variable frequency drives (VFD) companies, want to leverage IIoT and bundle their products with IIoT […]
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As outlined in our previous story on Industry 4.0, the challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing sector are significant and global. They include: Tackling the skills shortage that manufacturers are increasingly facing due to an aging workforce and the changing nature of manufacturing itself Managing the demands of a global supply chain that requires strong, […]
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Life is changing fast for manufacturing companies. Not only is the business of designing, making, shipping, distributing and selling finished goods becoming ever more global and competitive, but technology is ensuring that it is evolving at a pace that’s tough to keep up with without integrating IT solutions for manufacturing. Manufacturing companies need to be more […]
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If someone were to ask you what you were doing on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, chances are that you would be able to recall what happened in great and vivid detail. You’d remember who you were with, what you were thinking at the time, what you were feeling, and what you had planned to do. […]
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It’s an amazing time to be involved in manufacturing. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is providing opportunities to transform businesses quicker than ever before and, potentially, at a fraction of the cost. This is exactly what we’re striving to do at my startup company, pointFASE. We aim to provide low-cost software that makes it […]
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Frequently, video solutions intended for industrial use are purchased by the organization’s security department. In most organizations, operations and security are different departments. This often provides budget, control, and integration challenges within the organization. Treating the video system as part of the SCADA system rather than the security system helps to clearly delineate video’s use, […]
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Running factories from our phones, adaptive robots that work alongside with humans or 3D printing are just a few characteristics of smart manufacturing. Nico Steyn, CEO of IoT.nxt shares his thoughts about Industrial IoT, connecting devices, and the role of the Internet of Things in defining a new way of doing business. Carol Rudinschi: Nico, […]
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