Every year manufacturers worldwide lose billions of dollars due to disruptions and failures of automated production lines. Tangible costs include the loss of production, capacity, direct labor, inventory, and product. Intangible costs are the ripple effect of these losses and may include diminished responsiveness to customer and market demands, decreased customer goodwill, increased machine and […]
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Many of the promised benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) did not capture the imagination of SCADA professionals a year or two ago. Why not? Because many of the IIoT capabilities lauded as “visionary” match what they have been accomplishing for decades.Over the years, many SCADA professionals discovered ways to bring remote data back to […]
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Advanced Design and Manufacturing (ADM) Cleveland is less than one week away, March 29–30, and I would like to invite you to attend as my guest! Simply use promo code IIoTWorld when you register online to claim your FREE pass. ADM Cleveland is Northeast Ohio’s only comprehensive design and manufacturing event, offering five industry-specific zones […]
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