Manufacturing

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Next week Cisco will be exhibiting at the 2017 GE Minds + Machines conference in San Francisco (October 25 and 26). Cisco is a platinum sponsor, and if you’ve never attended this conference, it’s one of the premier Industrial IoT (IIoT) events. Topics of discussion will include: IIoT architecture IIoT data management and analytics Industrial control […]

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Today, organizations around the US are turning their attention to the future of manufacturing.  Manufacturing Day (October 6) recognizes the critical role the industry plays in the county’s economy and workforce. Across the US, manufacturing is viewed as an essential sector to economic growth: 76% of Americans say they think the country needs to make […]

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Earlier this month, I was involved in a webinar in partnership with CSIA and Panduit that focused on system integrators and expanding their business. The system integrator role is evolving from being project-centric into a long-term solutions partner who can help manufacturing clients in critical areas such as: Security considerations on the factory floor IT/OT […]

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This month marks the 50th anniversary of Burt Munro setting the land speed record on a motorcycle. Munro used a 1920, 1,000 CC Indian motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to set a record of 184.087 mph—a record that stands unbroken for its class to this very day. He was 68 years old […]

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Manufacturing as a culture is data driven, but the industry has been conservative when it comes to factory modernization projects. These projects provide useful data and immense value to operations.

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It’s no secret that manufacturers are concerned about security. Recently, Cisco published the 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report (MCR), which reflects the changing security landscape for manufacturers and many industries.

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New product introduction (NPI), is fundamental to manufacturing. NPI is usually associated with marketing, its roots lie in the ideation process and collaboration between engineering and product management teams.

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[Editor’s note:  One of the most exciting things about Industrial IoT and smart manufacturing are innovations happening all around the globe.  The blog below is from our Cisco France colleague,...

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It was hot outside, but it was cool inside Cisco Live 2017! What's more, we had exciting announcements for our manufacturing customers that could help accelerate their smart manufacturing initiatives.