Industrial Automation

April 25, 2013

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Cisco Power Over EtherNet (POE) – What’s the Benefit to Your Business?

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An introduction to how Cisco Industrial POE can simplify electrical wiring, increase device portability, and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This is available on the Cisco IE3000 and IE2000 Series products now. IP devices are becoming Ubiquitous, and the Internet of things is upon us, and predictions are for billions of devices connected over […]

April 22, 2013

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Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the US?

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Manufacturing Exports up over past 18 months for USA. Douglas Burtnick of Aberdeen Asset Management was heard on NBR recently talking about how the US export story is really interesting, and often overlooked by those not focused on the manufacturing industry. He said…  “Companies are seeing external demand for anything from machinery, to electronics, to […]

April 11, 2013

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Cisco and ODVA at 2013 Hannover Messe

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The buzz this year at Hannover Messe Fair is around "The Integrated Industry".  One of the key technologies that's enabling this convergence is unmodified Ethernet being deployed...

April 5, 2013

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Learn About the Power of Integration at Hannover Messe 2013

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This Monday is the beginning of Hannover Messe Faire noted by companies and organizations as the world's premier industrial technology showcase.  This years Faire has a clear focus on core technologies...

December 4, 2012

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Manufacturing’s Evolving Workforce

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The United States continues to be the world’s largest manufacturing economy, employing nearly 17 million people – about 1 in 6 private sector jobs. However,  the modern manufacturing industry is struggling to attract the highly skilled workers it needs  for the tech-savvy, evolving role required in today’s manufacturing operations. Historically, manufacturing jobs were thought of […]

November 26, 2012

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Welcome Bob Dean to the Manufacturing Industry Blog

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  Please join me in welcoming Bob Dean to the Manufacturing Industry Blog! I am pleased to introduce Robert (Bob) Dean to the Cisco Manufacturing Industry Blog.  Bob is the Executive Director with Cisco’s Americas Business Transformation team and is responsible for building and leading the go-to-market ans sales development strategies for the Manufacturing Industry […]

November 20, 2012

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Visit the Cisco Connected Industries Booth at SPS/IPC/Drives

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One of the largest industrial exhibitions in the world is coming up next week-  SPS/IPC/Drives which will be held from November 27th-29th in Nuremberg, Germany. This year, Cisco will have a greater presence at this industrial automation and controls trade expo.   One of the interesting aspects of this exhibition is it covers not just components […]