Manufacturing

How a Small Sticker Made a Big Impact on Reducing Carton Waste

5 min read

Japanese customers have very strong sensibilities about quality, questioning if a product could be damaged if the carton it's in is also damaged. Cisco Japan is the using the EcoPatch to improve relationships with customers while avoiding reboxing.

April 7, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Solving the IoT Talent Puzzle

2 min read

Manufacturing executives are recognizing the need to reskill their employees, and how credible learning providers help develop talent from within. Key takeaways from our panel discussion at the 2017 Internet of Manufacturing Business Conference.

March 28, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Hannover Messe 2017 Kicks Off Industrie 4.0 Innovation

1 min read

April showers brings May flowers but if you are in Germany in late April, Hannover Messe is the breeding ground for innovation in the global manufacturing industry.

IoT Showcase at Cisco Live!

1 min read

Cisco’s IoT team, along with the Digital Manufacturing, Utilities, and Transportation groups, took to the Cisco Live Berlin show floor to exhibit our latest industrial products and solutions.

February 3, 2017

CLOUD

Introducing DevNet Create Conference in May 2017

2 min read

The application development landscape is changing. Innovation that has its roots in startups, APIs, cloud computing, containers and microservices is quickly making its way into the enterprise and into verticals such as manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and transportation.

February 2, 2017

MANUFACTURING

Team Chemistry and Industrie 4.0

2 min read

Chemistry bonds players from different backgrounds and experiences together, uniting them in a common goal. More often than not, it makes the team more than the sum of its parts.

January 24, 2017

MANUFACTURING

7 Reasons Why IIoT Projects Fail

3 min read

The IIoT brings new promises to the plant floor: lower operating cost, better visibility, and improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness.

January 19, 2017

MANUFACTURING

New in 2017: Factory of the Future Webinar Series

1 min read

Manufacturing is seeing a lot more focus on cybersecurity as more connectivity helps drive innovation, but potentially leads to more risk as industrial systems are now one of the most targeted sectors for attacks.

December 20, 2016

MANUFACTURING

Three Things I Learned in Mexico

1 min read

As I fly back from a few days visiting manufacturing facilities in Mexico, I wanted to share three things I learned on the trip.