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 […]
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.
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.
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.
[Editor’s note] Join us for a webinar hosted by Martin Lee, technical lead on Cisco’s Talos threat research team, to understand the latest in the new malware variant, Nyetya. Webinar will be on Friday, June 30, 2017 at 7 am PDT / 3 pm BST / 4 pm CEST. Hear the latest on the attack […]
I recently took part in a plant tour with a manufacturer in the early days of modernizing its plant floor. Two decades old, this factory had always relied on manual data collection. The team hand-carried operational data back to the office to be correlated and analyzed. Then they would make improvements or address issues they […]
Despite its prevalence in all areas of our lives, wireless connectivity in industrial settings isn’t as ubiquitous. There are a number of reasons for this, but mainly due to the environment.
There has been a lot of discussion lately around why IoT projects fail. Many projects stall at the proof of concept (POC) phase, and only about a quarter of these investments are considered a success. With these setbacks however, there are some notable achievements as well. As part of our factory of the future webinar […]
What comes to mind when you think of Durham, North Carolina? If you’re like most people, it’s probably one of three things: minor league baseball, Duke basketball, or tobacco. The 1988 film Bull Durham cemented the town’s notoriety and the Durham Bulls as one of the most famous minor league franchises in sports. Coach Mike […]
