December 18, 2014

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IoT in Action – Connectivity in Fire & Safety

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact connecting buildings and industrial networks to IT environments. By linking your industrial sensors, robotics, trucks, and other equipment with your enterprise applications, through the Internet of Things (IoT), companies have better visibility into what’s happening in the environment. More importantly, these companies can more quickly […]

December 17, 2014

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Making the ‘Plant of the Future’ a Reality Today

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At Automation Fair last month, I participated in several sessions and industry forums as part of Cisco’s participation in this event, which is Rockwell Automation’s largest user conference. What struck me were some of the urgency for many manufacturers in investing in key technologies in their plant environment. It was quite serendipitous, since we announced […]

December 4, 2014

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Get Ahead of the Curve in 2015: Invest in IoT

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As the holiday season gets into full swing, executives like you are polishing off strategic and operational plans for the New Year. For many manufacturing companies, 2014 was a good year, for some outstanding, and most manufacturers are optimistic for more of the same in 2015. According to MAPI’s US Industrial Outlook, “manufacturing will continue […]

November 26, 2014

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Industrial IP Advantage at Automation Fair 2014

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Last week, I joined my colleagues from Rockwell Automation and Panduit at the Industrial IP Advantage (IIPA) booth at Automation Fair in Anaheim.  This is the largest gathering of Rockwell Automation users where IIPA can do outreach directly to the community of controls engineers, automation managers and industrial IT professionals. Since IIPA has a vision […]

November 19, 2014

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Compelling Use Cases for Wireless in the Factory

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At  Automation Fair this week, we are announcing major enhancements to our Cisco Connected Factory solution with new wireless and mobility capabilities.  This solution, called Factory Wireless, builds on the joint Cisco/Rockwell Automation architecture, known as Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE), as well as Cisco’s networking expertise with wireless and wired technologies and creates new flexible […]

November 7, 2014

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Real-World IoT Solutions at Automation Fair 2014

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In a little over two weeks, many of my colleagues at Cisco are joining customers, ecosystem partners and strategic alliance partner   Rockwell Automation for their largest user conference, Automation Fair.  Automation Fair will be held at sunny Anaheim, California from November 19th thru the 20th. Every year, we showcase the best of our real-world, joint […]

October 27, 2014

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IoT, STEM, Women, Innovation, Manufacturing and the 52% Opportunity

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I can humbly say that I can now understand, embrace and apply the phrase that my grandfather often spoke, “Son, I’ve lived a little.  Trust your eyes more than your ears.   May the HOPE experienced by your ears be the reality of your eyes.” I, one day HOPE that the reality of equality and opportunity […]

October 24, 2014

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Improving R&D Through Remote Visualization

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Authors: Randal Kenworthy and Doug Wycoff Innovation in manufacturing comes from many sources.   One of the core and traditional sources is the research and development (R&D) function within a manufacturing organization.   However, the requirements and traditional processes within those functions are changing. Manufacturers are beginning to see an increase in the amount of collaborative R&D […]

October 17, 2014

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Join Cisco at Automation Fair 2014

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As the seasons change and it turns to autumn, it’s almost that time of year to make plans to attend  Automation Fair.  As always, this event is a ‘can’t miss’ conference for all of you who are in controls, operations or IT for industrial companies.  This year, Automation Fair will be held in the West […]