May 30, 2014

MANUFACTURING

The 2014 Automation Conference – IoE and Beer

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The 2014 Automation Conference (TAC) was held March 20-21, 2014 in sunny Chicago (Yes, sunny Chicago!! I made sure to pack some California sunshine for the Windy City) attracted...

May 15, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Don’t Miss this Mfg.net Webcast on IoT and Manufacturing

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For many manufacturers, understanding how industry trends impact their business and learning about peer best practices are top priorities. Once current area of focus — tapping into the transformational  value  of the Internet of Things (IoT) on manufacturing — is top of mind for best-in-class companies. A vision of IoT and its impact on manufacturing […]

April 9, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing in America – Turning the Corner

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What does manufacturing mean to America? While there may be no quantitative right answer to that question, in my opinion, manufacturing is the creation of new jobs, the empowering of individuals, and teamwork that helps make dreams a reality. Manufacturing has long been wrongly perceived as a dirt and grime industry that lacks the appeal […]

March 24, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Cisco At Hannover Messe 2014

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Hannover Messe is once again upon us.  The world's premier industrial technical showcase will be held in Hannover, Germany from April 7-11, 2014.  Last year's faire had a clear focus...

March 13, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Attending The Automation Conference Should be an Automatic Decision

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Last week, I got a great response to a blog on ‘Making Smarter Manufacturing and IoT a Reality Today’, where I illustrated some use-case business scenarios and strategies to leverage the IoT industry trends now. One way savvy manufacturers, industrial companies and supply chain and operations teams stay current with evolving trends like IoT is […]

February 26, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Technology- The Paintbrush Enabling the New Manufacturing Renaissance

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Welcome to the New Manufacturing Renaissance driven by a collage of sensors, robots, servers, clouds, tablets, machines, people and …things. The Internet of Everything (IoE) is serving as the canvas that connects and integrates all those “things.”  Over the last few years we have been inundated by industry pundits and scholars predicting the efficiency gains, […]

February 20, 2014

MANUFACTURING

The Internet of Everything for Manufacturers: ARC Industry Forum 2014 Highlights

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In December, I blogged about Predictions 2014: Wager on the Internet of Everything (IoE) for the Manufacturing Industry.  In terms of thought and verbal capital, investments in IoE/IoT (Internet of Things) are proliferating from top of mind to tip of tongue across industry analysts, pundits, press and producers alike.  Just last week, I joined a […]

February 13, 2014

MANUFACTURING

Integration and Customization in Manufacturing: Some Exciting Trends

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Recently I wrote about a few real life examples of IDC Manufacturing Insights 2014 Predictions: Worldwide Manufacturing and their Top 10 predictions in two parts.  They can be found: Part 1 and Part 2.  I wanted to continue with this and wrap up the discussions with some additional examples.   Hopefully, this helps illustrate what is […]

February 3, 2014

MANUFACTURING

More Reactions to IDC’s 2014 Manufacturing Predictions- Supply Chains and B2B Commerce

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Recently I wrote about a few real life examples of IDC Manufacturing Insights 2014 Predictions: Worldwide Manufacturing and their Top 10 predictions. I wanted to continue with some more examples to illustrate what is happening now and hopefully help you see some real life examples that are already taking place. To follow up with IDC’s […]