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
The Internet of Things brings tremendous potential value, but also a new threat environment. A German steel plant's experience shows how big the risk can be.
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
At the 2017 Hannover Messe, dozens of manufacturing execs were trying to figure out how to move forward their platforms, teams, and philosophies to enable Industrie 4.0 outcomes at scale.
TSN enables a single, Ethernet network that works across vendors and drives IT and OT convergence through common management practices.
Digital transformation, digital business, digitization, digital disruption. There are countless ways to phrase it, but it boils down to this. When digital technologies enable new business models, that’s digital transformation. Digital factory
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.
Even though Industrie 4.0 and smart manufacturing concepts have been around for a few years, thought leaders are now agreeing that Industrie 4.0 is at an inflection point.
