Industry 4.0

Is it time to virtualize your factory floor?

6 min read

Virtualization of control systems in a manufacturing environment can be hugely beneficial provided you build a flexible, scalable, deterministic, and secure network to ease transition to a centralized pool of virtual machines.

April 3, 2023

TRANSPORTATION

Forward Thinking – Critical Infrastructure Outcomes In 2023

3 min read

Over the past year, companies operating in critical infrastructure and industrial industries have faced numerous business challenges: labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, extreme weather events, and the urgency of implementing sustainability and net zero strategies, to name more than a few.

December 20, 2022

MANUFACTURING

Industrial Processes and Wireless Communications – Part III: Process Automation Monitoring

5 min read

In the final segment of this three-part series, I put an advisory lens on process automation monitoring, dissecting the application flow, and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.

December 15, 2022

MANUFACTURING

Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

4 min read

This blog is the second in a three part series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.

December 13, 2022

MANUFACTURING

Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part I: Robots and AGV

4 min read

The Internet is littered with articles about Industry 4.0. Adoption of digital industrial processes is facilitated when these processes run over wireless infrastructure, but the communications technology must deliver against strict application requirements for performance and reliability.

September 21, 2022

MANUFACTURING

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing is Bridging the Gap to Productivity, Security Resiliency, and Sustainability

2 min read

For over a decade, manufacturing leaders and technology partners like Cisco have worked to accelerate industry 4.0 and digital transformation strategies to deliver business outcomes: operational efficiency, reduced downtime, security resiliency, environmental monitoring and sustainability.

A blueprint for the modern industrial network from Cisco and Rockwell Automation

3 min read

Static manufacturing operations are going obsolete. Smart manufacturing is the future. Learn how manufacturers become more agile, minimize risk, and optimize production yield.