The internet of things (IoT) has turned the industry’s traditional security model of isolationism on its head. Suddenly, devices and systems, until now segregated by physical locks and operational air-gaps, are easily accessible.
“In IT, servers are locked away in data centers where only...
Texmark Chemicals is a Texas petro-chemical processing and manufacturing company that provides custom contract manufacturing (tolling) of specialty and high volume chemicals to many of the world’s leading chemical companies. The firm, working with partners, has deployed IIoT solutions to improve operational efficiency.
Texmark is...
Solar equipment manufacturer SunPower took a five-step process to turn a Latin American facility into a smart factory
In a paper published by MESA International, a nonprofit association for manufacturing enterprises, SunPower Manufacturing Project Manager Nikhil Padhi provides an experience-based guide to how the company...
Hosting its industrial IoT platforms with AWS supports scale, security and rapid development of industrial IoT services
To fully unlock new levels of efficiency and business value, the industrial IoT requires many things--robust security, ability to integrate with legacy IT systems, realignment of the workforce...
Learn from MESA International how the industry is addressing the move to smart manufacturing
As the industrial internet of things continues to take shape, there is tremendous interest in reinventing factory floors and supply chains to a smart manufacturing model. Using the IIoT, manufacturers can...
The deal with German firm Software AG will allow Siemens to strengthen its IoT operating system MindSphere
German company Siemens AG has signed a partnership with compatriot firm Software AG to strengthen the presence of the cloud-based open Internet of Things (IoT) operating system MindSphere...
A Q&A with Steve Chadwick, Intel Principal Engineer of Manufacturing IT
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon as. A wide variety of manufacturers are embracing
advanced technologies running the gamut from the internet of things and connectivity to data
analytics and automation in an effort to create...
A big time majority of industries have adopted internet of things (IoT) solutions--86%, according to Bsquare's inaugural IIoT Maturity Study--but there's still a lot of work to be done for sectors like manufacturing, transportation and oil and gas to truly unlock the efficiencies promised...
Deal with Spanish car maker Seat will focus on 5G for enablement of smart manufacturing processes for automotive
Spanish telco Telefonica has signed an agreement with compatriot car maker SEAT to develop innovative initiatives in the automotive industry. The agreement reached, which makes Telefónica a...
New product and investment speak to value of IoT for the smart manufacturing sector
Rockwell Automation is a major player in helping customers realize digital transformation and adopt IoT tools to create smart manufacturing operations that reduce downtime as a function of analytics, machine learning...
Predictive maintenance is a key smart manufacturing use case
Japanese company Hirotec Group, one of the largest private production companies in the global automotive market, wanted to implement Industry 4.0 innovations to tackle unplanned downtime.
To achieve this, the company paired an IoT platform from Hewlett...
Based on Verizon's annual "State of the Market: Internet of Things 2017" report, the manufacturing sector is leading the way in adoption of internet of things technologies with an 84% increase in number of year-over-year network connections. As digital transformation, based on IoT adoption,...
End-to-end IoT offering targets use cases, including supply chain, smart inventory management and predictive maintenance
Orange Business Services and Microsoft announced they are collaborating to deliver end-to-end internet of things solutions to boost the digital processes of companies in the manufacturing sector.
Through this collaboration, enterprises...
Rolls-Royce, together with Singapore agencies and companies, will invest $44 million in the initiative
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), British power systems technology company Rolls-Royce, and Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL), announced they will invest up to $44 million to...
Rajeev Suri on Fourth Industrial Revolution for 'productivity gains, economic growth and business success'
SAN FRANCISCO--"Certainly there's plenty of hype," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said of the ICT-enabled, socalled Fourth Industrial Revolution during a keynote presentation at Mobile World Congress Americas this week. "Everyday there's...
Cummins Power Generation has leveraged the Microsoft Cloud and the internet of things (IoT) to remotely monitor power systems anywhere in the world.
Cummins Power Generation’s new PowerCommand Cloud, a cloud-based remote monitoring solution built on the Microsoft Azure IoT suite, provides new insight into...
Factory owners who invest in automation can break even in less than six months and see a 210% return within the first year, according to Ericsson. The company backs up this marketing claim with real world experience from one of its own factories. A...
The two companies are developing an IoT platform to enable smart manufacturing processes
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics, vehicles, semiconductors and transportation solutions among many other products, is working with Oracle to digitally transform its operations. The two companies have developed...
The agreement with MESA will focus on interoperability, portability and security for the industrial internet
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global organization seeking to accelerate the industrial internet of things (IIoT), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association...
The vision is for smart manufacturing applications to be supported by a dedicated 5G network slice
5G is about a lot more than simply higher mobile data rates. The ultra high capacity and ultra low latency of 5G could support a wide range of valuable...
Manufacturing execution system ups productivity at GE Aviation plant
GE Digital is focused on leveraging the industrial internet of things to drive digital transformation in various industrial sectors including manufacturing. It's latest manufacturing execution systems (MES) software, which covers everything from pairing certified workers with...
Key smart factory technologies include sensors, machine vision, connectivity
Based on a recent report from market research firm Mordor Intelligence, the market value of smart factory solutions in North America is set to grow to $96.77 annual value in 2020, which is a more than...
Actionable analytics key to Rockwell Automation's smart manufacturing portfolio
Great Lakes Brewing Company worked with Rockwell Automation to connect production machinery and provide workers with the data analysis needed to improve operational efficiencies as part of a digital transformation using industrial internet of things solutions...
