IIoT
Navigating Digitization of the Manufacturing Sector with Industry 4.0
April 20, 2022
Digitally transformed businesses acquire many capabilities and advantages that were previously not accessible. Navigating your plant in the rapidly evolving digital landscape is not an easy task.
Industrial Ethernet 2022 Special Report
March 21, 2022
2022 Special Report in the Industrial Ethernet Book explores the latest technologies and trends in industrial networking including Single Pair Ethernet, Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) and IIoT software solutions.
Industrial Internet of Things 2022 Progress Report
January 23, 2022
Industry experts provide their perspective on the state of the Industrial Internet of Things. Our 2022 progress report explores how IoT technology is being implemented into complex industrial environments as part of digital transformation strategies, and leverage a wide range of connectivity solutions.
IIoT architectures revolutionize factory production management
January 23, 2022
Ever shorter response times, increasing volatility and almost unmanageable complexity are bringing production challenges into sharp focus. But the IIoT is providing a new architecture for factory automation which enables an ultra-flexible production concept for companies – for greater adaptivity and resilience.
Predictive maintenance leverages software frameworks
January 22, 2022
The Otosense SMS technology solution consists of an edge device called Smart Motor Sensor (SMS), Android and iOS mobile applications to provision the device, web dashboards to visualize the data, and AI based analytics and REST API services hosted in the cloud.
IoT-connected sensors bring geolocation services to the supply chain
January 22, 2022
IoT-connected sensors with cloud-based geolocation capabilities allow organizations to monitor assets over large geographic regions. With this technology in place, retailers can work directly with their manufacturers and logistics partners to mitigate potential delays in the supply chain while managing customer expectations.
UA Cloud Library and Field Level Communications Updates
January 22, 2022
The OPC Foundation continues to forge ahead with technology advancements. Recent highlights include the launch of the UA Cloud Library developed in conjunction with CESMII and completion of the second release candidate for the OPC UA FX (Field eXchange) specifications that is part of the FLC initiative.
TwinCAT software solutions for networked machine control
January 22, 2022
New automation and machine control networking solutions include direct integration of OPC UA Pub/Sub for real-time communication, a server inference engine for increasing machine learning requirements and a TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor that increases availability through integrated virtual machine environments.
IIoT network trends and the role of Single Pair Ethernet
January 22, 2022
Looking at industry and the need for fully Ethernet-based networks, Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) offers a promising solution. SPE only requires two wires to transfer data and power and is designed in a way that, over an entire network, all machines can talk in the same language.
AI and hybrid edge-cloud to dominate IoT in 2022
January 22, 2022
Top predictions for edge computing are related to technology advancements, hybrid edge-cloud architectures and impact to industries. The effect of edge computing on blockchain, and other digital ledger technologies, will become clearer in a few years. Similarly, 5G’s impact on edge computing is still too early to predict.