IoT products & services have exploded in 2021 so far. People are surrounded by IoT devices, such as IoT cars, smart refrigerators, and other smart home products, exchanging data through connected sensors. There are even smart machines now, networking in every industry right from manufacturing to retail. The ubiquity of these connected devices is overwhelming and […]
The transportation, logistic, and fleet management sectors are some of the biggest beneficiaries of digital transformation solutions across all industries. Especially with advances towards smart cities, technologies such as the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and predictive analytics act as the main driver for transportation businesses to grow. With machine-to-machine communication, […]
Key Takeaways: COVID-19 is redefining how industries see healthcare and safety measures in 2020 and beyond. Industrial IoT will play a major role in implementing safety measures and ensuring business continuity. IoT based sensors, wearables, AR/VR, robots, and automation will be used for social distancing, remote accessibility, reducing onsite accidents, and improving other safety issues. As the novel […]
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) shows promise for the generation and use of Big Data in automation, but it is delivering little, as of yet. This is partly because deployment costs are high, and the benefits are not clear-cut. It’s also because the concept is not well defined. More importantly, the unique demands of […]
Introduction – Understanding the Challenges Manageability of Distributed Devices at a Massive Scale Real-world IoT solutions often have a large fleet of devices deployed across a geographically distributed area. These devices can be heterogenous in nature – supplied by different manufacturers, of varying hardware specifications, and with varying feature-capabilities. Moreover, field-devices often have poor or […]
Overview Why Modbus? We received this question from a student at a recent IIoT Learning Class. We found it particularly prescient given the latest discussions going on around Industry 4.0. The question is technically sound and indicates a thorough understanding of the technology’s functionality—but perhaps not its purpose. The answer, however, is much deeper, and […]
1. Total Cost of Ownership Most customers choose to buy an OPC UA SDK rather than develop it in-house due to a lack of internal expertise, high development and maintenance costs, the challenges of keeping up with constantly evolving standards and specifications, and the need to reduce OPC UA implementation time in their application and […]
Overview For IIoT implementations, one of the first hurdles is at the point where it all starts – the collection of data from the machines, instruments and sensors. (Also, it can be said to end here – with control of actuators and machines!) Most of the machines, especially in small and medium manufacturing enterprises, are […]
