Telus launches online IoT shop for Canadian businesses
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Canadian telecom operator Telus has launched the Telus IoT Shop in Canada, a self-serve online portal that enables businesses to purchase and manage prepaid IoT connectivity. According to Telus, …
Digital twins of 500 smart cities by 2025, says report
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDigital twins of smart cities will number 500 by 2025, from a handful today, according to ABI Research. The concept of digital twins will start move from smart factories, where …
Google-backed Canvass serves up AI takeaway to ‘biggest’ automation companies
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGoogle-backed analytics provider Canvass Analytics has signed with the two “largest industrial automation companies” to resell its takeaway AI solution for industrial companies. The Toronto-based firm, founded in 2016, is …
Kontrol Energy receives smart factory order from Toyota Tsucho Canada
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart factory projects are rarely greenfield builds Canadian company Kontrol Energy Corp. announced its first smart factory order from Toyota Tsusho Canada (TTCI). Kontrol Energy said that the order is …
‘Greta dislikes you, but we like Greta’ – Sandvik on industrial revolution and the smartest little tool-house in Sweden
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail“The world is changing, and changing extremely fast,” Swedish manufacturer Sandvik told PI World 2019 in Gothenburg this week. The firm, a ‘lighthouse’ smart manufacturer for the World Economic Forum, …
OT industry puts IT industry back in its ‘magic box’ in battle for IoT hearts and minds
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe operational technology (OT) industry moved to shore up its position as the arbiter of industrial change at PI World 2019 in Sweden today by declaring that new-fangled digital technologies …
Ericsson completes Europe-US-Asia smart-factory axis to accelerate global 5G rollout
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailEricsson has completed a SEK 500 million ($52 million) overhaul of its Nanjing factory in China, where it produces LTE (4G) and 5G gear, to create what it claims to …
Air France deploys RFID for baggage tracking at French airports, starting in Paris
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAir France will track all bags at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags from 2020. Around eight million pieces of baggage will be tagged each year, …
Telefonica, SEAT use IoT to increase road safety in Spain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIoT system includes drone imagery and real-time data processing Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica, the Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) and Spanish car marker SEAT have presented two cases in which …
Siemens deepens digital twin offer with purchase of Process Systems Enterprise
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailGerman industrial giant Siemens has announced it will acquire UK based Process Systems Enterprise (PSE), a supplier of advanced data modelling software for process industries, including the chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, …
