BROWSING: Smart Factory

A smart factory for spoons DeSter, a company out of Belgium that designs and manufactures food packaging including plastic cups, mugs, plates and cutlery, created a smart factory to cut cycle times, according to a case study provided by IoT-One. Its products are brought to the market as...

IoT devices are increasingly used for DDoS attacks and a majority of these IoT security attacks originate in China and the U.S. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly being used for carrying out IoT security attacks, in particular distributed denial of service (DDoS)...

A factory in Billund, Denmark, uses autonomous robots and precision machines to make 36,000 Lego pieces per minute, or 2.16 million pieces every hour. In fact, according to Gizmodo, the factory's recent totals reach 1,140 units per second, or 36 billion per year. This Bloomberg Business video shows a...

The devil is in the details Today’s aerospace factory floors are very different from the noisy production environments of the past. The latest techniques, designs and equipment make modern manufacturing efficient, organized and structured, according to a National Instruments case study. Airbus is trying to...

An industrial IoT automation standard may be within reach as three global automation standard leaders have started working together to advance the industrial IoT. Realizing the full potential of the industrial IoT will require interoperability between devices and machines that today use different protocols. Forget...

Machine vision sales growth stuck in single digits despite advent of Industry 4.0 Very sophisticated sensor technology is key to the next phase in the development of the internet of things. Machines, vehicles and devices will need to be able to “see” to collect valuable...

Cisco fog applications provide factory maintenance Machine tool provider Mazak teamed with Cisco to increase its manufacturing line availability and improve machine utilization through the use of fog applications. Mazak required a common, standards-based method to securely connect and receive value from the raw data in...

Intel devices will use GE Predix industrial IoT cloud platform for smart manufacturing During the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was joined on stage by GE CEO Jeff Immelt to discuss how the companies are working together to develop industrial IoT...

Funding and identifying the right business case are the top challenges to IIoT adoption. IIoT understanding is however growing fast. Awareness of industrial IoT (IIoT) has been improving fast, with 19 percent of companies saying they did not know or understand the IIoT in 2016,...

What is lights out manufacturing? "Lights out" manufacturing is the term used for a manufacturing process where factories run fully autonomously, without any human intervention. The term is quite literal, with production occurring free of human necessities like lighting or heating, ventilation and air conditioning...

Advances brought about by the industrial IoT will go beyond manufacturing, says IBM, which proclaims the next economic revolution. The 1700s and 1800s saw the industrial revolution taking place and the 1960s through to the 2000’s saw a technological revolution. Combine these two types...

Powertool manufacturer Black & Decker turned to Cisco to provide an internet of things (IoT) solution that increases visibility and decreases complexity in one of the largest tool manufacturing plants in Mexico. If you have partaken in any home or auto DIY projects, you have probably...

Manufacturing and healthcare will lead industrial internet of things growth In the drive for efficiency and cost savings, different verticals are adopting industrial internet of things to use the power of data analytics to improve operations. As adoption continues to grow, a new report projects...

Amazon’s automated shipment centers are large scale examples of the cyber physical systems driving toward Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution. The leading online marketplace’s “fulfillment centers” already rely on more than 15,000 robots to pick out merchandise for orders. The company also utilizes...

Mobile edge computing is seen as an important part to alleviating network congestion and improving cloud-based applications for both current 4G and future 5G networks. In the approach to 5G commercialization, Ericsson and Vodafone conducted a 5G mobile edge proof of concept, connecting separate...

UK manufacturers lack understanding of Industry 4.0, a new survey found. This could put UK manufacturing at risk of being left behind as other countries embrace Industry 4.0. While a majority of UK manufacturers (59 percent) recognize that Industry 4.0 will have a big impact...

Intel to position itself as a leader within smart building technologies as it showcases a new SaaS smart building management platform. Smart building technologies are set to transform the facilities industry, as building data is transformed into actionable information and automatization helps optimize the operations...

New research comparing the development of industrial "internet of things" economies in Germany, Japan, China and the U.S. finds Germany has the strongest industrial base, but lacks in ICT development while the U.S. has the opposite dynamic. The Handelsblatt Research Institute conducted the comparative analysis at...

Many businesses lack clear IIoT implementation strategies, despite a majority viewing it as critical to future success. Understanding the potential of the industrial "internet of things" is one thing, implementing an IIoT strategy clearly another. There is indeed a disconnect between enterprises’ IIoT goals and their...

Former McDonalds CEO: Robots are 'going to cause a job loss across this country like you're not going to believe' The use of robots in manufacturing and other types of industry is not a new phenomenon, but, with advances in technology, the current tide of...

From asset tracking to health monitoring, these Industrial IoT use cases could transform manufacturing The Industrial "Internet of Things" is reshaping a variety of vertical industries as managers around the globe harness technology to increase efficiencies and cut costs. Manufacturing is one of those verticals;...

VR for IIoT is coming: Hiab is planning to launch a crane operation system that uses real-time virtual reality video technology. The innovation offers safety and productivity gains. VR for IIoT has the potential to transform many industries by enabling remote operations. Thanks to virtual reality...

LEGO, TWI and University of Regensburg explore the impact of Industry 4.0 Closed loop manufacturing systems in which connected sensors are used to make adjustments mid-process could cut production costs by up to 50%. That was one of the key takeaways from a panel discussion...

The lack of IIot security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyber threats. A majority of UK manufacturers, 62 percent, have plans to increase their investments in internet-connected capital equipment in the next five years as they transition to industry 4.0. However, investment plans...