Rockwell joins Bosch, Cisco and Schneider to develop OPC-UA comms standard
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailUS firm Rockwell Automation is heading a team of industrial automation specialists and solution providers to create a new communication solution based on the OPC-UA protocol for real-time and sensor-to-cloud …
Telenor makes three million IoT connections in 2017, passes 10 million in total
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNorwegian telecoms provider Telenor shipped three million SIM cards for ‘internet of things’ (IoT) installations in 2017, taking it past the 10 million mark for total IoT connections. The company’s …
Mexico targets foreign Industry 4.0 investment from Europe and Asia
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailMexico’s is a fertile manufacturing economy that is ripe for automation, and primed for inward industrial investment. That was its message at Industry 4.0 trade fair Hannover Messe last week, …
Best in show: the smartest smart factory demos at Hannover Messe 2018
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailHannover Messe is the biggest industrial fair on the planet; this year’s smart factory set-ups were its most exciting yet – exhibiting high speeds, high security, and high performance, and …
Fine watches, craft beer and the psychology of Industry 5.0
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIndustry 5.0? Really? Most industries are only just getting to grips with the idea of connected factories and automated processes, as described by the term Industry 4.0. Are we really …
Nokia intros cloud data centre for industrial automation at the network edge
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailNokia has unveiled a new cloud-based data centre for edge computing. The Finnish telecoms vendor said the new data centre solution supports automation functions in industrial settings, as well as …
Industry 4.0 trends revolutionising manufacturing, as found at Hannover Messe
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIn January, Gartner said 2018 would be the year of AI, digital twins, blockchain and edge computing. Fast forward to April, and the leading lights of the Industry 4.0 movement …
The IIoT interview: “It’s about the processes, not the tech,” says Dassault Systèmes
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailEnterprise IoT Insights sat down with Darko Sucic, in charge of digital manufacturing at French industrial software company Dassault Systèmes, at Hannover Messe to get his views on the big …
Cisco and IBM finish Kinetic-Watson integration, hook-up Port of Rotterdam
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCisco and IBM have completed the integration of their Kinetic platform and Watson IoT system to improve data processing and intelligence at the network edge. The partnership is being brought …
IIoT is booming, with ready solutions for slicker processes, says Siemens
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailSiemens has hailed the arrival of the digital enterprise as an industrial movement in full swing, with ready for slicker processes. The German manufacturing giant said at Hannover Messe the …
