What is Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt), and why is it important for industrial IoT?
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Lean Six Sigma doctrine proposes a set of data-oriented management techniques to eliminate defects and raise quality in process-driven environments. It has become standard in manufacturing. In essence, it …
IIC releases industrial-grade ‘cookbook’ for edge computing
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has issued a white paper with practical guidance on edge computing in industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) settings. The publication seeks to define edge computing architectural functions …
Rockwell takes $1bn stake in PTC to deliver on “promise of industrial IoT”
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailRockwell Automation is to take a $1 billion stake in Needham-based industrial software maker PTC as part of a part of a strategic partnership to drive growth for both firms, …
The impact of OT/IT convergence on manufacturing
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailWe live in a world of continuous digital transformation. One technology obsoletes another, and the pattern repeats itself. For example, the invention of email has displaced the fax technology. Today …
The IIoT interview (pt2): “Three is the magic number for digital ROI,” says Hitachi
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailManufacturers should treble their money on digital transformation, at least, reckons Greg Kinsey, vice president of Hitachi Vantara. If the digital ROI does not stack up, before starting out, then they …
PTC, Hitachi, SAP top Gartner review of IIoT platforms, but major challenges remain
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPTC, Hitachi and SAP have come top of Gartner’s inaugural ‘magic quadrant’ for IIoT platforms, ahead of IBM, Software AG and Accenture. But the analyst house warned also that major …
MTN selects Cisco platform as springboard for IoT services in South Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailMTN has selected Cisco’s Jasper Control Center platform as a launchpad for enterprise customers’ ‘internet of things’ (IoT) services on its mobile network in South Africa. MTN said interest in …
Smart city providers exploring value-based pricing to make NB-IoT pay, says Cisco
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe ‘internet of things’ (IoT) market is moving towards new value-based and event-based pricing, led by smart cities and industrial operatives, according to Cisco. Until now, device-as-a-service, and latterly anonymised …
Bosch invests €100m in Mexican smart factory for automotive parts
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBosch is to invest €100 million (US$120m) in a smart factory for automotive parts in Celaya, in Mexico. The new plant will create 1,200 additional jobs by 2020. The German manufacturer …
Deutsche Telekom intros Industry 4.0 data-sharing market, amid Messe splurge
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailDeutsche Telekom is to launch a data-sharing platform for industrial enterprises, in particular, that allows direct access to information between enterprises providing data, and those scheduled to receive it. The …
