The technology shaping the city of tomorrow (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailAfter suburban lifestyles being the norm for generations of Americans, the pendulum is beginning to swing back towards urbanism: the United Nations says 54% of the world’s population lives in …
A smart approach to service assurance in the smart factory (Reader Forum)
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailManufacturing businesses are increasingly adopting advanced digital technologies to enhance their capabilities to satisfy customer demand for the production of more high-quality products at a faster rate than ever before, …
Eight crucial technologies to drive the digital revolution in smart manufacturing
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe move to a ‘lights-out’ factory has already begun, but the developing transition requires an overhaul of industrial facilities, equipment, systems and people if it is to go the distance. …
Orange launches AI acceleration program in Silicon Valley
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailThe new platform, dubbed Orange Fab, was launched in partnership with a group of investors and companies French telecommunication group Orange has launched Orange Fab, a Silicon Valley acceleration …
The IIoT interview: “It’s a huge breakthrough for factories,” says Cisco
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailCisco appears to have found its rhythm in the enterprise IoT space by integrating communications technologies and data streams in its Kinetic platform for smart factories and smart cities. Enterprise …
Manufacturers want 5G for factory automation, but there’s a gap in standards
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailUltra reliability and low latency of 5G a major enabler of factory automation, robotics and other industrial use cases With the right technological stack in place, manufacturers could eventually operate …
Car-makers struggling with smart factories, despite promise of 50% profit-boost
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailLeading automotive manufacturers can expect to realise a remarkable 50 per cent jump in operating profits within five years of implementing a full smart factory set-up, according to new research. …
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 …
Jack-of-all-trade tech providers will fail at IIoT, says automation specialist ABB
FacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinemailIndustrial transformation companies must specialise and collaborate if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by the Industry 4.0 movement, according to Swiss automation company ABB. The chorus line …
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 …
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