There’s a well-known old parable about some blind men who, upon meeting an elephant for the first time, try to appraise it and figure out just what exactly an elephant is. One man feels the elephant’s ...

The Industrial Internet of Things not only helps machines ‘talk’ to one another, but fosters collaboration and co-innovation among human beings. In this new digital age, at the dawn of the Fourth ...

Here is a generic business case example for a medium-sized manufacturer’s IIoT strategy to optimize operations, increase efficiency, reduce downtime and enhance competitiveness. As manufacturing ...

In the discussion around big data, automation and the Internet of Things (IoT), more attention is often paid to the technologies, sensors and data-collection devices than to how analytics can be ...

Vinod Jain is an expert in global and digital business, former business professor, consultant, speaker, and author of Global Meets Digital. We are currently in the early stages of the Fourth ...

We all are aware of the concept of turning on and off the lights with the mobile phone. For manufacturers, it is possible to achieve it with the help of IoT (Internet of thing). IoT is a very simple ...

How wireless technology, IIoT, and good cybersecurity practices can support modern mining and metals facilities. Modern metals and mining companies are sophisticated and often highly automated ...

There are some in industry who argue that there’s nothing really new about the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Plants have always gathered lots of data, with sensors streaming information back ...

The Industrial Internet of Things (or IIoT) is a key aspect of Industry 4.0—the fourth wave of innovation in the history of technology. As the trend towards smart factories grows, it is important to ...

One of the key developments associated with the emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 is the expanding use of sensors throughout automation systems, including ...

Manufacturing execution systems (MES) have undergone many transformations in the past several years—from simple point solutions to comprehensive shop floor systems that are now mission-critical to ...

IoT's business benefits -- among them better intelligence, increased productivity and improved asset management -- are well known. Industrial IoT is poised to bring the same advantages to industrial ...