Facebook for Industry

New technologies can provide realtime operational intelligence (RtOI) to industry professionals the same way as Facebook provides real-time social intelligence (RtSI) to consumers.

Oct 1st, 2013

By utilizing new innovations in industrial software, mobile platforms and analytics, RtOI systems employ simple-tounderstand user interfaces with powerful back end intelligence that adds context and value to raw data.

How Industry is Using Cloud, Edge, and Fog Computing Today

Comparing 2021 survey data on industrial cloud, edge, and fog computing use to a similar 2019 survey shows how the pandemic is transforming industry’s use of these technologies.

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ArcelorMittal Launches 5G Steel Initiative

ArcelorMittal France is launching a private 5G network with Ericsson and Orange Business Services to deliver high data throughput for all connected devices, including autonomous vehicles and remote-controlled machinery.

Brian R. May, Managing Director, Industrial North America, Accenture

Accelerating the Industrial Enterprise

Using insights and lessons learned from industry executive surveys, discover a framework that companies can use to assess their own growth efforts and build accelerated growth into the DNA of their business.

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Producing Omega-3 Oils from Marine Algae

A broad automation project, for a joint venture by Evonik and DSM, enables initial annual production to meet about 15% of the industry’s current total demand for omega-3 oils.

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5 Causes of Poor Data Quality

From human error to poor integration, several factors can hamper the value of your data and the digital transformation that depends on it.

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UniversalAutomation.Org Founded to Facilitate Interoperable Automation

Several automation technology suppliers and end users have partnered to create an independent, not-for-profit association to accelerate the development and deployment of vendor-agnostic 'plug-and-produce' software.

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Making Legacy Equipment Connections Work

System integrator Luke Stephenson of Enterprise Automation share his insights on why MQTT and cloud computing are critical components of legacy equipment data collection and analysis.

Connecting the Factories of Tomorrow, Today

With the rise of the Industrial Internet of Things, production systems are driving toward a seamlessly connected future, in which all mechanical, electrical, and intelligent interfaces work together as one complete package.

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Integrators Dish on Industrial Technology Trends

The value of remote access for viewing control system data and training purposes, along with lessons from automation project failures, were among the key takeaways from 2021 for industrial system integrators.

Evaluating Technology Support For The Internet of Things

As manufacturers digitally transform their operations, finding the right technologies can be an overwhelming process. Don’t overlook your supplier’s ability to provide the right level of support when assessing technological capabilities.

IIoT Retrofits for Legacy Equipment

If you’re like most manufacturers, you’re not operating a greenfield site with the latest internet-ready equipment. However, you’re likely facing numerous digitalization initiatives. Here’s how you can do it via strategic retrofits to existing equipment.

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Georgia-Pacific Leverages its Digital Transformation to Bridge the Skills Gap

Through a partnership with Rockwell Automation, Georgia-Pacific is using remote access to transform itself from an organization of scattered siloes to become a more digitally-savvy company.

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Siemens Emphasizes Cybersecurity and Real-Time Location at PACK EXPO

Cybersecurity and real-time location technologies are being exhibited by Siemens alongside its stainless steel motor, robotics controller, and digital thread technologies.

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Bosch Rexroth’s CtrlX Store Brings 'Smartphone Principle' to Industrial IT

The new marketplace allows turnkey applications to be installed on any CtrlX CORE unit.

Carlo Gavazzi Exhibits Solid State Relays, IO-Link Sensors

The products can be used in a variety of industries including packaging, mining, food and beverage, and more.

Omron demonstrates its advanced product pick-and-place robotic system that incorporates a collaborative mobile and fixed robot with 3D vision technology.

Omron Highlights IIoT and 3D Bin-Picking Technologies

From tactical packing operations to data transfer for better decision-making, Omron shows how its technologies can be used for a variety of CPG processing and packaging applications.

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Rockwell Showcases FactoryTalk Software, Unified Robot Control

IT/OT convergence and digital transformation are the topics dominating Rockwell’s booth this year.

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Is a Retrofit the Right Option?

While there is a strong business case for retrofitting many pieces of equipment to facilitate digital transformation, it may not always be the best solution.

Overcoming the Cultural Barriers to Digital Transformation

Even as technology continues to advance, organizational challenges remain the biggest impediments to Industry 4.0.

Don Pearson, vice president of sales and marketing at Inductive Automation.

How the Ignition Partner Ecosystem Helps Deliver Digital Transformation

Advantech, Bedrock Automation, Cognex, Hilscher, Opto 22, and Stratus Technologies—among others—demonstrate how their products work with Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform to connect legacy systems to the cloud and process data at the edge.

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Inductive Automation Explains What’s Next for Ignition

Automation technology trends around mobility and data access are driving quality and process improvements to the Ignition industrial automation platform.

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IIoT Connected Assets Guide

Industry IoT Consortium releases a guide designed to help manufacturers network connected assets and products.

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Industry Support Organizations Adapt to Digital Transformation

The Profibus/Profinet User Organization and the Industrial Internet Consortium announce operational changes reflective of IoT and Industry 4.0-driven changes to the industries they serve.

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Top Industrial Uses Case for Cloud Computing

A new report from the Infosys Knowledge Institute highlights how manufacturers are using cloud computing to advance operations and for what kinds of applications they’re using the technology most.

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FDT 3.0: A Secure, Scalable Data Exchange Standard for IIoT

The FDT Group’s platform-independent development tools enable unobstructed communication from sensors to the cloud. Watch this Take Five video to find out more.

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How Cyber-Physical Systems Extend Mechatronic Capabilities

As exemplified by the Festo Motion Terminal, the use of cyber-physical systems is extending the capabilities of automated devices—even pneumatic ones—in preparation for Industry 4.0.

Will the Future of MES and SCADA Be More Closely Mixed?

The growing overlap in functionalities between MES and SCADA are likely to continue with tighter integration in pursuit of a single pane of glass.

Will Aja, Vice President Customer Operations, Panacea Technologies.

Unified Namespace: The Hub and Spoke Model for Your Data

Discover how the Hub and Spoke model for data has seen an increase in usage and what beneficial forces are driving adoption.

Can Operations Technology Be Secured and Managed With IT Tools?

Find out how operations technology devices can be discovered, secured, and managed with the same kinds of tools used by IT, with an eye toward downtime avoidance and change management for asset management and cybersecurity.

When Artificial Intelligence Comes to Control

Applications of machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence have been recognized in robotics and analytics. Now the technology is adding some spice to basic control applications.

Gary Powell, Vice President of Life Sciences, E Technologies Group.

Three Scale-Up Pitfalls for Early-Stage Companies

A manufacturing scale-up project varies greatly depending on the development phase your company occupies. It's essential for early-stage companies to understand common issues that arise when first involving a system integrator and how to solve them.

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Digital Twin Consortium Launches Open-Source Collaboration Initiative

The goal is to ease barriers to digital twin adoption and increase device interoperability by leveraging an open-source approach to digital twin software development.