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.

Brian Fenn, vice president of operations, Avanceon

Accessing the Far Regions of Automation

As more organizations invest in remote access capabilities, providing information technology support can come with a few issues when it comes to troubleshooting and connectivity.

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Guidance on Industrial Blockchain Use

The Industrial Internet Consortium releases a white paper that provides direction on the use of blockchain applications for Industrial Internet of Things applications.

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Technology Matters: IIoT Missteps, Cybersecurity Readiness, and Volkswagen's Industrial Cloud

Automation World explores a new report that outlines key steps around the Industrial Internet of Things many manufacturers overlook, how to assess your cybersecurity readiness, and why Volkswagen created an automation app store for its plants.

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Banner Engineering Launches Business Unit

Banner Engineering launches new business unit, SmartSolutions, featuring easy-to install, integrated, and customizable IIoT kits of its sensors, wireless solutions, and LED lighting.

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Volkswagen Looks to the Cloud for Productivity Gains

The open Industrial Cloud initiative at Volkswagen is expanding to include multiple new manufacturing and technology partners in an app store-like approach to boost Volkswagen’s production operations.

Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.

Renea Sloan, director, Channel Marketing, FreeWave Technologies

The Smart Businesses Guide to Intelligence at the Edge and IIOT

Technology that enables business continuity and agility in every condition is essential today and into the future.

Josh Eastburn, director of technical marketing, Opto 22.

Designing Fault-Tolerant IIoT Systems

Combine MQTT with industrial broker software and Sparkplug B compatible devices to create a foundation for mission-critical IT/OT systems.

Chad Geretz, business development manager at RedViking

Industry 4.0: Thriving Through Transformation

As the global pandemic continues, manufacturers should look towards Industry 4.0 technology as a way to operate at optimal performance and keep its workforce safe and healthy.

Dr. Ananth Seshan, member, International Board of Directors, MESA International

Digital Transformation for Small and Medium Manufacturers

Small and medium manufacturers have largely been hesitant to make the transition to a smart manufacturing system due to concerns over the cost and time investment. However, those hesitations may not actually be true when the implementation is done right.

Next-Generation Andon

The ‘Christmas-tree’ stack lights of yore are all grown up. Thanks to the rise of smart communication technologies, today’s Andon systems are IIoT- and intelligent-messaging-enabled indicators of real-time shop-floor KPI performance.

Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project

Discover the Secrets of a Successful Automation Project

Learn about planning and project management, building your machine or automated system, and technologies to improve manufacturing outcomes. Automation World’s free resource features 150 pages on managing automation projects from start to finish.

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How Aveva Insights is Used in Schneider Electric's Batam Factory

Learn how Aveva Insights software is used to monitor machine operating parameters and send alerts if operating parameters are not within set levels. Also see how machines are retrofitted for IIoT with plug-and-play sensors and edge computing technology.

Enterprise Connectivity and Home Version Announced for Ignition

The Ignition software platform from Inductive Automation can now connect more easily to SAP ERP systems; also a personal home version of the software is available for the maker community.

Bosch’s new ‘Manufacture #LikeABosch’ campaign playfully shows how digitalization is improving production and logistics.

Bosch Updates Industry 4.0 Software to Digitalize Manufacturing

Along with its launch of the second release of the Nexeed Industrial Application System, Bosch has rolled out a ‘Manufacture #LikeABosch’ campaign to raise awareness for industrial digitalization.

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Doosan Bobcat Moves from Paper-Based to Digital Production

Implementation of FactoryTalk InnovationSuite is helping Doosan Bobcat create a five-year technology advancement program to take its operations digital and enable data-driven decision-making at all levels.

Is The Digital Transformation Changing Industry’s Approach to Quality?

An update to the Automation World survey on the use of automation for quality inspections detects some surprising changes in the era of digitalization. Quality may be becoming associated more with process feedback than classical inspection technologies.

Digital Twin Consortium Founded

Ansys, Dell, and Microsoft are among the founding members of a new consortium created to develop standard terminology and reference architectures around digital twin technology, in addition to sharing use cases across industries.

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Where the Pandemic Is Impacting Automation

Though it’s still too early to tell for certain, distinct technology areas—ranging from 5G, cloud/edge, and artificial intelligence to articulated robots—are expected to grow significantly in response to the business impacts of COVID-19.

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FDT Group Releases Data Exchange Standard for Next-Gen Automation

The new FDT 3.0 standard and developer toolkits are secure, scalable and platform-independent, enabling remote access to device and network data across the enterprise without PLC/DCS host intervention.

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A Step Approach to Industry 4.0

Figuring out how to approach Industry 4.0 can be an intimidating process. Starting with simple retrofitting steps coupled with obsolescence management is one way to make the process more easily manageable.

Ron Stuver, director, business consulting and Industry 4.0, Sick

Maximizing Productivity with the Power of Data

Bringing your manufacturing processes into the fourth industrial revolution.

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Cloud Cost Factors: 7 Considerations

Manufacturers looking to move data to the cloud face unique challenges due to the nature of industrial business and existing capital investments. Here’s advice on how to assess those challenges from a cost vantage point.

Technology Matters: Maintenance and the Digital Transformation, Virtual Assistants, IoT Adoption and COVID-19

A review of key developments we’ve recently covered to help you stay on top of what’s happening in the world of industrial automation.

Sven Hamann, SVP Bosch Connected Industry; Ralf Waltram, vice president IT Systems Production and Logistics, BMW Group; Dr.-Ing. Michael Bolle, member of the board of management, Bosch Group; Scott Guthrie, EVP Cloud & AI, Microsoft; Werner Balandat, head of production management, ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Open Manufacturing Platform Expands

Three steering committee members and new working groups have been added to the The Open Manufacturing Platform to help guide manufacturers through digital transformation.

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Is the Purdue Model Still Relevant?

The Purdue Model has provided a hierarchical structure for industrial communications to keep computing and networks deterministic. But in the age of IoT, data flow is no longer hierarchical. So what model should industry use now?

IoT Adoption: Before and After COVID-19

New survey data from the Eclipse Foundation on Internet of Things technology adoption provides an interesting pre-pandemic outlook on the digital transformation of industry—an outlook that could change significantly over the next year.

Steve J. Malyszko, P.E. and CEO, Malisko Engineering,

A Reliable, Healthy OT Network and The Journey of Into IIoT

As companies continue to look for ways to continue their digital transformation journey, a look into the health and reliability of the operations technology needs to be assessed in order to successfully incorporate IIoT technology.

Ron Stuver, director of business consulting and Industry 4.0, Sick

Three Steps to Leveraging the Power of Your Data

Pursuing Industry 4.0 solutions should begin with a clear understanding of your business strategy. This approach will ensure consensus and provide a common foundation when creating a roadmap with the appropriate partner to implement successful automation

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End-to-End Connectivity in the Cards for Converters

For label, flexible packaging, folding carton, and corrugated industries, the entire production chain needs to become more agile, flexible, and interconnected, according to one leading converting equipment supplier.

Josh Eastburn, director of technical marketing, Opto 22

IIoT Comes to Traditional I/O

Intelligent, Ethernet-based I/O devices flatten the IIoT technology and talent stacks, speeding integration of wired devices to cloud IoT systems.

Himanshu Palsule, president, Epicor Software

Five Characteristics Reshaping Manufacturing

How Industry 4.0 is creating a connected, intelligent, global, multigenerational, and experiential world.