HomeJohn KowalDirector of business development, B&R Industrial Automation; and Co-chair, IIC Smart Factory Task GroupOEEOptimizing the Performance of Your AssetsWhat role does the machine builder play in optimizing the ongoing operation of industrial machinery? Perhaps not enough.ControlWhy OPC UA Over TSN Will Prove Critical to Manufacturing IIoTIndustrial system interoperability is on the way through a combination of the determinism supplied by Time-Sensitive Networking and OPC UA’s machine-to-machine communications to better synchronize machinery on the plant floor and the device-level communication inside those machines, regardless of supplier.IIoTWhat You Should Know About the Industrial Internet ConsortiumThe IIC’s Smart Factory Task Group is engaging automation end users to craft a relevant Industrial Internet of Things framework.