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Semiconductor company Xilinx is to showcase its latest solutions for factory automation, smart grid and robotics applications at SPS IPC Drives 2017.
More specifically, XIlinx says it provides scalable and comprehensive “all-programmable” industrial internet of things platforms from edge to cloud. [Read more…] about Xilinx to showcase innovations for industrial IoT solutions at SPS IPC Drives
Beckhoff Automation has partnered with IAConnects and Arkessa to integrate internet of things technologies to facilities management.
Global mass urbanisation seems to be an unstoppable trend which brings with it significant challenges for municipal authorities, insurance companies and facilities management.
Beckhoff says its partnership with Arkessa and IAConnects will help address these challenges. [Read more…] about Beckhoff, IAConnects and Arkessa taking IoT to facilities management
In this exclusive interview, Theresa Bui, IoT product marketing and strategy, Cisco Jasper, lays out the company’s solution for bringing together OT and IT
In the past couple of years, networking giant Cisco has made a big push into the industrial sector to ride the wave of Industry 4.0 or the industrial internet of things or whatever you want to call the trend of connecting machines that previously operated mostly in isolation.
Computer networking equipment, which is generally to be found within the category of “information technology”, is quickly becoming a critical part of the traditional industrial company, alongside what is increasingly referred to as “operation technology”, referring to the machines and robots and such.
Industrial companies have been attaching tens of millions of sensors to equipment and components in all areas of their operation in order to make the data they collect available to IT. [Read more…] about IT + OT = IIoT: Cisco Jasper’s formula for the industrial internet
The industrial sector is “still in the early stages” of internet of things adoption, according to a new report, although it says the vast majority have made a start.
Bsquare’s 2017 Annual IIoT Maturity Study reveals 86 percent of industrial organizations have adopted IoT but “fewer than half” are using advanced analytics and only a quarter have taken steps to automate the application of insights
Bsquare is a provider of industrial IoT solutions, and its report explores the current IoT adoption progress of business buyers in the sectors of manufacturing, transportation, and oil and gas. [Read more…] about Industrial sector ‘still in early stages’ of IoT, says report
Industrial automation technology supplier Moxa has launched an industrial internet of things starter kit which it says has built-in support for Amazon Web Services.
The company says the IIoT Gateway Starter Kit is aimed at the needs of system integrators and engineers developing applications for IIoT.
Moxa says the kit is data-acquisition ready, and provides a “reliable ready-to-use platform that simplifies development of IIoT solutions by providing all the essentials needed to get data from edge devices to cloud services, and with little to no programming required”. [Read more…] about Moxa releases IIoT gateway starter kit with Amazon Web Services support built in
Emerson has launched what it claims is the industry’s first controller designed for automation versatility and industrial internet of things-enabled operations.
The Emerson DeltaV PK Controller simplifies capital projects and prepares organisations for the operational benefits of IIoT, says the company.
Emerson says the DeltaV PK Controller makes the advanced automation of its DeltaV distributed control system available to fast-growth industries traditionally less reliant on large-scale automation. [Read more…] about Emerson launches ‘industry’s first’ controller designed for automation versatility and IIoT operations
Huawei is partnering with Infosys and Wapwag to launch a range of internet of things solutions for robotics and automation systems.
Huawei is mainly a communications company which builds networks and some phones; Infosys is a software developer; and Wapwag is a water management specialist.
The companies say their new “important innovative practices” include smart robots and machine tools, as well smart water systems, based on open edge computing IoT, which will “accelerate the implementation of industry applications”. [Read more…] about Huawei partners with Infosys and Wapwag to launch IoT systems for robots
Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions, is launching three new internet of things platforms at Pack Expo.
The three new platforms are:
The IIoT platforms are designed to support the growing IIoT and Industry 4.0 initiatives of machine builders within the packaging industry. [Read more…] about Delta launches new IIoT-enabling platforms for automation at Pack Expo
By John Hayes, Vecna Robotics
There is a frequent complaint of Industry 4.0, Big Data, and the Industrial Internet of Things. Too much data, little of which can be accessed and used effectively.
From tuggers, automated guided carts, and automated guided vehicles, there is a real need to include IIoT monitoring which defines the next phase of automation and robotics in materials handling.
Without IIoT monitoring, plant managers, operations managers, logistics coordinators throughout manufacturing and distribution sectors lack the data collected which offers real-time continuous status and health information. [Read more…] about Opinion: Materials handling automation and robotics requires IIoT monitoring
Paper slitting machines from American machine builder JSI are well-connected indeed.
By using technology from HMS Industrial Networks, and system design by Millennium Controls, JSI can remotely access and control the machine via the internet and also enable wired and wireless communication between different parts of the machine.
All this allows JSI to offer an even more competitive and connected machine. Paper slitting machine from JSI with a robotic arm allowing blades to be changed automatically. [Read more…] about How American machine builder JSI built a ‘truly connected’ machine using IIoT technology from HMS
