Virtual PLC vs Physical PLC in Manufacturing
Most manufacturers looking at software-defined automation ask the wrong question first. The question is not “should we replace our hardware…
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Your Crane Doesn’t Fail on a Schedule. So Why Is It Monitored on One?
Standard predictive maintenance was built for steady-state machines. A duty-cycle crane behaves nothing like one, and that mismatch is exactly…
Industrial AI Is Waiting on Data Infrastructure
Industrial companies want AI systems that can predict failures, optimize production, reduce energy consumption, and improve operational visibility across facilities.…
Smart Manufacturing
What Makes Industrial AI Trustworthy?
Manufacturing competition used to center on the mechanical speed of production lines and the efficiency of output. The advantage now…
Can Manufacturers Trust AI to Act?
AI already produces summaries, recommendations, and reports across manufacturing. Few manufacturers trust those outputs enough to act on them.Searching a…
What Is Unified Namespace (UNS) and the i3X Standard?
Industrial environments have been built one use case at a time, leaving most large manufacturers with fragmented IT and OT…
Energy
Real-Time Isn’t a Feature. It’s a Requirement in Modern Energy Systems
There was a time when “real-time” in energy operations meant something measured in minutes. A SCADA poll every few seconds.…
Why 80% of Power Generation Runs at the Edge
Close to 80% of power generation deployments in ABB’s global electrification and power install base run on-premise at the edge.…
Scaling AI at the Energy Edge: Why Pilots Succeed and Deployments Stall
I’ve been involved in distributed and embedded computing for about 30 years now, and one of the things I see…
Smart Cities & Infrastructure
Five 90-Day Municipal Innovation Pilots Now Open for Funding
Leading Cities is inviting municipalities worldwide to apply for one of five fully funded, no-cost innovation projects designed to help…
Top 10 Technologies Powering Urban Resilience in 2025
Last year marked the hottest ever recorded on Earth. In the United States alone, 27 separate billion-dollar disasters disrupted communities—wildfires,…
The tech backbone creating the future of infrastructure
Connecting infrastructural ecosystems are driving smarter decisions and improving sustainable outcomes. Now we must use them to build resilient, future-ready…
Cybersecurity & ICS
Removable Media Is Still OT’s Biggest Blind Spot
A plant operator plugged a personal phone into an HMI to charge it and accidentally tethered the device, giving an…
How One Utility Secured 650,000 Power Connections
IIoT World covers OT cybersecurity for energy infrastructure, including removable media risks, air gap strategies, and ICS security frameworks for…
Securing Automation: Why the Specification Stage Is the Right Time to Embed OT Cybersecurity
Only 19% of manufacturers plan to invest in cybersecurity despite 56% planning new automation projects in 2026, according to the…
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