Refinery of the Future type of projects: benefits and opportunities
This month two members of IIoT World have been invited by HPE to visit their IoT Innovation Lab in Houston and two separate sites where IIoT implementation is already a reality, leveraging the benefits of the intelligent edge. A couple of
IoT Gateway Software For Connecting Industrial Equipment
IoT gateway software is the unsung hero of industrial IoT. Your IoT gateway bridges the worlds of OT and IT, where the physical becomes digital. Your industrial equipment speaks through varied industrial protocols, and your gateway software understands them all.
Benefits of the blockchain technology in manufacturing
Blockchain technology attempts to address the problems described in the previous section through a common data architecture that allows non-trusting parties to share information in a more secure manner. Blockchains are designed to permanently record transactions, not only currency transactions
Industry’s first AI-driven remote machine monitoring solution for OEM’s & machine builders
What if you could stop a machine before a catastrophic failure? What if you could detect a bearing wearing faster than expected, before it was scheduled for maintenance and before it causes downtime? What if you could diagnose and resolve
A Software Architecture For Manufacturing
The movement towards Industrie 4.0 leads to a higher software penetration on the shop floor. Companies must sit behind the steering wheel if they do not want to run into trouble. A suitable software architecture is the basis for a
Jochen Kreusel, Market Innovation Manager Power Grids Division
Jochen Kreusel, born in 1963, is a market innovation manager of the group’s Power Grids division (ABB). He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he was also granted his doctorate. 1994 he joined ABB, where he held
CEO Insights: Why Cybersecurity is an enablement of IIoT
Lucian Fogoros: How would you rate the level of cybersecurity awareness among industry in general? What level of uptake do you see regarding the level of cybersecurity best practices and systems? Joseph Saunders: With the many reported attacks on utilities, SCADA
Why It’s So Hard to Create a Good User Experience in IoT
Creating a good user experience for IoT products is hard. There are more layers of technology, more users to please, and more teams to coordinate than ever before. Are you prepared to lead the way as a Product Manager? Throughout the
Tracking Industrial Assets for Better Business Decisions
While Industrial IoT continues to mature, many customers are hesitant to share project details for obvious competitive reasons. As an alternative, it can be useful to look at potential use cases to see how IoT can benefit industrial enterprises. In this
Marc Antoine, Digital Business Line Manager
Marc Antoine was recently appointed digital business line manager for BU Power Generation & Water within the Industrial Automation division. Marc joined ABB in 1985 and spent a number of years in engineering, customer project management and on-site commissioning of control
How digitalization helps steam power plant to stay relevant and profitable today
In most of the world today, power producers are operating in uncertain times. As traditional operating models are upended by new sources of energy, particularly wind and solar, steam power plant operators find themselves running plant and equipment in ways
Status of the global manufacturing sector
The economy has always had a pivotal role inside societies that have evolved over centuries. In recent decades, we witnessed several industrial revolutions that have shaped our civilization [1]. One of the best examples of the role played by manufacturing