What Is a Smart City Platform?
Cities are getting smarter. From the many small municipalities that have recently installed smart meters to measure electric power consumption, to the handful of large metropolises that have adopted a far-reaching and broad array of systems and technologies for all
Gabrielle Epuran, Student Chief Editor
Gabrielle Epuran is a senior at Magnificat High School and has been given the opportunity to act as Student Chief Editor at IIoT-World for her dedication to writing. She has self-published a novel, Crepuscular, and is working on publishing her latest
Top 5 reasons to attend EMO 2019
The EMO Hannover, Germany, is the world's third largest machine tool market taking place this year in Hannover, Germany, September 16-21, 2019. Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Hannover, Germany, to get a preview of the show
IoT – The Future DNA of the Automobile Industry
The Internet of Things empowers digital transformations in tremendous ways and has already established a significant impact on different sectors, including retail, healthcare, construction, agriculture, and tech companies. IoT in the automobile industry plays a phenomenal role, in that it
Will my IoT Initiative Work in a Heavy Industry Environment?
When working on a new IoT project, it’s not a bad idea to start your plans with the end environment in mind. It’s clear that IoT has its benefits, whether in warehousing, supply chain, or any other industry, but the
Asset Performance: The art of doing more with less
Producing clean water and treating wastewater is a complex industrial process involving lots of different types of assets, for example pumps, sediment tanks, treatment units etc. Adding to the complexity is the fact that that these [units/assets] are often distributed
Best Practices in Digital Thread Management
One buzzword rocking the manufacturing world these days is the "digital thread." But what is the digital thread? The digital thread is the framework of communication that allows for a connected data flow allowing you to view your data throughout