AI – Putting the “Smart” in Smart Lighting Solutions
In the realm of IoT, smart lighting seems so last year – people tend to think that the only feature of a smart light is the ability to remotely turn on…
Siemens Board Level Perspectives on IIoT & Blockchain
Recently, Lucian Fogoros, Co-founder and Managing Director of IIoT World, interviewed Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries. Some of the questions we…
Anton van der Merwe, Partner
Anton specializes in costing and decision support system design and implementation and has published and spoken widely on these topics. His Management Accounting Philosophy and the Debating the Principles articles led…
ABB highlights at Hannover Messe 2019 – Day 2
This year at Hannover Messe, ABB is streamlined into four entrepreneurial businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation. As our main focus is IIoT, “the factory of…
What is eXtended Reality and how does it help workers?
Through all the industrial revolutions, tools and machines have been central to workers’ realities. But it is only recently that large portions of a worker’s reality could be digitized with…
Ten Best Practices for Building Smart City Innovation Labs
A new wave of technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), is transforming cities into smart cities. Many of these cities are building innovation…
Benefits of 5G can usher in a new era for Industrial IoT – and maybe new taxes, too
With the long-anticipated roll-out of 5G, there are high expectations for the potential impact of new technologies and business models enabled by these networks. The advent of 5G brings multiple…
Smart Cities Need Better Self-Storage Solutions
When it comes to smart cities, every industry has to go through a major overhaul: mobility, waste management, utilities, and many more. But it seems the self-storage industry hasn’t yet…
One of Deutschland’s Iconic Businesses Addresses the Issue of Trust, Directly
What does it mean to trust someone or something? To my way of thinking, trust is having confidence that a person or organization will take actions that ensure my safety…
A Look at Germany’s AI Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is nothing new. The field of AI research was founded in 1956. To date, this field has been always covered with huge expectations. Phases of hypes alternated…
HPE Edgeline EL300 with OT Link and new management tools take IT/OT convergence to the next level
For front-line managers who are responsible for bringing digital transformation to the industrial edge, there are often difficulties with system deployment and day-to-day operations to contend with. At an auto plant…
MachineMetrics Announces $11.3 Million Series A Funding Round
MachineMetrics, which equips factories with the digital tools needed to increase productivity and win more business, announced this week it has raised $11.3 million in Series A financing. Tola Capital led…