Attacks on Smart Manufacturing Systems: A Forward-looking Security Analysis
Smart manufacturing systems can be seen as the modern implementation of the totally integrated automation (TIA) concept that has been developed by Siemens since 1996. But such is the complexity…
Ten benefits/advantages of IIoT and analytics for manufacturers
Today’s manufacturers must operate at breakneck speed to keep pace with ever-changing customer demands, market trends and global competitors in a rapidly evolving marketplace. Yet many traditional challenges, such as…
Understanding the Benefits of IoT in GPS Fleet Tracking
The transportation sector is like the nervous system for any economy. It is the medium that connects industries and facilitates the movement of people, goods, and products from one location…
Today’s leaders in the industrial sector need to create tomorrow’s future-ready workforce
“Accelerate Industrial,” a recent research by Intel, represents the most comprehensive view of Industry 4.0, the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector. The research uncovered a serious skills gap that most Western…
Improving Operational Efficiency with Industrial IoT: Part 1
The last two and a half centuries have brought about stunning changes in industrial productivity. With each passing generation, new and more advanced equipment and methodologies have arrived on scene…
The Basics Behind Building Machine Learning Solutions
Machine Learning Requires a Systematic Approach to Systems, Architecture, and data. Developing Machine Learning analytics yields immediate and long-term benefits. 1. Make Machine Learning Part of a Modernization Strategy After decades in…
A Holistic Approach to Smart Rail in Smart Cities
ARC smart cities analyst Wasay Rashid was interviewed by Dave Songer, editor of Smart Rail World Magazine. This episode focusses on intelligent infrastructure, smart cities, the future of transportation, and…
How to Make Sense of Machine Data in Smart Factory 101
“Digital transformation” and “smart factory” are the terms that have been around for a while, but only advanced manufacturers apply them to practice. The idea of machine to machine communication…
4 Perceived Problems With Self-Driving Vehicles
The development of autonomous vehicles has been the strongest driver of auto tech investment in the past couple of years, but we still are unsure about the problems with self-driving…
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…
6 Myths about IIoT Implementation Debunked
The Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. While the need for digitalization is understood across-the-board, there are still many misconceptions that deter Industrial IoT (IIoT)…
IoT Security: The Visibility of Assets in the Field
IoT security is a complex issue, especially in projects involving hundreds of edge devices in the field. Cloud security and edge security are two very different issues. Edge systems are isolated,…