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The Future of Industrial AI: How Orchestration Solves the “Process Drift” Challenge
· Process Manufacturing

The Future of Industrial AI: How Orchestration Solves the “Process Drift” Challenge

With the “steady state” of manufacturing becoming a historical relic due to volatile energy costs, shifting feedstocks, and a shrinking workforce, companies are increasingly adopting Industrial AI Orchestration. Rather than merely deploying isolated models, this technology serves as the essential “glue” that safely integrates high-order AI with both human operators and physical control systemsMoving Beyond Data Drift […]

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The Document Accuracy Layer: A Practical AI-Readiness Checklist for Industrial Document Pipelines
· Connected Industry

The Document Accuracy Layer: A Practical AI-Readiness Checklist for Industrial Document Pipelines

Industrial AI is having its moment, and the pressure is real. Manufacturers are staring down a workforce gap that won’t resolve itself. As experienced people retire, the risk isn’t just “we need headcount.” It’s that tribal knowledge walks out the door, and what’s left behind is locked in PDFs, binders, scans, drawings, and vendor packages. […]

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AI in Manufacturing Introduces a New Risk: Can You Trust What the Model Learned?
· Cybersecurity

AI in Manufacturing Introduces a New Risk: Can You Trust What the Model Learned?

Why AI risk in factories is no longer just a cybersecurity issueManufacturers are beginning to use AI in areas that influence real operational decisions: quality analysis, anomaly detection, process optimization, and predictive maintenance. As this accelerates, a new category of risk is emerging, one that is fundamentally different from traditional IT or OT security.The question […]

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The Shift Toward Autonomous Production in Process Industries
· Process Manufacturing

The Shift Toward Autonomous Production in Process Industries

The definition of autonomy in manufacturing is shifting from a conceptual goal to a practical requirement. According to Axel Lorenz, CEO of Process Automation at Siemens AG, autonomous production allows facilities to maintain consistent output despite volatile inputs. This capability is becoming critical as manufacturers face fluctuating feedstock quality and variable energy supplies from renewable […]

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The Small and Medium Manufacturer (SMM) Data Reality Check: An AI Readiness Checklist
· Hybrid Manufacturing

The Small and Medium Manufacturer (SMM) Data Reality Check: An AI Readiness Checklist

How do you determine if your plant is ready for Prescriptive AI? Before investing in a prescriptive AI platform, Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) must verify that their data environment is a “clean engine” ready for high-performance intelligence. Try this checklist to determine if your shop is ready to bridge the gap from manual monitoring to prescriptive autonomy.Phase 1: […]

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The Industrial Data Paradox: Why Your Factory’s Messy Reality is Your Smartest Asset
· Connected Industry

The Industrial Data Paradox: Why Your Factory’s Messy Reality is Your Smartest Asset

The graveyard of smart manufacturing projects is filled with perfect, scalable, future-proof monoliths. They are elegant technical cathedrals, engineered on whiteboards to last a decade. The problem is, the ground beneath a manufacturing operation is not solid. It is shifting sand, a living system of legacy machines, undocumented workarounds, and relentless production pressure. Your beautiful […]

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The Shop Floor Is Still the Weakest Link in Industrial Cybersecurity
· Cybersecurity

The Shop Floor Is Still the Weakest Link in Industrial Cybersecurity

Why modern factories remain dangerously exposedManufacturers invest heavily in IT security, cloud controls, and compliance frameworks. Yet once you step onto the shop floor, a different reality often appears. Industrial environments still contain machines that communicate openly, without encryption, authentication, or access restrictions. In many cases, anyone connected to the network can not only read […]

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The 2026 Industrial AI Readiness Report
· Connected Industry

The 2026 Industrial AI Readiness Report

Industrial companies everywhere, from manufacturing and energy to transportation and smart cities, are being pushed to “do something with AI.” Predictive maintenance, digital twins, edge AI, and even agentic operations are now showing up on roadmaps and board slides.But here’s the reality: AI ambition is accelerating faster than AI readiness.That’s why IIoT World, in collaboration with HiveMQ, released […]

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The Digital Backbone: Bridging the Manufacturing Expertise Gap with Prescriptive AI
· Hybrid Manufacturing

The Digital Backbone: Bridging the Manufacturing Expertise Gap with Prescriptive AI

The manufacturing sector is currently facing an existential challenge: the “brain drain.” With approximately 30% of the workforce nearing retirement, the industry is losing decades of unwritten “tribal knowledge.” In an environment of tightening margins and increasing complexity, the traditional approach of simple monitoring is not sufficient. To survive this transition, the industry is shifting toward prescriptive autonomy, […]

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Scaling GxP Innovation with Industrial DataOps
· Connected Industry

Scaling GxP Innovation with Industrial DataOps

Life sciences manufacturers operate in environments where innovation and compliance must coexist. But how is that possible in practice, and what use cases are emerging across the industry?In a recent webinar hosted by IIoT World,  “Adapting GxP Operations for Modern Compliance with Regeneron,” industry leaders explored how regulated manufacturers can modernize operations, adopt new technologies, and maintain […]

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Stop Feeding Garbage to Your AI: Why 80% Accuracy in Document Processing is Now a Failure
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Stop Feeding Garbage to Your AI: Why 80% Accuracy in Document Processing is Now a Failure

A fundamental change in expectations is reshaping how manufacturers evaluate artificial intelligence systems. The long-standing benchmark of 80% accuracy in document processing is no longer acceptable. In the context of AI-driven product and supply-chain decisions, this level of performance constitutes failure. When two out of every ten data points extracted from a critical document—such as […]

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The New Industrial Trade: Your Data Scientist is Useless Without Your Floor Technician
· Hybrid Manufacturing

The New Industrial Trade: Your Data Scientist is Useless Without Your Floor Technician

We are getting the conversation about data infrastructure backwards.The chatter online is saturated with debates on cloud versus edge, the merits of one database over another, and the magical promise of AI algorithms. These are implementation details. The fundamental, unglamorous, and decisive battleground for predictive operations lies elsewhere. It’s in the cultural and mechanical translation […]

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