Using technology to track holiday shipments
With the holiday season right around the corner, the need for smart technology solutions is essential. The influx of products developed, managed, qualified and shipped between October and December each year is vast, and facilities manufacturers are always looking for ways to streamline efficiencies...
Epoxy’s role in IoT device PCB assembly and manufacturing
Tech companies are talking about designing IoT devices with AI and machine learning. Before getting there, IoT device OEMs must take a couple of steps back and assure themselves of effective printed circuit board microelectronics assembly and manufacturing as an initial step to assure product...
Products as a service is a top priority for manufacturers
North American manufacturers that want to pursue multiple industrial internet of things (IIoT) initiatives and scale the results throughout their organizations often face significant challenges, according to a new independent survey of more than 125 manufacturers primarily in heavy industry and...
IoT simplifies manufacturing processes
What honey is to a bee, IoT is to digital transformation. The 21st century has witnessed IoT developments attaining great accomplishments. Here, the industrial internet of things contributes the maximum share of successes. Manufacturers and industrialists belonging to different sectors tend to miss...
Scaling the industrial internet of things
Back in 2016, predictive maintenance was forecast to be one of the most promising uses of industrial IoT. It seemed like a no-brainer: Who wouldn't want better information to prevent equipment failure?
So it's somewhat surprising that
Limiting bias and inexperience in AI-powered factories of the future
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals eight and nine are important in the context of Industry 4.0 and industrial IoT. SDG-8 calls for decent work and economic growth, while SDG-9 calls for...
Evolution of consumer IoT: 2019 forecast from WEF’s annual meeting

I had the opportunity to take an active role in this year's discussions at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting at Davos. Selected as a WEF Technology...
Will IIoT edge computing be a real trend in 2019?

Is edge computing analytics a real IoT trend, or is it more smoke from analysts and large technology vendors? As manufacturers like Cisco, Hewlett Packard...
Why companies can and should have multiple IoT platforms
As more operational components and devices become "smart" or connected, IoT platforms have emerged as a fundamental tool across a variety of industries, and adoption shows no signs of slowing down, with
The manufacturing data gap is a critical risk to supply chain intelligence
It's a regular weekly meeting of the supply chain team, and the contrast in data quality between manufacturing and everyone else is glaring: The production planning team shows detailed data on current inventory and cross references demand-planning numbers to identify any risks to the company's...