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Smart Manufacturing Rises from the Ashes: Campofrio’s La Bureba Factory
Rising from a devastating fire two years ago, Spanish food manufacturer Campofrio Food Group rebuilt its La Bureba factory from the ground up to be a state-of-the-art, digital food processing facility. The executive team at Campofrio Food Group knew that this factory could become a true showcase of…
Industrial Security: How IT and OT Meet at the Firewall
With the political election season finally drawing to a close, the one thing that has been a bit of a silver lining is the renewed interest and focus on the country’s Manufacturing sector. To truly grasp the impact of this industry on the U.S. economy, The National Institute of Standards and Technol…
MineXpo Shows No Turning Back for Digital Mining
I just got back from MineXpo in Las Vegas and had the pleasure to speak with both our partners and customers in this exciting market. The conference is very unique because it is only held every four years and to me this is telling of the industry. Not that the industry doesn’t change, but that chang…
#CiscoChat Recap: How To Guard Your Manufacturing Data
Over the last several years, the manufacturing industry has consistently fallen victim to the attacks of increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. Recent reports indicate that: In order for manufacturers to stay economically viable and protect brand reputation and worker safety, it’s critical that…
Join our #CiscoChat – Secure your Manufacturing Data
We’re consistently hearing from manufacturers that security risks and protecting data are their top careabouts. In light of this we are hosting a #CiscoChat to learn how manufacturers are protecting their value chains on Wednesday, September 14th at 10AM PDT/1PM EDT. I’ll be joining Gregory Wilcox…
A Recap of Digital Manufacturing at Cisco Live
Cisco Live has come and gone and now is a time to reflect on the incredibly crazy few days and see what was discussed. Business outcomes were top of mind for our customers and analysts, and we had no shortage of them. We kicked off the week talking to our analysts at CSCAPE and the big theme was cus…
How Manufacturers are Unlocking the Value of Data
Co-Author: Scott Lapcewich, Rockwell Automation Note: This blog features content from a Connected Futures podcast which has been edited due to space limitations For today’s manufacturers, data is every bit as important as supply chains, trucks, and industrial machines. Data is useless if you don’t t…
Your Guide to Manufacturing at Cisco Live
Cisco Live is coming up fast and it promises to be the best yet. Digital Business Transformation will be in the spotlight this year in Las Vegas and our world-class experts will be sharing how the factory of the future is already here: There’s so much to see and do that you might find it a little o…
Making Manufacturing Sustainable – Starting with Our Supply Chain
With Earth day right around the corner, I thought this would be a good time to discuss Cisco’s role in sustainability. We are proud to share that we have been awarded the 2016 Climate Leadership Award from the EPA for our work making our supply chain more sustainable. At Cisco we’re not only energy…
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