Manufacturing

Come see me at Hannover Messe on April 1st, 2019 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM (Hall 16, Stand D38) and learn about “Connecting Workers in the Factory”. This year’s theme at Hannover revolves around this concept. The networking of people, machines, and data are created through common platforms where they…

Cisco Live Barcelona is right around the corner (January 28 – February 1st, 2019) and we can’t wait to see you there! Are you curious where to find everything from Cisco Manufacturing at the event? Don’t sweat it! We know that there is a lot to explore, so we hope to make your experience…

Are you Ready? Ultimately, that’s the question every Plant Manager, every Chief Security Officer and every Controls Engineer (among other roles) needs to ask himself or herself.  The attackers are at your manufacturing plant door.  Are you ready? As easy as that question is to ask, answering it is n…

Where is your factory vulnerable? We understand how hard you have worked to build a secure factory and digital framework. We know the landscape has changed dramatically over the past ten years, and we get how hard it has been to sit with uncertainty throughout this process. It’s one thing to acknow…

The city of brotherly love will become the center of manufacturing this fall as Automation Fair comes into town, November 14-15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Just like in the past, the two days will be packed with be vendors, forums, hands-on labs, technical sessions and an…

Earlier this year, we introduced a series of technical workshops for manufacturing in a few cities. The free workshops focus on real-world applications and best practices for manufacturing with an emphasis on how to improve operations, drive innovation and reduce risk. I am happy to share that we wi…

From IoT to security to modernizing the plant floor and increasing support for business applications, manufacturing CIO’s have a lot coming at them. The enterprise is extending, and barriers that were once clearly defined as operation technology (OT) and information technology (IT) are increasingly…

Written by: Heather Keleher Collaboration drives manufacturing. Manufacturing is being transformed by an aging workforce, with the average age of the highly skilled manufacturing worker hitting 56 years old in 2016. Manufacturers must find, train, and retain skilled workers while relying on the know…

“Everybody has a vision for the future of manufacturing – Industry 4.0 and more. But what always seems to be left out is how to get there. We know where we are – we might know our security status as well – but the question remains… How do we get to where we want to be?” Robert Albach, Cisco, S…