Manufacturing
Industrial System Integrators converge at CSIA
The month of April is a busy month for manufacturing. In Europe, the annual Hannover Messe event kicks off in a few weeks and is one of the largest international events focused on industrial technology. If you would like to read more on Hannover Messe and Cisco’s participation, my colleague Scot Wlo…
Cisco Partners: Deploying Manufacturing IoT Infrastructures – Data, Policy, Security
Manufacturers depend on an ecosystem of partners to implement IoT solutions. Partners provide support for different tiers of a solution that ultimately produces significant business value. Some Cisco partners manage the Enterprise side of a manufacturers infrastructure and may be engaged in the ex…
Cisco and Sentryo work together to help secure factory networks
Manufacturers, utilities, and oil & gas companies are using data and applications to improve business operations through smart manufacturing initiatives like Industrie 4.0. To accomplish these benefits these companies recognize the need to converge their enterprise network and their factory net…
Coming Soon to a City Near You – Manufacturing Technical Workshops
The month of March ushers in warmer temperature as Spring weather begins to emerge. College basketball season kicks into high gear with March Madness and St. Patrick’s day turns everyone Irish for a day. The month of March also brings the Cisco Connect events to the Midwest and this year inclu…
See Cisco at Hannover Messe – The Super Bowl of Industry Events!
The big game is coming! Which game? Although the American football season is over, the super bowl of industry events is coming – Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany April 23-27, 2018. With 200,000+ attendees, and 6,000+ exhibitors across an enormous set of trade show halls, you can be sure to see…
2018 Cybersecurity Report Spotlights Emerging Threats to OT Environments
Manufacturers saw many interesting developments in the realm of industrial security in 2017. There were tremendous shifts in how to guard against threats with ransomware like WannaCry, Nyetya, and now the Trisis/Triton/Hatman incident impacting organizations and making headlines across the globe. Sa…
Manufacturing mobility: Data, voice, video, and location
Manufacturers use wireless to increase margins, reduce cycle times, enable lean, and improve equipment productivity. While pervasive wireless connects sensors, tools, robots, AGVs, and RFID devices, it also enables mobility. Mobility supports far more than just cell phones, tablets, and laptops. Ver…
IIOT – How Ready are You (Really)?
Manufacturing executives all over the world are looking at IIoT/Industry 4.0 (Industrial Internet of Things) as a way to transform their business. They understand the potential of the technology that can drive better overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), drive process improvements and reduce waste…
Sun, Sand and Industrial Security
Across the United States, people are defrosting and starting to shovel their way out of January’s Polar Vortex “bomb cyclone.” Even the state of Florida saw some chillier than usual temperatures. Florida has de-thawed now and next week security professionals from all-over head to South Beach for th…