connected factory

I always admired creative minds who have the insight to change the game based on data, intuition and strong conviction.  This is almost expected in technology and entertainment fields.  But not in manufacturing.  However, there is no shortage of data coming from machines in a modern factory.  But be…

April showers brings May flowers but if you are in Germany in late April, Hannover Messe is the breeding ground for innovation in the global manufacturing industry. HM is the largest Manufacturing show in Europe and due to the advancements that are being made with Industrie 4.0 and Industrial IoT ar…

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…

It may have come to you in an email or perhaps during a 1:1 with your boss but either way the news probably caught you by surprise. You will be taking your security skills to the industrial side of the house. Congratulations! And good luck – you are going to need it. Much of what you have learned an…

2017 is officially here and it’s an exciting time to be in manufacturing. The industry is continuing to evolve as we see continued discussion around how to improve productivity, performance, and apply smarter analytics to improve overall operations. Manufacturing is also seeing a lot more focus on c…

Pack Expo is just around the corner (November 6-9) and you will see first hand the dynamic world of packaging that is accelerating to places we cannot even imagine! It wasn’t very long ago that the packaging of your products was a simple way of telling your customers who you are and what the product…

As I said in my last blog, implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) is a journey, not a one-time event. And like every journey, it begins with a single step. Over the last few years, I have met with dozens of customers across the world and in every industry. Believe it or not, many of them have not…

Manufacturing customers are already gaining insight from IoT data by securely connecting machines and sensors. One example of this is the Israel-based manufacturer Lordan. Lordan is a manufacturer of thermal-engineering heating and cooling systems and has a global reputation for delivering high-qual…

As I get ready for my presentation on The Factory of the Future, Today: Lessons Learned from Deploying IoT at the Design & Manufacturing Conference, I think the main value I get out of these conferences is networking with peers and staying relevant in a fast-evolving job market. Companies are al…