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Another Automation Fair has come and gone, and much like the Houston Astros championship World Series run, the event was a big success with more than 10,000 attendees during the week. The big themes of Connected Plantwide Ethernet (CPWE) architecture, connectivity and security were prominent as well…

Earlier this month, I was involved in a webinar in partnership with CSIA and Panduit that focused on system integrators and expanding their business. The system integrator role is evolving from being project-centric into a long-term solutions partner who can help manufacturing clients in critical ar…

In the United States, an available and consistent labor pool has been a differentiator to help manufacturing companies drive their business forward. Now we see the changing dynamics of an aging workforce that is starting to form a “perfect storm” that we need to ensure never hits our shorelines! Ou…

It’s been a couple weeks since Cisco Live wrapped up. With roughly 25,000 attendees each year, it is a gold mine for new content, hands-on learning, IoT discussions and…well, fun. While I spent a fair amount of hours perusing the show flow, ogling the astonishing 250 booth displays, I also spent a l…

Cisco Live is coming up on July 10-14, 2016 in Las Vegas. Will you be there? The event is geared to help IT, networking, and communications professionals capture the value of the Internet of Things (IoT). At the event Industrial IP Advantage will show its new eLearning courses focused on designing I…

IoT represents a $14.4 trillion business opportunity for manufacturers. While some manufacturers are increasing plant efficiency and production by harnessing the power of IoT, others are struggling to keep their industrial operations running. Why the disparity? IoT, despite representing a sizeable o…

Digitization is rapidly transforming the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers are now tracking supplies and resources, viewing work flow status, measuring production yield, and predicting downtime through extensive data collection and analytics in real time. Companies that digitize their operation…

Recently, the article “Making IoT Pay in Manufacturing” in Forbes caught my eye with a few interesting statistics from a recent study: 71% of manufacturers say IoT will have a significant impact or some impact on their business over the next five years (24% and 47% respectively) Yet 24% have no comp…

My colleague Chet Namboodri recently discussed, “The Internet of Things and the Future of Manufacturing” with Manufacturing Revival Radio.  In the interview, Chet discussed how best in class manufacturers like GM and Stanley Black and Decker are driving innovation and capturing real business v…