Industrial Automation
How to Use IoT to Improve Plant Profitability
About the Author: Scot recently joined Cisco and previously worked for Rockwell Automation for over 11 years as the Regional Marketing Leader for their Western US Architecture and Software business (Controllers, I/O, HMI, Networks, and Software). It is well accepted that there is great potential in…
Closing the OT & IT Knowledge Gap in Manufacturing: Recap of the Recent #CiscoChat
About the Author: Paul Brooks is a Business Development Manager at Rockwell Automation and is the lead for the Industrial IP Advantage, a coalition of like-minded companies driving community, thought leadership, and promotion of standard, unmodified Ethernet and Internet Protocol. We’ve all seen th…
On the Road to a Manufacturing Transformation: Daimler Trucks Goes Digital
Manufacturing is alive and well in the United States, even in the most unlikely places – such as the beautiful Pacific North West. The manufacturing renaissance in North America and the resurgence of the freight and transportation industries has powered the recent growth of the trucking industry. Ou…
Digital Manufacturing Drives Innovation at Daimler Trucks
Co-Authored by Joe Kann, Rockwell Automation Innovative manufacturers are realizing the value of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) by mapping out use cases that translate to immediate business value and outcomes. In fact, manufacturing represents the largest global industry with “digital val…
Cisco At Hannover Messe 2014
Hannover Messe is once again upon us. The world’s premier industrial technical showcase will be held in Hannover, Germany from April 7-11, 2014. Last year’s faire had a clear focus on the “The Integrated Industry”, often referred to “Industry 4.0 and “Smart Fact…
Road to the Connected Factory is made Easier
The road to the connected factory was made easier today by the announcement of new features which will be highlighted in two new design guides for industrial networks. The design guides help manufacturers deploy an industrial network that pulls best practices from operational technology (OT) and IT…
Converge OT with IT for Business Benefits in Manufacturing
At the recent Cisco Live 2013 event in Orlando, I talked about the business value of converging operations technology (OT)—used for industrial automation systems—with IT business networks, in order to create more secure, end-to-end, standard communications and control. Regarding business value of I…
Cisco Messages on Hannover Messe Part 3 – That knowing look between ODVA and Cisco
Adrienne Meyer, ODVA, Manager of Member Services and Guy Denis, Business Development Manager at Cisco Systems, explain the value and integration that Cisco brings to ODVA for the past decade at Hannover Messe 2013. Here is the third and final installment from the recent Cisco presence at Hanover Mes…
Messages on Hannover Messe Part 2 – Rudolph Maly and 4th Industrial Revolution
Rudolph Maly, Head of Cisco Connected Industries for EMEAR, talks about the 2013 Hannover Messe event in Germany and says “Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution!” Here is the second installment from the recent Cisco presence at Hannover Messe presence. The first installment can be viewed here: Ci…
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