Industry 4.0
Cisco Cyber Vision: Under the hood
It’s an exciting time for organizations that are migrating to Industry 4.0. Over the last few decades, industrial control systems (ICS) have enabled modern industrial automation. Today, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies present new opportunities to increase operational efficien…
Supporting Growth and Innovation – 3 Reasons to Update Your Infrastructure Now
In manufacturing, what you can see determines what you can prevent. Your ability to make improvements and corrections based on the early detection of machine-failures is the best solution when it comes to preventing downtime. But when your infrastructure can’t support full visibility into oper…
Realizing Industry 4.0
Written by Carlos Rojas, Global Industry Solutions Leader, Cisco Systems, Inc. What is Industry 4.0? Although many demands on manufacturers drive the need for change (increased customer preferences, improved methods of product access, new delivery and consumption models, and of course the neverendin…
HMI 2019: Connecting the Dots
While at Hannover Messe 2019 a couple of weeks ago, I was struck by how much the event has changed since nine years ago. Back then, the halls were dominated by components and controls. It was about five years ago that Industry 4.0 emerged, with many dismissing it as some combination of hype and pipe…
Five Ways to Connect with Cisco IoT at Hannover Messe
The excitement is building as the Cisco IoT team continues preparing for Hannover Messe, April 1 – 5, 2019. With this year’s event focused on the intersection of Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence, we’ll be showcasing our strengths in factory networking, industrial security, edge computing and…
Connecting Workers in the Factory – Driving Productivity via Real-Time Access to Data and Collaboration
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…
Approaching Innovation in Industry 4.0
When you think “innovation,” what comes to mind? An energetic Silicon Valley start-up filled with bright young engineers and data scientists? What about a century-old Midwest manufacturing company? Or an 80-year-old business machines company? Can a 40-year-old tech pioneer spark transformational inn…
Innovation and the Industrial Hard Hat of the Future – Join Cisco Live! Europe 2019
More than a hard hat, the Realwear HMT-1 features smart technology, including the power of Cisco Webex collaboration tools to increase productivity for industrial collaborators. Indeed, this sector requires more and more expertise to mitigate any risk of breakdowns and technical incidents that can c…
How Manufacturers Can Manage Increasing Cybersecurity Risks
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…