Manufacturing

There has been a lot of discussion lately around why IoT projects fail. Many projects stall at the proof of concept (POC) phase, and only about a quarter of these investments are considered a success.  With these setbacks however, there are some notable achievements as well. As part of our factory o…

The high performance, ruggedized design and multiple transport options of Cisco’s IoT gateways have delivered high value business outcomes ranging from increased operating efficiency with remote asset management to new customer experiences from Wi-Fi services onboard public transportation. Yet, seve…

We wrapped up the Hannover Messe event at the end of April in Hannover, Germany, and I can say one thing – Wow!  The official numbers are still not in, but there were an estimated 225,000+ attendees, 6500 vendors, 2,500 journalists from all over the world , and 5 full days of exhibits.  This is the…

Increase reliability and efficiency with converged WAN infrastructure Over the last several years we have worked closely with utilities across all areas of the Cisco IoT portfolio to accelerate grid modernization initiatives. Leaders in the industry have generated high impact business outcomes rangi…

Last week in Germany, we attended the Hannover Messe event, where the hot topics were three new products officially announced at the show: Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) for deterministic Ethernet is now available on our IE4000 switch to support a single unified architecture on the plant floor. In…

At the 2017 Hannover Messe this week, I talked with dozens of manufacturing execs trying to figure out how to move forward their platforms, teams, and philosophies to enable Industrie 4.0 outcomes at scale. Our customers are already connecting thousands of intelligent devices and demanding new trans…

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…

Over the last several years, manufacturers have tapped industrial Ethernet to connect machines, sensors, and a broad range of devices on the factory floor. Customers have taken advantage of a rapidly evolving IoT ecosystem to transform that data into action and to integrate with applications to gain…

This post was written by guest blogger Yuji Suzuki, Manager of Japan Manufacturing Operations. Think of a large piece of Cisco equipment, like a carrier-class router. Now picture the product’s shipping carton: it’s a side carton that’s over seven feet (2220mm) long. Somewhere in transit, this large…