New Podcast – What Is The Internet of Things
A new Gary on Manufacturing Podcast has been unleashed to the wilds. Talking about the Internet of Things and perhaps some of the misunderstandings that keep making the rounds. The Internet of Things is not a "thing" in itself. In fact, asking what it is misses...
Canvass Analytics, OSIsoft to Deliver Predictive Insights
Whether it is the Industrial Internet of Things or Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing no benefits are garnered at the end without a superb analytics engine. Recently I talked with Humera Malik, CEO of Canvass Analytics, about a new analytics company and product that...
Open Source IoT Platform EdgeX Foundry Adds Member
Internet of Things platforms are all the rage these days. Seems like every company either has one or is building one. On the other hand, recent news about GE Digital’s Predix and discussions on LinkedIn have thrown a cautioning light on the efficacy of platforms. When...
Italian Automation Magazine Achieves 400th Issue
In this era of magazine and media transitions, here is an automation magazine that has published its 400th issue, which translates in its case to more than 36 years. In Italian, it’s Automazione Oggi. In English, Automation Today. When I was yet the editor of...
New Technology Decoupling Hardware and Software
Looks like there are some technology changes coming that established technology suppliers won’t like. But that has been the way of the world for centuries. One of the goals of the Open Process Automation Forum includes the idea of decoupling control hardware and...
Control and Networking Make Automation News
Here is some news regarding control and networking. Bedrock Automation is a recent entrant into the control and automation space, while Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) holds great potential to be a disruptive force. Control I seldom write about automation company...
Schneider Electric Finally Completes Industrial Software Sale (sort of)
A little consolidation in the industrial software space. Remember when Schneider Electric was shopping its software division a couple of years ago and came up with a reverse acquisition with AVEVA? And the deal fell apart almost a year ago? Well, it seems that...
Next Generation Workforce: Concern or Opportunity
How much should we worry about the next generation manufacturing workforce? An email came through late last week from an organization that I’d heard of but never had any dealings with—Junior Achievement. Press release was titled, “Labor Day Blues: Three-in-Four...
Houston, Marketing, and Einstein
Happy Labor Day Monday is a holiday in the US. We’re supposed to take the day off and have a “last day of summer.” I wound up being like a European and took about half of August off. Almost two weeks pretty much off the grid. Then a trip to Foxboro. And as always in...
IIC and MESA Agree To Collaborate On Industrial Internet Standards
Looks like standards and interoperability week at The Manufacturing Connection. I once was pretty active with MESA and lately I’ve gotten to know the IIC. Both good organizations promoting best practices in industry. MESA is not a standards organization, though, but...
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