ABB Launches New Products And Digital Enterprise Platform
ABB held its customer conference in Houston this week and showcased many new products and unveiled its digital enterprise platform ABB Ability. ABB Ability is the name given to its portfolio of digital solutions. I was trying to place it into a competitive landscape...
Software Platform for Open Control Systems Emphasizing IoT
The latest attempt at building an open control platform is driven by ExxonMobil and given some support by the ARC Advisory Group by offering a venue for meetings. I wrote about the meeting during the ARC Forum in Orlando. What I find most interesting is linking this...
Without Analytics The IIoT Is Meaningless
Connecting your plant devices through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) generates lots of data; but, without powerful analytics and visualization, it's all meaningless. Therefore, Plex today announced a new analytics product. The IntelliPlex Production Analytic...
Podcast 160 WikiLeaks Adds Emphasis To Cybersecurity Risks
Another big document dump hacked from the CIA points to more security risks for all of us--especially those working in critical infrastructure. Thoughts in podcast form from Gary.
Innovative Drone Measurement Platform Delivers Industrial Emissions Mapping
Chris Anderson, while still editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, talked to a small group of us once about his fascination with drones. He got so involved he quit his job to start a company. Of course, in my day (ancient though it was), we called the RC (or radio...
With Tax Overhaul Approaching, U.S. Manufacturers Weigh Options
One thing I hear from my international friends concerns manufacturing policy emanating from the new political climate in Washington. One of the first policies concerns tax “reform.” I love that word “reform.” It used to mean a progressive agenda 100 years ago. Now it...
Strategic Partnership Provides Developers End-To-End IoT Application Toolset
You’re a technology provider and wish to expand your presence in the Internet of Things (IoT) space? Build partnerships. I’ve written about several over the past year. There will be more. This is the age of partnership. Right now companies have figured out that they...
Advantech Launches WISE-PaaS Marketplace
One under-the-radar trend in industrial automation and software is the development of a marketplace. Several companies have one type of marketplace or another. I think it’s going to prove to be a powerful concept. Here is a take on it from Advantech. Advantech, a...
Secure IoT Connectivity From the Edge to Cloud
When all things are connected, security becomes the crucial yet often overlooked component of the plan. Dell EMC as an enterprise IT supplier is long familiar with the necessity for planning security. This addition to its IoT Partner Network adds another dimension to...
A New Approach to Automation Beginning With Robots
Despite the bad press that robots receive these days, I still have a soft spot in my heart for the technology. I first learned to program one in 1985. I’ve seen how robots remove humans from unsafe working conditions and improve product quality. I have also liked what...