IndustryWeek’s 2024 technology survey digs into data collection and analysis, cuts through AI hype, indicates new interest in automation and suggests one of our predictions this year was completely ...

The three Quality of Service levels (QoS) offered by MQTT may have been adequate for the original design goals, which was a one-hop connection for remote devices to a central location. But they do not ...

If there is a consistent thread that runs through the history of manufacturing, it is this: A continuous and committed search for tools and techniques that facilitate greater automation, precision and ...

IIoT field devices often bring to mind relatively “cozy” manufacturing environments and IT cabinets, but the technology may have seen its strongest deployment to date in remote and/or harsh industrial ...

It’s no secret manufacturers are beginning to realize the untapped benefits of Industry 4.0 and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) smart technologies to digitally transform their factories and make ...

Although new tools and technologies are available to make tapping into industrial IoT more manageable, one must ensure expectations are accurate. How to manage the expectations concerning ease of ...

Real-time data collection and analysis are at the heart of the industrial internet of things (IIoT). By continuously monitoring equipment and production processes, manufacturers can detect anomalies, ...

In January, a cyberattack against water utilities in small Texas towns caused water to overflow in the city of Hale Center. “There were 37,000 attempts in four days to log in to our firewall,” Mike ...

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) rollouts often bog down in bespoke protocol bridges, siloed data models and security hurdles that can drag deployments for as much as 18 months to two years.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) — that ever-growing network of smart devices used in everything from fleets to factories — is the essential link that enables the physical world to be ...