Cisco and Emerson Strengthen Industrial IoT Partnership at Nashville’s Emerson Exchange

It’s the second day of the 2019 Emerson Exchange for the Americas in Music City USA. Cisco’s team has been actively engaging attendees at the Cisco booth, positioning Nashville as the ideal backdrop to spotlight the growing partnership between Cisco’s IoT networking and cybersecurity expertise and Emerson’s operations technology leadership.

During the event, we’ve had the privilege of speaking with plant managers and industrial leaders about how Cisco and Emerson are amplifying data collection, plant productivity, and worker safety. These customers manage oil refineries, chemical plants, and other hazardous sites where extreme temperatures and volatile materials create risky conditions. They recognize the value of deploying Emerson’s IoT sensors throughout their facilities, not only for remote monitoring but also for active control of equipment and infrastructure.

In such environments, Emerson’s industrial connected services, powered by IoT sensors, deliver enhanced visibility into potential issues before they become critical. They identify dangerous scenarios early, protect workers, and eliminate manual monitoring that drives up labor costs. Across the board, these solutions enable real‑time analytics that improve safety, efficiency, and productivity.

Traditional networking solutions often fall short in hazardous settings. Cisco and Emerson have overcome this barrier by delivering fully wireless industrial IoT solutions that operate even in the most demanding environments. The key enabler is the partnership’s “duet”: Emerson’s next‑generation WirelessHART gateway, the Wireless 1410S, seamlessly integrates with Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy‑Duty Series Access Points—devices engineered to deliver Wi‑Fi performance with Class 1 Division 2 certification.

Emerson’s gateways gather data from thousands of field sensors, while Cisco’s access points translate and forward that data to the broader network, allowing it to come to life in Emerson’s Plantweb applications.

This collaboration creates a resilient wireless mesh architecture that securely connects sensors to reporting and management dashboards, ensuring reliability and robust data flow. Moreover, it brings Cisco’s intent‑based networking and security capabilities into the operational technology layer, strengthening and simplifying overall management.

If you’re attending the Emerson Exchange in Nashville, we invite you to visit the Cisco booth and explore the possibilities that Cisco and Emerson can unlock together.