We may look back at this time as the inflection point toward the “lights-out” factory of the future, and even “Industry 5.0.” Industry 4.0, the technology-driven initiative to connect and digitize every factory, facility, office, and supply chain to every machine, sens

Millennials entering manufacturing ground their skills in the digital environment in which they grew up, giving them an advantage when working with software-driven systems, including IoT and robotics. Manufacturing is a challenging business. It requires a great deal of capital, loans, engine

Eliminating the need for battery replacement cuts maintenance costs and helps prevent equipment failures caused by battery life issues. Ultra-low-power wireless technology provider Atmosic and OEM electronic component manufacturer SMK Electronics Corporation announced earlier this month a new

Most manufactures (84%) are currently implementing or evaluating digital manufacturing strategies, whereas only 27% were doing so in 2018. The Covid crisis may have pushed more organizations into the digital realm, but digitization has been pursued in earnest among manufacturers for the past

While that transition has been occurring for a few years, Intel expects the shift to processing data at the edge will only increase in the wake of COVID-19. Intel this week launched multiple versions of processors optimized for Internet of Things (IoT) applications that need to process and an

Blockchain can help ensure the success of IoT and AI by ensuring the trustworthiness and accuracy of the data being used by systems. Can blockchain bring order to the Internet of Things and other data-intensive realms? There’s been no shortage of discussion, punctuated by doubt and hyp

IoT devices using the digital ID can be more clearly identifiable and secure when connecting to other devices and networks. Swiss cybersecurity company WISeKey recently announced a new type of authentication for IoT devices, in the form of a birth certificate, which would hold the device’s u

A shift to a subscription economy, in which businesses pay for usage, will happen in the next few years, benefiting the IoT market. More Internet of Things devices were installed last year than total smartphones owned in the world, and installed units are expected to double from 31 billion c

A 47-page report by an independent lab finds that Voatz voting platform meets all US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) guidelines. A five-month testing period of mobile voting platform Voatz concluded that the company’s platform meets U.S. Election Assistance Commission requirements

Potential ways blockchain can provide support to IoT networks include provisioning, usage tracing, and asset decommissioning. Blockchain — the most popular distributed ledger technology used to globally keep track of events and transactions — may be a good fit for the industrial i

Globally, 5G remains the fastest-growing generation of wireless cellular technology ever, even as the world is gripped with a pandemic. Global 5G connections have continued to grow, even with the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. ban on Huawei equipment, which has been adopted in many countries.

As the world of commerce gets smarter, the logistics industry will increasingly rely on IoT devices to maintain the agile and data-driven approach that today’s businesses require. The Internet of Things (IoT) has the power to create a smarter and more connected world of commerce. With the in

They’ve joined forces with two companies to provide 4G LTE connectivity for safety technologies designed to monitor physical distancing and check for Covid-19 symptoms. With no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic, work and public environment safety is a top priority. T-Mobile announced two

No amount of investment in analytics is likely to have much of an impact if organizations lack the means to collect, store, and organize relevant data. When it comes to maximizing the business value of data there’s a lot of interest but the ability to convert that excitement into a concrete s

Google’s Nest IoT smart home devices will be sold by ADT as part of the deal. In August, Google announced that they had invested $450 million in ADT. The security firm will use these funds to increase the adoption of IoT devices. While security issues associated with IoT often appear in head

Edge projects often need to incorporate new connectivity services such as 5G and increasingly powerful analytics algorithms. There is a need for flexibility to accommodate and integrate these new technologies into embedded edge systems. There also is a need for speed in today’s highly dynamic ma

IoT is key to advancing down the servitization path, but successful initiatives require these networks be tied into enterprise systems. Thanks to the pervasiveness and power of the internet of things, combined with data analytics, manufacturers have been spreading their wings. By embedding se

Many businesses are now exploring how edge analysis is different from conventional data processing solutions and how it could be beneficial to their operations. Edge analytics introduces and brings up an approach to data analysis in which a preset analytical calculation is executed on data in

Edge computing is able to analyze and filter raw data sets and send only valuable information back to the cloud or a data center. The introduction of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into almost every industrial sector is already underway, with 5.8 billion endpoints expected to be in use. In

Digital twin technology is now seen as critical to the future of many sectors that suffer from hefty research and development costs. The digital twin market is expected to see tenfold growth in the next five years, from $3.8 billion to $35.8 billion per year, according to market research comp