The Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Leicester City FC all share one more triumph beyond their 2015‑2016 championships: exceptional team chemistry. Talent may win games, but it is chemistry that turns victories into championships. When players from diverse backgrounds unite around a sing

From Jordan‑Pippen to Magic‑Kareem, history shows the power of complementary partnerships. In business, the Jobs‑Wozniak duo taught us the same lesson: when two complementary minds collide, greatness follows. Meet Chad, the IT architect, and Stan, the OT operations lead—two specialists who were once

Industry 4.0 has evolved beyond buzzwords, reaching a critical inflection point. Experts now agree that the era of smart manufacturing is poised for rapid acceleration. A recent issue of CloudComputing News captured this shift: “We are definitely seeing this as we talk to manufacturers who are looki

I recently joined a panel discussion titled Solving the IoT Talent Puzzle at the 2017 Internet of Manufacturing Business Conference, representing Cisco and the Internet of Things (IoT) Talent Consortium. Together with leaders from Rockwell Automation, MIT, and the State of Illinois, we examined curr

Over the last several years, manufacturers have leveraged industrial Ethernet to interconnect machines, sensors, and a broad array of devices across the factory floor. By embedding this data into a rapidly evolving IoT ecosystem, they can translate raw information into actionable insights and seamle

This is part 1 of a 2‑part series. Next week we’ll reveal part 2. Manufacturers that seamlessly integrate factory systems with enterprise networks unlock agility, efficiency, and profitability—evidenced by a recent Daimler Truck North America case study. Yet, each connection expands the attack surfa

There’s no clearer illustration of the rising Made in America movement than this year’s Ralph Lauren Olympic uniforms. But Lauren is just one of many brands championing domestic production. Photo Credit: Fortune Walmart is also leveraging the trend. In its own words, Made in the USA is a purchase

What is ADMS, and why are utilities adopting or evaluating this technology? According to Gartner, an ADMS is the software platform that automates outage restoration and optimizes the performance of the distribution grid. It delivers real‑time decision support to operators, enabling faster restoratio

Rick Rubin is one of the most prolific producers in music history, shaping the sound of legends such as Johnny Cash, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, the Dixie Chicks, the Beastie Boys, and Jay Z. As a producer, Rubin orchestrates every element of the creative process— from idea generation and

In the world of industrial automation, the choice between unmanaged and managed network switches can have far‑reaching implications for performance, security, and operational continuity. While cost is often the deciding factor for machine builders and OEMs, the short‑term savings of an unmanaged swi

As I prepare my keynote on The Factory of the Future, Today: Lessons Learned from Deploying IoT at the Design & Manufacturing Conference, I recognize that these events are invaluable for networking with peers and staying current in a rapidly evolving industry. Companies must continually reinvent

Today Cisco announced Industrial Network Director, a purpose‑built software solution that empowers operations teams to manage industrial Ethernet networks across their Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives. Industrial Network Director delivers an intuitive, operator‑centric interface that

Manufacturing customers are already gaining insight from IoT data by securely connecting machines and sensors. One example of this is the Israel-based manufacturer Lordan. Lordan is a manufacturer of thermal‑engineering heating and cooling systems and has a global reputation for delivering high‑qual

When a storm unleashes a sudden flash and booming thunder, darkness can swallow a neighborhood in seconds. The immediate scramble for flashlights and candles is a familiar scene. While many outages are brief, the question remains: how long will power be gone if a hurricane strikes? Source: Osu.edu

by Wilson Lee, Technical Marketing Manager at Tektronix. Inductors and transformers are the backbone of switch‑mode power supplies (SMPS). To guarantee reliable operation, their performance must be verified in‑circuit under real operating conditions. While component datasheets and simulation models

By Anthony Kenny, a seasoned RF engineer, this article explains how capacitors eliminate unwanted signals in analog and digital circuits. The effectiveness of a capacitor or a filtering network is quantified by insertion loss—a metric that captures the voltage attenuation introduced by the filter. K

Source: AVX News AVX Corporation, a global leader in advanced electronic components and interconnect solutions, has introduced a new line of ultraminiature thin‑film transmission line capacitors engineered for high‑frequency links, DC blocking in the UHF range (300 MHz–3 GHz), and other demanding mi

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., headquartered in Nagaokakyo‑shi, Kyoto, and led by Chairman‑President Tsuneo Murata, has begun mass‑production of a cutting‑edge 60 GHz millimeter‑wave RF antenna module. The module delivers the high‑bandwidth performance required for tomorrow’s wireless networks. 1.

Capacitors are the backbone of modern electronic systems, enabling filtering, decoupling, energy storage, and tuning. In high‑speed digital designs, their non‑ideal characteristics—particularly Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) and Equivalent Series Inductance (ESL)—can dictate circuit reliability

By Mario D’Auria, John Greenwood, and Chris Hunt at Pireta, together with Martin Salter and Nick Ridler at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), we present a pioneering method for depositing conductive tracks directly onto fabric. This breakthrough opens a path to a broad spectrum of wearable devi