As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, nine enablers support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. I list the nine enablers below. While 5G networks will allow you to collect data at an alarming rate, how do you take that data and turn it into information? Big Data will be key. Some of the […]
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My guess is you are familiar with a Nest thermostat or a Ring doorbell. Maybe your refrigerator lets you know when you are out of milk. These devices are Internet of Things (IoT) devices. IIoT devices will move beyond your home to the factory floor. IIoT or the Industrial Internet of Things is another key
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As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, there are nine key enablers that support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. As a reminder, the nine key enablers are listed below. While 5G networks will allow you to collect data at an alarming rate, how do you store and manage that information? Cloud computing and
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If we will gather increased information from the factory floor, customers, supply chains, and quality, we better make sure we have a handle on cybersecurity. In 2019 there were 3800 publicly exposed data breaches. These exposed 4.1 billion records and data breaches have increased by 54% over 2018. Ouch! According to IBM and the Poneman
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Blockchain technology will transform supply chains and will be here soon! As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, nine enablers support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. The nine enablers are listed below. As the technology matures, more manufacturers will want to automate their supply chains. To accomplish this, they will rely upon blockchain
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As I mentioned in the original Industry 4.0 blog, nine key enablers support Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. I list the nine key enablers below. One key element that will be the backbone of the other enablers will be the adoption of 5G internet speeds. The key enablers of Industry 4.0 include: Cyber Security/Blockchain Cloud
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I recently saw a quote from Jeff Bezos about Amazon, everyone’s favorite digital success story. “We’ve had three ideas at Amazon that have stuck for eighteen years. Put the customer first. Invent. Be patient.” Sounds simple to me, but like most things in a headline-worthy soundbite, they are hard to accomplish. In the book Digitize
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In this blog, I want to introduce the concept of Industry 4.0 or sometimes referred to as Smart Manufacturing. It is called industry 4.0 because it is the fourth Industrial Revolution. The first Industrial Revolution which started in 1784 brought about mechanization through steam and waterpower. It is the first time that our lives took
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