Future Prediction: “Alexa, Set the Maximum Speed on the Manufacturing Line Drive to 30Hz.”
The Increase in popularity among home artificial intelligence devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home has pushed many manufacturers to produce devices that can be on a wireless network. Mobility has a powerful impact on the factory floor. Engineers like the flexibility and accessibility in their day-to-day work environment. Just a few years ago, wireless…
Do you know that IT-OT convergence has led most manufacturers to let their Enterprise IT solution architects design the Industrial Automation network? The reason for this is because the convergence is happening so fast, there is a lack of industrial networking expertise to meet the sudden market needs. Enterprise is more worried about Network Security…
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Duane, an operations manager at Kraft and a colleague of his visited the new Industrial IoT Lab at EECO’s Richmond branch. EECO has been working on a lab for customers to try out new products and have an interactive zone where they can brainstorm how to overcome their unique challenges, and make their plants operate…
Do you think you have the best network architecture in place? Most small and medium scale manufacturers answer this question with a “No” or “Maybe”. The biggest reason for this hesitation is that engineers did not address all the probabilities of error and vulnerabilities in the network during their design phase. This doesn’t just apply…
Training can be expensive. Let’s face it, if you don’t keep up the training it’s easy to lose the skills you gained. Purchasing a workstation can keep those skills sharp. A workstation can also be a powerful tool for mentoring junior technicians. Rockwell Automation is offering their Winter Workstation Promotion – 20% off select workstations…
Network security is a legitimate fear when it comes to Smart Manufacturing. Overall, SM unleashes the potential of IIoT technologies by integrating three key productivity factors: the automation process which provides operational information, or data, necessary for production, followed by analytics. Smart manufacturing brings together two different work groups – Operation Technology and Information Technology…
Manufacturers on the road to IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things) will be one step closer when Rockwell Automation launches its dedicated network management software. It’s currently the only missing piece in the Connected Enterprise. I caught a glimpse of the beta version of Factory-Talk Network Manager recently at RATechED 2017 in Orlando, FL. Network security…
In some factories where just a fraction of time offline can wreak havoc on the bottom line, diagnostic insight into how your network is running is invaluable. Hardware, such as connections and switches, is critical. Too many industrial environments are ripe with standard office hardware. For years, the unmanaged switch has been the mainstay of…