Conventional wisdom says that you need to meet production targets, measured against throughput KPIs, to make customers happy. But – do your customers really want nothing more than fast, reliable production? For most of the manufacturers we talk to, business is not that simple any more. Customers are more demanding than ever, and their customers in […]
7 uses for real-time machine performance data When you connect industrial assets – machines in your operation or machine products you have placed on customer sites – to the internet of things (IoT), they immediately generate data streams. You can assess just about any machine condition in real time. Here are some practical scenarios for making […]
innius nominated for MKB (SME in English) Innovation Top 100 innius, a platform developed for collaboration between manufacturers, machines and machine suppliers, has been nominated for the SME Innovation Top 100. The SME Innovation Top 100 is the largest and most important prize for innovative SME companies and is an initiative of the Dutch Chamber […]
Manufacturers collect large amounts of data, but when it comes to getting real value from that data, many companies often fall short. One area where manufacturing operations could particularly benefit from data is machine health and performance. Keeping a close watch on how your production machinery is working can lead directly to better business decisions and […]
Sometimes people exaggerate a little when they get excited about an exciting technology or a new software product. While many companies make large investments in technologies for the internet of things (IoT) and the industrial internet of things (IIoT), it’s possible that some of the high numbers of billions of dollars are overstated. That’s understandable. […]
You see the polls and articles about the risks in adopting the internet of things (IoT) and harvesting data streams from connected sensors on machines and products to get to broader, more meaningful intelligence in your business. Analysts and executives voice such concerns as security threats, exploding budgets, or poor definition of the possible benefits. Those […]
In the media and social channels, IoT has almost entirely eclipsed M2M. Both technologies have their strengths and a typical range of effectiveness for industry applications. Here’s an overview of the differences and optimal application scenarios for M2M and the IoT. Different communication channels and applications You often read that machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is the […]
