How Bouchaine Vineyards is using Cisco Industrial Asset Vision sensors to improve growing operations and why the use of remote access and Ethernet I/O are increasing.
The OPC Foundation, CC-Link Partner Association and ODVA have all made announcements about major moves planned for 2019, indicating serious movement toward greater device and ...
Emerging from the Industrial Internet Consortium’s Track and Trace Testbed is a set of requirements for a vendor-independent metamodel for data generated by hardware sensors.
Though not an industrial example of an Internet of Things technology application, Cisco's use of IoT to communicate with traditional building systems using Wago's BACnet Controller...
The cybersecurity advantages offered by edge computing are increasing with the development of new technologies and industry partnerships aimed at reducing network entry points...
As automation technologies advance with cloud and edge computing, system and device location on the network can, in some cases, become optional. Critical to this development will...
With many manufacturers using cybersecurity products from six or more vendors, Cisco’s most recent report highlights key areas of focus to help simplify the process.
Manufacturers recognize the need to offer not only products, but services as well. But actually achieving that has proved to be challenging—what Cisco calls the service dilemma...
A first-person account of how the Japanese market is approaching Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things based on observations from two major automation fairs held recently in...
Rockwell and Fanuc, two factory automation suppliers, are collaborating to unite networks, assets, and predictive services in order to boost productivity for their mutual manufacturing...
A decade-old relationship between Rockwell Automation and Cisco Systems has grown up around the insight that the plant floor would need to work more closely with enterprise IT...
Cisco research shows why more businesses across industry are evolving their security approach to keep up with the rapidly expanding attack surfaces created by the use of more ...
An Automation World survey reveals an uptick in cloud and edge deployments as manufacturers roll out performance monitoring, collaboration, quality assurance, and predictive maintenance...
With skilled labor shortages on the horizon for many manufacturers, Rockwell Automation and Cisco are collaborating with the University of Wisconsin to nurture a more automation...
The need for more bandwidth, lower latency, greater security, and scalability are driving distinct changes to the networking equipment and tools used by operations and IT.
Bouchaine Vineyards deploys Cisco Industrial Asset Vision sensors to collect temperature, light, humidity, wind, and water data throughout the growing season.
As manufacturers modernize for data-driven business, industrial automation has become a target for cyber attacks. Here’s how companies should assess and plan for a new cybersecurity...
To optimize operations and workforce continuity in support of the nation's food supply during the pandemic and beyond, Cisco and system integration firms are installing communication...
The pause in many ongoing projects as the pandemic hit gave companies more time to think about how to move forward with their automation projects. The result is an increased use...
With the release of its Cyber Vision and Edge Intelligence products, Cisco looks to reduce the complexity of securing multi-vendor, multi-data, and multi-asset infrastructures...
A look at some of the advances being made in networking infrastructure, communication standards, wiring and more to provide for easier interoperability.
New security requirements are being handed down to offshore oil contractors. In this case, the rig contractor was looking for increased visibility of all assets across the entire...
The ongoing production system upgrade at AWNC includes new MES, inventory management, predictive maintenance and quality systems that transmit all data for collection and analysis...
Working in some of the most remote and harshest areas around—and far below—the earth’s surface, the mining industry is finding new ways to automate, connect and get things running...
The goal of enabling determinism in industrial Ethernet is bringing together a variety of automation suppliers to complete the standard and prove its useful application in industry...
Life sciences companies have too much information—manually collected, logged and stored to adhere to the highest quality standards. Digital analytics can funnel just the right...
More robust edge computing will facilitate intelligence gathering and analytics for Industrial Internet of Things applications, reducing data transmission costs and speeding up...
With IoT moving past the hype phase and into reality, vendors and system integrators explain how they are using it to bring real-world value to end users.
Like commercial IT centers before them, the computing power behind today’s factories and processing plants is embracing virtualization as security and cloud computing gain importance...
As the network infrastructure evolves to include more connected systems and smart devices, so must a company’s security strategy. The move is on to a built-in vs. a bolt-on model...
Why the added distance and complexity of your plant networking architecture introduces potential points of failure or data loss, which can limit the ultimate value of the Internet...
At the ODVA 2015 Industry Conference, a great deal of focus was directed at Time Sensitive Networking and its potential to bring determinism to industrial Ethernet networks.
With several partnerships announced and highlighted throughout the week of its Minds + Machines conference in San Francisco, GE demonstrated the idea of generativity—putting down...
The convergence of information technology and operation technology on the plant floor is igniting the need for a new skillset that combines computer science and plant engineering...
Water is critical to manufacturing processes and companies are finding it more important than ever to analyze and automate to improve use of natural resources.
Like it or not, employees are using personal smartphones and tablets on the company network. An Automation World survey gauges the risks, the rewards and the security measures...
The Open Interconnect Consortium and the Industrial Internet Consortium have reached an agreement focusing on the interoperability technology to support an industrial grade Internet...
Cisco unveiled its analytics strategy with its Connected Analytics portfolio, pulling useful information from the data where it’s being gathered rather than from data warehouses...
AVnu Alliance launches an industrial market segment to help craft standards defining how standard Ethernet can be used for synchronized networking in industrial control applications...
Expect the reshoring trend to slow down a bit in the coming year, while robotics and Internet of Things activity prepare to burst forward, according to Cisco’s analysis of manufacturing...
From the technology behind oil exploration to managing traffic at downtown intersections, the Internet of Things is shaping our understanding of the world around us.
The hype around the Internet of Things concept has been pulsing heavy for a few years now. Recent announcements make it clear that the Internet of Things is quickly materializing...
A combination of video, audio and data can be used to connect remote experts in the manufacturing supply chain to avert or solve production bottlenecks and train workers.
When management asks what your plan is for securing your plant's network, it's best to have an answer. Protect and defend critical assets with these tips for selecting and configuring...
From food giant Nestle to Tier 1 automotive manufacturers, a growing number of companies are improving efficiency by sending control functions over Ethernet.
Focusing education efforts on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) has been the mantra of industry and government leaders for years now. So what’s been happening lately...
As industrial networks get larger and the equipment on these networks perform more complex tasks at higher speeds, there’s a growing need for more bandwidth.
Because phones, tablets and other mobile devices can squeeze latency and other waste from processes, they are rapidly becoming serious tools for manufacturing.
