Articles & News on IIoT

Collaboration is Key to an Automation Professionals' Role in the Digital Revolution

  • by Bill Lydon
  • August 22, 2022
  • Feature

Significant transformational change requires system analysis to integrate IT, OT, automation and controls to achieve efficient and responsive synchronized production. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

Addressing Industrial Cyber Risks with Automation

  • by Eduard Serkowitsch
  • August 19, 2022
  • Feature

Let’s take a deeper look to understand how automation can benefit manufacturers in today’s cyber threat environment.

OT and IoT Cybersecurity: The Marriage of Digital Factories and Cybersecurity

  • by Jacob Chapman & Danielle Jablanski
  • August 18, 2022
  • Feature

The more important digital factories become, the more important OT and IoT cybersecurity becomes; the two are married. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

Predictive Maintenance of Computers is Critical to IIoT-Enabled Systems

  • by Johnny Fang
  • August 16, 2022
  • Feature

Computers used in IIoT- enabled systems must be treated as critical equipment that require a higher level of maintenance strategy than non-critical devices.

Industrial IIoT: Transforming Operations with Data Communications

  • by Shiv Kataria
  • August 15, 2022
  • Feature

IIoT platforms integrate IT functions with OT functions and transform factory floor operations. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

Countries Investing the Most into Predictive Maintenance

  • by Richard Woodward
  • August 15, 2022
  • Feature

​A 2021 report from IoT Analytics estimated that the 6.9-billion-dollar predictive maintenance market will reach $28.2 billion by 2026. Distrelec has analyzed where some of the top predictive maintenance companies are in the world and how much support they are getting from investors.

Rockwell Automation Opens Registration to the 31st Annual Automation Fair, Returns to Chicago

  • August 12, 2022
  • News

Manufacturing and technology experts gather at annual event, showcasing new innovations in automation, immersive learning opportunities and much more!

Digital Twin and Simulation: Replicating Industrial Systems to Enable Improvement

  • by Juan-Pablo Zeballos Raczy
  • August 11, 2022
  • Feature

Digital models, digital shadows, and digital twins are helping transform and optimize industrial and business operations. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

Cloud and Edge Computing: Making Best Use of Computing Resources Wherever They Are

  • by Ryan Treece
  • August 10, 2022
  • Feature

Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud and edge computing enable distributed network architectures by moving data and computing tasks normally processed in a centralized location to the cloud or to the edge of the network. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

Moxa IIoT Gateways Ensure Connectivity from Edge to Cloud in Remote Industrial Sites

  • August 10, 2022
  • News

Because of the mission-critical role gateways play in the process, operators need to choose rugged models that ensure continuous connectivity from the edge to the cloud and ones able to be remotely upgraded and managed for minimal system downtime.