Articles & News on Edge Computing

Telit Cinterion Collaborates with WaterSignal to Provide a Stable Connection for Water Monitoring

• October 12, 2023
• News

WaterSignal, an innovator in the water conservation space, leverages Telit Cinterion’s technology to ensure always-on connectivity for its water monitoring system.

VTT, Nokia and Sandvik Work Toward Safe Autonomous Underground Mining Supported by 5G and Edge Intelligence

• October 4, 2023
• News

VTT, Nokia and Sandvik, along with other Finnish companies, have taken steps towards deploying state-of-the-art 5G private wireless networks and edge intelligence to support autonomous mining.

IOTech Partners with Advantech to Speed Adoption of Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing

• September 21, 2023
• News

The partnership will deliver advanced edge data processing appliances for Industry 4.0 environments.

IOTech Expands North American Presence with Investment from Dell Technologies Capital

• September 4, 2023
• News

Former FogHorn CEO David C. King joins board of directors, providing significant guidance for the American industrial IoT market.

Edge AI: The Wait Is (Almost) Over

• by Leo Charlton
• August 31, 2023
• Feature

Over the past decade, AI has pushed steadily at the boundaries of the cloud computing environment in a bid to infiltrate the realm beyond.

Ericsson Works with AWS and Hitachi America R&D to Showcase Smart Factory Potential

• August 30, 2023
• News

Three of the biggest names in global technology have joined forces to highlight the ability of already-available 5G, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation solutions to transform manufacturing and improve productivity, efficiency, environmental impact and safety, while reducing costs.

Mouser Electronics Unveils Edge Computing Solutions for Any Engineering Challenge

• August 22, 2023
• News

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is serving engineers with trusted resources for the evolving challenges and opportunities of edge computing.

Edge Computing Enables Smart CNC Machine Digitalization

• by Jack Smith
• August 21, 2023
• Feature

Edge devices enhance smart CNC machines without impacting controller operation, ensuring machine performance and productivity.

Telit Cinterion and VVDN Technologies Advance Product Manufacturing and Expand Business into India

• July 24, 2023
• News

DFI Integrates Intel Virtualization Technology into Embedded Solutions, Accelerating Workload Consolidation

• June 6, 2023
• News

With the current Software-Defined AIoT trend, hardware-supported virtualization technology is essential in the application environment

Aetina Accelerates Vision AI to the Industrial Edge with NVIDIA

• January 24, 2024
• News

Aetina announced it is working with NVIDIA to deliver the latest vision AI solutions that integrate Aetina’s advanced product offerings.

ARM 32-bit Extension Unlocks New Deployment Options for Softing Industrial's edgeConnector Products

• January 22, 2024
• News

By integrating ARM 32-bit compatibility into its edgeConnector products, Softing Industrial is responding to the increasing demand for edge applications using ARM processors.

Patti Engineering's Partnership with Arduino Enables Cost-Effective Digitalization

• December 21, 2023
• News

This collaboration is set to drive innovation, reduce costs and accelerate project timelines for commercial solutions in various sectors, including manufacturing and logistics.

The Evolution of Edge Computing: Transforming Industries with Real-Time Insights

• by Rudy de Anda
• December 5, 2023
• Feature

Edge computing is empowering AI embedded applications and IoT to accelerate time to value for digital transformation initiatives. By 2023, according to IDC, more than half of new enterprise IT infrastructure will be at the edge.

Securing the ‘Edge Ecosystem’: The Changing Cybersecurity Landscape

• by Melissa Landon
• November 3, 2023
• Feature

AT&T Cybersecurity has released the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus on Manufacturing, which provides insights into various aspects of edge computing.

Look for Cybersecurity Features in Edge Controllers, I/O

• by Benson Hougland
• October 25, 2023
• Feature

Built-in security options help users build a more secure network for connected automation. This feature originally appeared in the AUTOMATION 2023: Cybersecurity & Connectivity ebook published in September.

Red Lion's Entire FlexEdge Intelligent Edge Automation Platform Receives American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Certification

• October 25, 2023
• News

Red Lion has received American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certification for its entire FlexEdge Intelligent Edge Automation Platform including controllers, sleds and modules.

Easy Realization of Open VPN

• by Barry Turner
• October 24, 2023
• Feature

Using an edge controller as your OpenVPN solution can provide a reliable solution that addresses both plant floor and remote location network connectivity requirements.

Festo Joins the Siemens Industrial Edge Ecosystem

• October 19, 2023
• News

Festo and Siemens announced their latest partnership at this year’s Hannover Messe trade fair. Festo has joined the Industrial Edge Ecosystem.

ITTIA DB Software Expansion for STM32Cube Gets 'MadeForSTM32' Label

• October 16, 2023
• News

The ITTIA DB for the STM32 product family provides real-time data management and analysis software for STMicroelectronics (ST) devices.

SGH Completes Acquisition of Stratus Technologies

• August 30, 2022
• News

This acquisition expands the innovative computing solutions from the Edge to the Core to the Cloud.

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.

Future-Proofing Controls Programming for the Edge

• by Darrell Halterman
• July 22, 2022
• Feature

There remains a fundamental need for creating traditional deterministic control solutions suitable for new and retrofit automation projects. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

ABB and Red Hat Deliver Further Scalable Digital Solutions Across Industrial Edge and Hybrid Cloud

• July 13, 2022
• News

ABB and Red Hat will deliver ABB automation and industrial software solutions at the intersection of information technology and operational technology, equipping the industrial ecosystem with extended deployment capabilities and greater agility.

Responsible Computing Holds Inaugural Meeting

• July 6, 2022
• News

Responsible Computing (RC), a program of Object Management Group, announced it held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

AWS Made Easy: Four Intelligence Hub Use Cases

• by John Harrington
• May 26, 2022
• Feature

Cloud services have become a key enabling tool in digital transformation because of their ability to store, process and analyze large amounts of data in a centralized location.

Embrace the Edge to Avoid Unscheduled Downtime

• by Johan Jonzon
• May 10, 2022
• Feature

Because unscheduled downtime is far more costly than planned downtime, it’s important that manufacturers have real-time information about their equipment and processes to avoid unexpected faults and failures. Here Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of edge analytics platform developer Crosser, explains how edge analytics provides instantaneous data to prevent unscheduled downtime.

Case Study: Connecting Cloud-based Quality Control to the Edge

• by Josh Eastburn
• May 6, 2022
• Case Study

Intrinsics Imaging’s AI-powered vision system uses edge I/O to integrate cloud analytics into process controls. This case study originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

Innodisk Announces Its New Business Focus on the Edge AI Computing Market

• May 5, 2022
• News

Innodisk, a global leader in industrial storage and embedded peripherals, is delighted to announce its latest business strategy. Together with its subsidiaries, Innodisk will make every effort to promote Edge AI computing technologies to the world.

Advantech, Hivecell Partnership Accelerates Edge-as-a-Service Solution for Scalable AIoT

• May 3, 2022
• News

This new collaboration shortens time-to-market for business-ready, edge-as-a-service solutions connecting legacy systems to the network edge and cloud.

AI Inference at the Rugged Edge: Meeting Performance with M.2 Accelerators

• by Dustin Seetoo
• January 30, 2023
• Feature

Data at the rugged edge enables capabilities, accuracy and speed beyond human performance. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022 Volume 6: IIoT & Industry 4.0.

Increasing Edge Expectations

• by Silvia Gonzalez
• December 27, 2022
• Feature

The right edge platform removes roadblocks to creating innovative and long-lasting applications. This feature originally appeared in the October 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

How AI Is Reshaping the Edge Computing Landscape

• December 15, 2022
• News

To tackle AI tasks at the edge, we’re bridging the gap between the edge and the data center.

Societal Megatrends Drive Opportunities and Requirements

• by Bill Lydon
• November 11, 2022
• Feature

From workforce changes and supply chain disruptions to evolution of semantic data models, socioeconomic trends push industry to respond. This feature originally appeared in Bill Lydon's 7th Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report.

Evolving Industrial Edge Computing Architecture

• by Bill Lydon
• November 9, 2022
• Feature

The traditional strict hierarchy architecture is giving way to a more responsive and direct model, bringing manufacturing into a real-time manufacturing business model.

Essential Industrial Communications: Getting to the Edge

• by Benson Hougland
• November 4, 2022
• Feature

Developments in automation have brought us from using Windows to proprietary SCADA and HMIs to edge computing and powerful software, promising new levels in industrial communications. The feature originally appeared in the Annual Industrial Automation & Control Trends Report 2022.

Digi-Key Launches Factory Tomorrow Season 2 Video Series

• October 31, 2022
• News

Second season explores Industry 4.0 technologies including AI, edge computing, connectivity and more.

Siemens Brings Two Innovations to Smart Production Solutions Trade Fair in Nuremberg

• October 26, 2022
• News

In the field of energy-efficient and sustainable drive technology, Siemens is bringing two innovations to this year's Smart Production Solutions (SPS) trade fair in Nuremberg.

Now We’re Cooking: How Artificial Intelligence Helps Bring the Robot Fry Cook to Life

• by Dustin Seetoo
• October 6, 2022
• Feature

Pandemic-related constraints have hindered the restaurant industry, creating a limited workforce and high demand for service from customers. Robotics, powered by AI and rugged-edge computing, is ready to step in and offer an immediate financial impact on a restaurant’s bottom line.

Blaize Partners with Accton to Bring Edge AI Computing Service to AI Inspection Market

• September 14, 2022
• News

Blaize today announced a strategic partnership with Accton, a premier provider of networking and communications solutions, to bring edge AI computing to the AI inspection market.