IIoT

As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) becomes ubiquitous, manufacturers still need to drive business and process improvement, but will now compete on their use of connectivity to enable individualised service. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with Kyle Hanagarne, executive vice president of Simplus Australia. The last wave of technological transformation to hit the manufacturing industry was … Continue reading Using data to drive sales →

Harnessing the full potential of IIoT in manufacturing requires a match between business value, local expertise and software capabilities. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with LEAP Australia who have recently rolled out IIoT implementations at local manufacturers, both large and small. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is now transforming industrial companies with practical deployments that are … Continue reading How can SMEs get started and harness immediate benefits from Industrial IoT? →

IoT opens the door for smart, connected lighting systems. Paul Golata, senior technical content specialist, for Mouser Electronics, notes the latest in this field. SEASONS come and seasons go. Writing this article, located from my position in the Northern Hemisphere, I am experiencing the time of the December solstice. The winter solstice is that day … Continue reading Smart connected lighting and the IoT →

Brazil will collaborate with the World Economic Forum to enable small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector to access to the technologies of Industry 4.0. The Ministry of Economy of Brazil and the State of São Paulo will work with the Forum to implement policies to drive the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies. … Continue reading Industry 4.0 in Brazil gains international expertise →

Launching the NSW government’s Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, Dawn Routledge, executive director, Office of the Secretary, NSW Department of Customer Service, declared the state has embraced IoT. “The NSW government is absolutely IoT ready,” said Routledge. Described as a handbook for the NSW government to use IoT to drive better services, Routledge warned that … Continue reading NSW launches policy to drive procurement of IoT tech →

The new Fifth-Generation (5G) wireless infrastructure provides a platform for improved and innovative applications, writes Tim Jones for Mouser Electronics. Not only will the new Fifth- Generation (5G) wireless infrastructure open the door to new applications, but it will greatly improve the applications that exist today for 4G and earlier wireless generations. With the 5G … Continue reading 5G infrastructure enables new and radical applications →

Measurement instrumentation, services, and industrial process engineering firm Endress+Hauser has joined forces with Deutsche Telekom to deliver 5G to industrial facilities. Designed to facilitate the smart, connected factory, the infrastructure provided by the two companies will develop joint offers for measurement and automation technology, specifically for the process industry. The project will comprise the integration … Continue reading Enabling the smart, connected factory →

The transformative impact of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is often talked about in think pieces, and conference key notes, but it is not as common to hear from a company that has adopted its strategies and seen an effective, fundamental shift in their business practices. This is why hearing from global commercial explosives … Continue reading IIoT and digital transformation: From manufacturing an input to designing for outputs →

National Energy Resource Australia (NERA) and Innovation Central Perth have announced a new partnership to develop Australian supply chains for the digitisation of the energy resources sector. Utilising advanced sensors to identify problems and find cost savings, the partnership will utilise Innovation Central’s Wireless Industrial Sensor Environment (WISE) Program, which develops low cost, battery powered … Continue reading Digitisation of energy sector relies upon collaboration with local manufacturers →

The latest statement of strategic intent and cooperation signed by the Australian Space Agency secures the nascent space organisation’s satellite services. Partnering with Speedcast International Ltd (Speedcast), the agreement will enable the government agency to continue to support the growth of Australia’s space sector. Speedcast is an Australian-based company which operates and supports a global … Continue reading Satellite communications company commits to local services →

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2019 had many layers, catering to various attendees’ interests – including advance manufacturing. Manufacturers’ Monthly explains. NMW had a lot to show, with companies revealing integrated solutions and services, the latest in robotics and automation, and the role the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) plays in manufacturing. The exhibition, held at … Continue reading Advanced manufacturing takes precedence at exhibition →

With collaboration being one of the leading drivers for the 4th industrial revolution and IIoT, the purpose of Open IIoT’s live demo system at AUSPACK 2019 is to emulate exactly this. Beyond human interaction, collaboration now reaches across all automation components – at the very edge of the production system. Through the physical layer, we … Continue reading Open IIoT’s panel will bring demo system to life at AUSPACK →

Energy management and automation solutions provider, Schneider Electric, has welcomed the Open Platform Communication (OPC) Foundation’s recognition of industry efforts to bring interoperable communications to field level industrial operations. OPC is the interoperability standard for the secure and reliable exchange of data in the industrial automation space and in other industries. It is platform-independent and ensures … Continue reading OPC Foundation’s initiative to drive IIoT automation adoption →

Siemens, in partnership with the Swinburne University, has launched an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) demonstration and application centre, called MindSphere. The centre is housed in the Swinburne University of Technology’s Factory of the Future and will enable students, academics and industry partners to collaborate and co-create local and global projects on the cloud-based platform. Siemens’ MindSphere already has … Continue reading Siemens launches IIoT solution centre in Swinburne University →

Progress, a provider of application development and deployment technologies, has announced the availability of a new Progress DataRPM self-service anomaly detection and prediction option for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) market. Provided within a new R&D-specific license, the first-of-its-kind offering will empower R&D and innovation groups with better decision-making capabilities for IIoT proof-of-concept (POC) … Continue reading Progress announces availability new IIoT solution for manufacturers →

Blackbird Ventures, Telstra Ventures and Skip Capital have invested $4.8 million in Brisbane-headquartered company Movus, a developer of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) sensor and machine monitoring solutions. The investment will allow Movus to scale up to international markets, further refine its product, expand its research and development laboratory, and grow its Brisbane-based team, a … Continue reading Queensland IIoT company, Movus, secures $4.8m investment →

Australian manufacturers are still wary of new technology and big data, according to industry experts. Manufacturers’ Monthly visits the second Industrial Internet 4.0 summit in Sydney to find out more. The majority of Australian start-ups and small manufacturing businesses are avoiding big data at the expense of climbing the value chain, according to industry champions. … Continue reading Manufacturing collaboration: The fundamentals of sharing →

Schneider Electric has announced increasing momentum surrounding customer adoption of the company’s Asset Performance Management (APM) solutions, an integral component of the Industrial Software Platform. Through investments in the cloud, advanced machine learning and augmented reality (AR), coupled with new partnerships, the company empowers customers to maximise their return on capital investment and to improve … Continue reading Schneider Electric increases APM solutions offerings →

Last week, Rockwell Automation rejected a third bid offer valued at US$29 billion (A$38 billion) from Emerson Electric. Rockwell said that the proposal, which was unsolicited, did not match the value of the company and the bid did not outweigh the risks for an acquisition to happen. The third bid followed two earlier bids this year Emerson announced … Continue reading No third time charm for Emerson’s $38bn takeover bid of Rockwell Automation →

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has published the IIC Industrial IoT Analytics Framework Technical Report (IIAF). It is the first IoT-industry technical document to include a complete set of instructions that IIoT system architects and business leaders can use to deploy industrial analytics systems in their organisations. IDC has predicted that by 2020 one tenth … Continue reading IIC publishes IIoT analytics framework tech report →