The majority of manufacturers have yet to implement an IoT strategy in their operations—here’s a guide to help in that quest.Sep 23, 2016 Beth Parkinson, Rockwell Automation | Machine Design
Numerous initiatives have been put into motion around the world to fundamentally transform manufacturing as we know it. Though the initiatives go by different names—from the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition and Industrie 4.0 in the West, to Made in China 2025 and Manufacturing Innovation 3.0 in the East—they share a common pursuit: smart manufacturing.
This global push for smart manufacturing is underway for good reason. By providing greater connectivity across a manufacturing enterprise and the ability to act on production intelligence, smart manufacturing offers nearly unlimited opportunities for manufacturers to improve their operations, create new value, and respond to challenges such as the skilled-labor shortage. Rockwell Automation approaches smart manufacturing via the Connected Enterprise, which is an infrastructure for Internet of Things (IoT) connected systems.
For example, manufacturers use embedded machinery intelligence to predict equipment failures and improve productivity. By using remote-access capabilities to . . .