As Industrie 4.0 comes of age, the rate of adopting its business models in driving production is constantly increasing. OEMs are increasingly embedding smart industrial edge devices. With the growing amount of Industrial cloud computing solutions currently available to manufacturers, options are...

The majority of industries rely on the availability of spare parts and components to avoid production and process-related downtimes. The manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and discrete manufacturing industries are examples, which is why component manufacturing is an integral part of every...

Making a case for the implementation of Industrie 4.0 compliant business models has never being easier in today’s data driven world. The insights that can be derived from the data that businesses produce has led to large scale innovation and increased productivity across multiple industries. As...

In this article, we will cover what is meant by remote service. Readers can utilize this article, to learn more about what the concept of remote service in the IoT context, involves.

In this article, we will cover the fundamental aspects of the machines as a service model. Machine manufacturers and factory owners can use this article to learn more about what utilizing machines as a service is all about, the key benefits of the machines as a service model, and which...

In this article, we will review what the term predictive maintenance refers to. Machine manufacturers, component manufacturers and system integrators can utilize this article as a guide to gain further understanding of what predictive maintenance is all about. We will discuss the differences...

Often the question industrial machine manufacturers are faced with is, “Should I make or buy the HMI?”.

A Human-Machine Interface (HMI) is defined as a feature or component of a certain device or software application that enables humans to engage and interact with machines. Some examples of common Human Machine Interface devices that we encounter in our daily lives include touchscreens and keyboards.

Open Platform Communications (OPC) and OPC UA (Unified Architecture) are standards that facilitate the exchange of data between Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), servers, clients and other machinery for the purpose of interconnectivity and information flow.