Technology Management

What is SCADA?

SCADA, or supervisory control and data acquisition, is a foundational technology for plant managers and operations teams that need real-time visibility and control over industrial processes. Despite how widely it is deployed across manufacturing and process industries, the term still draws blank sta

Robots, AI, and IIoT are reshaping the factory floor — but the real work is in integration

Robotics, AI quality control, and IIoT-driven predictive maintenance are converging in manufacturing, pushing ops leaders to rethink how they buy, deploy, and g

AI and automation's adoption gap: what manufacturers must act on now

80% of U.S. factories have zero automation. New tools and C-suite strategy shifts are changing the calculus for operations teams.

Robotics, AI accountability, and autonomous forklifts: automation's operational priorities this week

From ABB's new Visual SLAM forklift to a 70% AI accountability gap, this week's automation developments carry direct implications for ops and procurement teams.

Chinese industrial robots now reach 148 countries as factory task complexity rises

Chinese-manufactured robots are handling complex factory tasks and shipping to 148 countries, raising urgent questions for global procurement and ops teams.

Unlocking Automation: Revolutionizing B2B Manufacturing Processes

We’re excited to share the latest episode of our podcast where we dive deep into the world of automation and its game-changing impact on B2B manufacturing. Sean Dotson, Co-founder of Automatika and formerly Founder and CEO of RND Automation shares his decades of trial and error, and provides a masterclass on getting started with automation….

Enhancing Aviation Safety: Exploring the Capabilities of 1200.aero WX+

1200aero WX Plus and SmartSky Networks have joined forces to revolutionize aviation safety. The platform offers tailored weather data and monitoring tools to airports and fleet operators, surpassing traditional providers. Through an intuitive control panel and the AVmet terminal outlook tool, users gain real-time insights into hourly operations and future weather patterns. The partnership’s key…

Pillars of a High Functioning Manufacturing Warehouse Solution with Brian Reinhart

People want goods faster, cheaper, and easier. What else is new? But wanting it and making it happen are two different things. Manufacturing is always up for the task; thankfully, with today’s automated technology solutions, new ways of achieving those goals are at hand. Brian Reinhart, VP of Sales, Marketing, and Solutions with Hai Robotics,…

Completely Connected Systems with Zach Supalla

An all-in-one connectivity platform is essential to make the most of IoT devices. Zach Supalla, Founder & CEO at Particle, joined Industrial IoT’s Mat Ackley to talk about Particle’s Platform as a Service model, which makes it easy to build connectivity between IoT software and hardware.  The oil & gas industry is one market segment…

The Evolution of the Cellular Network

The cellular network evolution is miles ahead of its early 2G and 3G days. One of the industry leaders of that evolution is Digi International. Harald Remmert, CTO for Cellular Solutions at Digi International spoke with Infinite IoT’s Mat Ackley and provided insights into that journey, today’s technical advancements, and the future of cellular networks….

Fiberside Chat: When the Sun Sets on a Fiber Networking System

As companies continue to grow digitally, many successful fiber network management systems and technologies are reaching the end of their lives. But what do new technology solutions look like, and what are the risks and rewards of change? Michael Measels, VP of product management at 3-GIS, gives his insights. When a company’s technology stack reaches…

Calculating the Hidden Cost of Gearing Up for Smart Cities

Keypoints: Cities have started using smart tech to collect data. Sensors and voice activation detects things such as traffic congestion. Smart cities allow congestion to be rerouted via retimed traffic lights. Commentary: Cities at large have been starting to utilize technologies, such as voice activation and sensors that collect data to support their push…

The Playbook for Tackling Enterprise Cloud Security

On this episode of Fiberside Chat, a 3-GIS podcast, host Daniel Litwin and guests Damion Harrylal, 3-GIS Solutions Engineer, and Keith Mokris, Director of Product Marketing for Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks, got right to the point. In the post-pandemic era, companies are operating in a landscape featuring more cybersecurity risk than ever…

Introducing Ribbon’s Tactical Edge Communications Solution

In a military setting, tactical edge means the last mile of a battlefield environment. And it’s no secret that Ribbon Communications’ latest solution is a perfect system for the military in those critical environments where reliable communications are not easy to deploy. Greg Zweig, Ribbon’s Director of Solutions Marketing, talked through this exciting new offering…

How IO Link Is Paving the Way for IIOT Advancements

IO Link industrial communication technology is growing rapidly as a point-to-point communication system for delivering device data. Host Hilary Kennedy welcomed guest Tim Graham, Product Manager at Schneider Packaging Equipment, to discuss how this technology is changing industries and bringing greater efficiency to operations. Before taking on his role as product manager, Graham worked for…

How AI Kitchen Process Optimization is Transforming the QSR Industry 

The COVID-19 pandemic forever altered the QSR landscape. Innovations once believed to take years to develop arrived out of necessity. Intel’s Internet of Things Group, joined by partners like PreciTaste, led the way with AI solutions that not only got QSRs up and running during the early stages of the pandemic but continued to innovate…

Predicting the Unpredictable With Data

Our society has been moving in a more digital direction for years, but 2020 kicked us into high gear when it came time to finding new digital solutions for work, education, socializing, and entertainment. With the forced digital transformation of many companies, we’re seeing a strong emergence of certain technologies and practices. Overall the…

What Cyber Security Concerns Should Employers Have?

We’re living in an increasingly digital world, which is why cybersecurity is more important than ever. Brands in particular have adapted to a more digital way of doing business and while there are many benefits of using technology to run a company, legal issues may arise surrounding cyber specific topics. Guy Sereff, Senior Counsel…

Industrial IoT: How IoT Has Evolved and Moved into the IoT 2.0 Era

Adam Livesay, Co-Founder of Elevat-IoT, remembers back a decade or more to hearing lots of people speculating about how the Internet of Things would change business and seeing competitors allocate resources to marketing rather than infrastructure or development. Now, in the midst of what he calls the era of IoT 2.0, the companies that…

How IoT is Transforming the Security Industry and Making Everyone Safer

There are few experiences more alarming than being a victim of theft or burglary. Whether it’s your home, your car or your business, the violation of your valuables leaves behind an anxious feeling that is hard to shake. For this reason, investing in security is a top priority for many Americans. But how effective…

Enterprise Asset Intelligence: IoT, Data, and What It Can Do for Business

“Data” is the word on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Arguably more valuable than oil, data has the prodigious power to change business, manufacturing and shipping in incredible ways. No one knows this more than Jim Lester, CEO of ThingTech. Lester joined MarketScale to discuss the state of the Internet of Things (IoT) and…

Ensure Your Business’ Future By Protecting Its Past

The business world relies on data; there’s no escaping it, and there shouldn’t be a desire to. Sophisticated data analysis is making business more efficient across the board. On this episode of the MarketScale Industrial IoT Podcast, Lane Leach, Senior Systems Engineer for Pinnacle Business Systems, sat down with host Sean Heath and they discussed…

Transforming IoT Data into Actionable Insights

The Internet of Things can seem as nebulous as the individual pieces of data that embody it, but Atlanta-based ThingTech is looking to highlight interconnected technologies of the modern business world as it kicks off this inaugural episode of the Enterprise Asset Intelligence Podcast. Host Daniel Litwin sat down with Tim Quinn, CEO and…

How Samsung Pulled Off Unpacked 2019

If a live event runs into issues, it is embarrassing for all involved. When Samsung held its signature reveal event, Unpacked 2019, on February 20, it could not afford to have any negative publicity overshadow the unveiling of the products that it expects to drive sales this year. “When we’re at an event like this,…

It Takes a Village to Make a Smart City, with Bob Flaherty of CIMCON Lighting

Smart city technology continues to interest cities as an effective way to attract businesses and residents. As companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Uber continue to change the world by showing consumers what can happen when technology becomes accessible to ordinary people daily, cities are following suit for their own piece of this technology pie….

Can Smart Cities Solve Overcrowding in China?

IoT exists to solve the problems in the world. Today’s episode focuses in on two areas where IoT could be incredibly beneficial: overcrowded cities and healthcare. Paul Doherty from The Digit Group joins the show to explain how smart city technology can help stem the tide of overcrowding in China. In our second feature…

The Best Security is in the Data with Jonathan Pine of Renova Technology

Cameras, sensors, audio recording devices. They’re put in place at a company to provide safety, and when dealing with the well-being of your employees, this tech is expected to function properly. When it isn’t, there are no excuses. “There’s a certain amount of risk to the end user associated with security equipment not being…

IoT Please: A Consumer’s Introduction to Integration with Kevin Williams of WISE Power

Safety, security, ethics and morals. For many companies, these issues sit in a gray area. Should the users and consumers bear the responsibility of these issues within IT? Or, rather, should the responsibility fall on the shoulders of the developers and distributors? In this episode, Kevin Williams, CEO of WISE Power, answers this question…

Listen: The Cities within Smart Buildings with Kittur Nagesh of Cognito Networks

For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today’s episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to…

Listen: How AI Turns Data into Knowledge with Scott Noteboom of Lit Bit

Today we chat with Scott Noteboom, Founder and CEO of Lit Bit. He tells us how the world’s access to information is challenging us to sort through it all, in both our personal and professional lives. He points out how we can use artificial intelligence to consolidate data into valuable, relatable information. Log onto…