Wireless rides shotgun Of course, once Ethernet began popping up in process applications, it was closely followed by related wireless formats such as WiFi and Bluetooth, which joined the radio, cellular and satellite technologies that were already widely deployed. And, because Ethernet paves the way for the Internet, IIoT can also expand via wireless. Likewise, Kraft
A lot of museums around the world are located in old buildings which may be subject to drafts, warm or cold areas of uneven heating, many of the buildings hold historic value of their own. Museum personnel spend hundreds of hours every year, having to manually monitor and document variables such as temperature, humidity, and
The museum is employing a wireless solution using Wi-Fi and RFID to capture temperature and humidity data around its hundreds of artifacts and manuscripts, including writings penned by Galileo. Chicago’s Adler Planetarium is monitoring the conditions around its collections with a wireless system that employs radio frequency identification and Wi-Fi to capture real-time and historical
Industrial IoT is making headlines for its potential to improve the way organizations operate in many domains. Engineers and managers in several industries are exploring ways to boost efficiency with IoT systems. In addition to improving food safety and manufacturing efficiency, IoT is powering smart city efforts to optimize municipal fleet efficiency and water management,
Industrial IoT is making headlines for its potential to improve the way organizations operate in many domains. Engineers and managers in a number of industries are exploring ways to boost efficiency with IoT systems. In addition to improving food safety and manufacturing efficiency, IoT is powering smart city efforts to optimize municipal fleet efficiency and
Bringing cold chain monitoring into the 21st century Maintaining a safe temperature range for perishable food from farm to fork remains a technical and logistical challenge, and it’s not the only one food producers and handlers contend with. Other areas for potential improvement in food safety are recordkeeping, the scope of monitoring, real-time visibility into
History.com reports that the first industrial revolution (circa 18th and 19th century) saw the introduction of automation in the manufacturing process. The premise of making things better, faster and with greater volume hasn’t really changed much. The fourth industrial revolution, also referred to as Industry 4.0, continues this trend albeit with more advanced tools and technologies that facilitate greater
Swift Sensors, developers of Industrial IoT wireless sensors systems, announced its predictive maintenance tools for its Manufacturing Analytics Dashboard. The tools add trend analytics to manufacturing metrics of compliance, utilization, maximum, minimum and average measured values monitored by the wireless sensor system. Eleven dashboard panels have been added for measuring analytic trends across multiple shifts.
Sensors are making their way deeper into process manufacturing where they monitor PH levels in vinegar, ensure towering bins of sugar aren’t overfilled and measure humidity in bakeries. Sensors are even helping power better mousetraps. But some plant managers are skeptical about sensors because the sensors installed in the 1990s or early 2000s don’t have